Compact Courtyard Housing - Handbook For A New Building Type

The "Compact Courtyard House" takes up only very little space. With three to five storeys and up to four dwelling units, it can replace detached houses and even conventional residential buildings. The outside space that ordinary buildings need as spacing between each other is incorporated into "Compact Courtyard Houses" as courtyard space protected from outside viewing. This books presents different types and variations for sites of different sizes and proportions. All can be readily combined to create urban ensembles and districts.