Setbacks as Courtyards: How Civil Architecture Reimagines the Gulf House in Bahrain

Setbacks as Courtyards: How Civil Architecture Reimagines the Gulf House in Bahrain

For centuries, domestic architecture throughout the Gulf has been organized around the courtyard. Houses presented thick exterior walls and limited openings to the street, turning inward toward a shaded garden that structured everyday life. This spatial arran…

House with Seven Gardens / Civil Architecture. Image Courtesy of Civil Architecture For centuries, domestic architecture throughout the Gulf has been organized around the courtyard. Houses presented… [+7514 chars]