To make your house cool and fresh in a natural and environmentally friendly way, designing an inner court at home can be your best option. Various inner court designs exist to suit the location where the house is built and the design style you want to apply. Confused about determining the inner court design for your home? Check out some of the things that need to be understood before implementing the inner court design in the following houses!

One inner court design that can be applied to various house styles is a minimalist inner court design. A Japanese Zen-style garden is an example of a minimalist inner court design in a house.

Another house design with an inner court that you can choose is an Italian-style inner court design that feels warm and intimate. If you want a minimalist inner court design with Islamic nuances, a magnificent and cool Mughal (India) or Andalusian (Spanish Islamic) style inner court design can be an option. In a small house, a minimalist, mini-sized inner court design can still be applied.

With the development of house design styles, there are many inner court design choices. Based on the type of roof, you can choose an open, half-open, or fully roofed inner court design. Likewise, with the wall that limits the inner court, you can make it fully open, use glass doors, or a combination of both.

For filling elements, the design of the inner court can be equipped with grass, gravel, paving blocks, wooden decks, or a combination of these various materials. Water elements such as ponds or fountains are also good choices. Adding decorative elements such as natural stone, abstract statues, barrels and garden lights to the inner court design will enhance the ambiance of the house.

To choose the type of plant, dry plants such as cacti or succulents, evergreen plants that are green all year round, flowers, or other local plants can decorate the inner court design. Choose the type of plant that is easy to maintain.

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