Room to House
This housing design creates privacy through sequenced transitions. The solid street facade opens to a shared courtyard, then to individual units with glass-enclosed courtyards. Without physical barriers, privacy is shaped by spatial transitions, controlled transparency, and overlapping sightlines. This balances private dwelling with moments of communal connection.
In contrast to the solid street front, the courtyards are fully transparent, enclosed by curved glass. Privacy is blurred on the first floor, where units visually overlap with neighboring ones. This creates a visual threshold between adjacent courtyards.