THE GREEN COURTYARD HOUSE

Vilnius, Lithuania

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THE GREEN COURTYARD HOUSE

Vilnius, Lithuania

Firm

Abstractus

Type

Residential › Private House

STATUS

Built

YEAR

2025

SIZE

3000 sqft - 5000 sqft

BUDGET

Unknown

The house functions as a landscape formation that incorporates architectural forms to create a new experience in which landscape and architecture become a coherent whole. In other words, the site’s natural topography is continued by the house.
The plot is located on the outskirts of Vilnius, at the edge of a rural settlement, and is surrounded by natural elements on three sides. It is situated on the upper terrace of a slope, with the most prominent views opening toward a lake to the north. Historically, a now-vanished homestead once stood here, its buildings forming a traditional inner courtyard. The client emphasized that the site arrangement should ensure privacy and visually shield the property from neighboring plots.
To address the challenges posed by the site and its context, an optimal layout concept was developed by shaping both the terrain and the building volumes. An inner courtyard carved into the terrain acts as a light well, addressing the challenge of orienting living spaces toward the water body to the northeast while capturing sunlight from the southwest. The courtyard pool echoes the presence of the lake visible on the horizon. The composition reinterprets the spatial logic of the former rural homestead that once stood on the site. Two volumes recall the footprints of the former dwelling and farm building, accommodating residential and auxiliary functions. They are connected by an entrance hall and unified by a continuous green roof. The second floor, a regular rectangular volume, is placed as an addition atop the ground floor structure. Its orientation and scale respond to the surrounding urban context. The upper level compactly accommodates all bedrooms along with supporting functions.
The building structure is monolithic, reflecting the sculptural composition of the architecture and the partially embedded walls. The facade employs natural materials, such as timber boards and large-format ceramic panels with a travertine stone pattern, harmonizing with the surrounding natural environment.
The interior design studio Nomo studija (Toma Bačiulytė) extended the building architect’s core concept—erasing the boundaries between interior and exterior and drawing as much nature as possible into the living spaces. The site’s distinctive natural forms are brought into the interior through expansive floor-to-ceiling windows. The open-plan ground floor layout was deliberately chosen to blur spatial divisions—separate zones are defined by spatial elements such as stairs, furniture, and floral compositions, consciously avoiding conventional partition walls. The primary color palette features earthy tones and natural, tactile surfaces that harmoniously blend with the surrounding environment.
“The Green Courtyard House” is about the pursuit of creating spatial experiences. The architecture of shifting perspectives and interweaving spaces transforms everyday experience into an appreciation of observing the slow passage of time.

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THE GREEN COURTYARD HOUSE

Vilnius, Lithuania

THE GREEN COURTYARD HOUSE

Vilnius, Lithuania

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