"No wall, no courtyard, no enclosure, no gas storage". Chinese courtyard stresses the unity of heaven and man, the transition between the beginning and the end, and the integration of nature. A courtyard is a square of heaven and earth ~
Whether it is Bai Juyi's "Shengge returns to the courtyard, the light goes down the terrace", or Ouyang Xiu's "the courtyard is deep, willows pile up smoke, and curtains have no weight", it embodies the quiet and introverted characteristics of Chinese courtyards.
Even Lin Yutang yearns for a leisurely courtyard life: "there is a garden in the house, a house in the garden, a courtyard in the house, a tree in the courtyard, the tree can see the sky, and the sky can be read. It's not so fast!"
North Americans' understanding of nature is very free and lively, and their courtyard design is also built on this point. Generally, it has a large area, bright colors, open atmosphere and full of vitality!
Reclining chair, swing, barbecue, flowers, cedar, lawn These are typical representative elements of American courtyard ~
The flowers in the yard, with clear colors, are blooming wildly!
There is no pompous carving, no tidy nursery flowers, more natural landscape with nature.
A large area of naturally growing flowers and plants, as well as the trees everywhere, is a major feature of the British courtyard!
The building materials in the courtyard are all from the nature, most of them are wood and stone, and the buildings are integrated into the nature with their unique shapes.
Japanese style courtyard is deeply influenced by Chinese courtyard, but with "dry, quiet and Tuo" as the highest level, there is a kind of implication and elegance of Zen!
The color matching is concise and concise, but it is refined in details, including but not exposed, and it is resistant to seeing and tasting, with typical Japanese characteristics.
The basic color of Mediterranean style courtyard mainly comes from the natural color matching of scenery and seascape, such as the white of beach, the blue and fleshy of sea water, the muddy green of cactus, etc., reflecting the nature and romance of an open-air life!
Mediterranean style essential elements: snow white walls, tiled garden, swaying flowers in pottery, sea blue background curtain wall, etc.
