Rankin Art & Design Group LLC
“We wanted a home that felt connected—to the landscape, to the way we live, and to the people we share it with. The design took that idea and made it tangible. Every room feels connected to light, nature, and the courtyard, while still feeling warm and deeply personal. It doesn’t feel like a house designed to impress; it feels like a place designed for us.”
— Client / Homeowner
The residence is conceived not as an object placed on the site, but as a series of spaces shaped around landscape, light, and view. Low horizontal forms extend into the terrain, framing a central courtyard while opening the house toward the golf course beyond. Architecture and landscape become one continuous experience.
A House Organized Around the Landscape
At the center of the home, the courtyard becomes its primary organizing element. Interior spaces gather around water, gardens, terraces, and fire—creating a protected outdoor room at the heart of daily life. From the main living spaces, the pool establishes a strong central axis extending through the house and into the landscape beyond.
The Courtyard as the Heart
Architecture for Daily Ritual
Ultimately, the project is less about individual rooms than the experiences between them: waking to filtered daylight, crossing a courtyard, opening an entire living room to the landscape, working beside a garden, gathering around fire, or watching the house glow across the water at night.
Private spaces turn inward toward smaller gardens and protected views. The primary bath is organized around its own walled garden, transforming an everyday ritual into a moment of privacy, daylight, water, and nature. Bedrooms similarly balance openness with enclosure—connected to the landscape without sacrificing intimacy.
Rooms of Retreat
Framing the View
Views are intentionally composed rather than simply exposed. Openings align through rooms, courtyards, and landscape to create moments of compression and release. The central living room frames the pool and golf course almost as a living landscape painting—changing with the light, weather, and seasons.
