The Courtyard as Architecture’s Lightest Cooling System

AI BRIEFING

• ⬤ A courtyard serves as a passive cooling mechanism, organizing air, moderating light, and absorbing heat.
• ⬤ In traditional courtyard houses, these functions are integrated into the design from the outset, rather than relying on mechanical systems.
• ⬤ This design approach makes courtyards a fundamental aspect of habitable architecture.