On Fri, 28 Jan 2011 08:56:53 -0500, "J. Clarke"
> wrote:

> In article >,
> says...
> >
> > On 26 Jan 2011 01:12:18 GMT, sandi > wrote:
> >
> > > I like your idea.
> > >
> > > Mine would be a square o shape. Courtyard in the middle of the o.
> > > (Perfect for the grand kids!)
> > > House would be the o, of course. One side huge kitchen/family
> > > area, other side bedrooms, top would be the entry area and lower
> > > part of the 0 would be the laundry, mud room area and garage.
> >
> > I like your idea too and have considered it seriously in the past, but
> > H won out over O and U as the years passed. I was particularly
> > enamored with the O idea when my kids were under 6 and needed to be
> > corralled at all times.
>
> What you're describing sounds like the atrium/peristyle house that was
> popular among the ancient Romans. Needs very careful design or the
> atrium can become a dim, moldy disaster.
>
It's Spanish/Mexican style. The interior courtyard does not have a
roof.

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