Fred and Carol Schwartz both grew up in Marin, he in Mill Valley and she in Novato. In 1980, they moved to the Boston area where they lived in a house by the ocean with a huge yard, a big front porch, ...

Located just off the Sunset Strip, the Spanish Colonial Revival-condo complex called The Andalusia is considered an “elaborate and successful” example of Los Angeles’ courtyard residences. Built in ...

Forty years ago, a young lady fell in love with a young man studying Spanish at the University of Washington. After studying classic Castilian Spanish, Daniel Sparks wanted to live in Spain for a year ...

On a verdant tree-lined street just off the iconic Sunset Strip, this two-bedroom townhouse is part of a Spanish-style courtyard complex whose charms belie its age. The 20-unit “Harper Court: Seven ...

The distribution of natural light, improved ventilation, and the propensity to connect living spaces with the outdoors while maintaining the privacy of the inhabitants have made courtyards a go-to in ...