The combination of the soul courtyard and the subject: in one hand, we can put the soul courtyard building under the subject of the villa to make the pure building spirit.

“灵魂”庭院和主体的结合：一种把灵魂庭院放在建筑主体的下面，形成比较纯粹的建筑意境。

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A lot of elegant residences with the characteristics of landscape were build by the deduction of the realization of space, the means of courtyard building and the medial aesthetics.

从庭院空间意境，庭园营造手法，庭除中介美学的全新演绎中，可以创造出许多优秀的岭南居住小区园林精品。

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There was no water in the building, just a pump in the courtyard.

楼里没水，只在院子里有个水泵。

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The Saeynaetsalo Town Hall of 1948-52 is cut into a hillside where irregularly ascending steps of masonry and earth and grass lead to an enclosed courtyard and the building's "crown, " the council chamber.

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He said the project would create a new opening in the Piece Hall wall and two water features in the building's courtyard, a new planned heritage centre would help people understand the history and economic impact of the building.

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Old, walled courtyard homes are the building blocks of this delightful maze of lanes.

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