Start with an image
Give an enclosed courtyard room to breathe
Use the walls and openings already surrounding your courtyard to guide a restrained outdoor composition. Explore a planting focus and seating while keeping routes between doors readable.
What to explore
- Replace several competing features with one planted focal area.
- Fit a quiet seat outside the main door-to-door route.
- Compare a planted center with a more open paved center.
From a brief to a concept
Identify the enclosure
Upload the courtyard and confirm courtyard type and visible terrain.
Choose one focus
Select planting, path and seating priorities, then edit the proposal to avoid overcrowding.
Check door connections
Confirm, generate and compare the routes around the central feature.
Try a design direction
Suggested brief
Redesign this enclosed courtyard with one modest central planting bed and clear perimeter movement between existing doors. Retain walls, windows, tree, levels and camera. Use quiet pale paving and a small movable seat, no fountain or new roof.
How to review the result
- Can a person visually trace a route between the active doors without crossing furniture?
- Check that the focus suits the enclosure without making the courtyard appear larger.
What the image cannot establish
- A photo cannot establish courtyard microclimate, sunlight hours or ventilation performance.
- Generated paving and planting do not resolve drainage, foundations or root impacts beside walls.
Questions about this workflow
Is a courtyard the same as a backyard?
This content emphasizes enclosure and several surrounding openings. A backyard may be more open and activity-led.
Can the focal point be a tree?
Yes, name an existing tree to retain and review its position. AI does not evaluate its roots or health.
Does the text proposal measure the enclosure?
No. It assembles choices into editable text; actual dimensions must be supplied and checked separately.
Can I add a water feature?
It can be pictured as a concept if requested, but water supply, drainage and safety need professional review.
Bring your own brief
Take a direction into the workspace, adapt it to your project and compare the result against your real constraints.