Courtyardlike
Courtyardlike is an adjective used to describe spaces, layouts, or architectural forms that resemble a courtyard: an open-air area that is partially or fully enclosed by surrounding buildings or walls and accessible from adjacent rooms or corridors. Such spaces emphasize enclosure, light, air exchange, and social interaction, while providing visual relief in dense urban or interior settings.
Key characteristics include an enclosed or semi-enclosed plan, central or open void, and a coherent relationship
Applications and examples include historic courtyards in residences, mosques, and palaces; cloisters and arcaded galleries; as
Variations include private courtyard gardens within residential compounds, semi-public passageways with courtyardlike voids, and roof gardens