ANCIENT ROME1ST CENTURY
CHARACTERISTICS OF THE TYPICAL EARLY ROMAN RESIDENCE:
- THICK OUTER WALLS; FEW TO NO WINDOWS FACING THE STREET;SMALL OPENINGS; RELATED INDOORS TO OUTDOORS
- ATRIUM- ( INTERIOR GARDEN) - COURTYARD OPEN TO THE SKY/AIR; ENCLOSED WALLED COURTYARD
- PERISTYLE- (ENTRY GARDEN)-LARGER COURTYARD; AT ENTRY OF DWELLING; OPEN TO SKY/ AIR; ENCLOSED BY COLLONADE ( SERIES OF COLUMNS) LINING COURTYARD EDGES
EXAMPLE: GETTY VILLA, MALIBU CALIFORNIA