Dezeen lookbook: eight patios blur indoor-outdoor boundaries

Dezeen's latest lookbook highlights eight residential projects from Mexico to Belgium that feature distinctive patios designed to merge indoor and outdoor living. The collection includes a Belgian house by Mamout with a courtyard and backyard patio enclosed by folding glass doors; the NZ10 Apartment in Palma, Spain, by Auba Studio, a former bakery with a pergola-covered patio; Olson Kundig's Collywood Residence in Los Angeles with retractable walls opening to a poolside patio; Casa Tres Patis near Barcelona by Twobo Arquitectura, organized around three interconnected patios; Casa Malbec in Ensenada, Mexico, by Cesar Mancillas, with a front-yard patio accessed via a garage door; Nomo Studio's Curved House on Menorca, Spain, featuring a circular wooden platform and pool; Casa Mavra in Valle de Bravo, Mexico, by Taller Alberto Calleja, with a wedge-shaped wooden patio inserted between black concrete volumes; and twin Pachuca houses in Mexico City by PPAA, where large glass doors pivot to merge kitchen and patio. The lookbook, published July 26, 2026, is part of a series that previously covered pocket gardens, bathroom windows, and colorful tapware.