No. 32 Outdoor Lighting · Mediterranean
Sunken Courtyard Patio with Linear LED Lighting
At night, this stucco courtyard features stone paving, a sunken fire pit with integrated benches, and linear LED step lights illuminating the terraces alongside agave and olive plantings.
Design notes
Mediterranean design is about shade and thick walls. Look for stucco in warm neutrals, terracotta or travertine underfoot, arches and loggias that throw deep shadow, and gravel courtyards rather than lawn. Water is small and central — a fountain, a rill, a tiled spa — and planting is drought-tolerant: olives, cypress, lavender, rosemary and bougainvillea. Wrought iron, blue-and-white tile and a long table under vines finish the picture.
What to look for
- Layers: one overhead, one at eye level, one low along the ground
- Whether you can see the fixture or only the light
- Colour temperature — everything warm, nothing blue

