MVRDV converts commercial building into Morrocan-style courtyard house

A blue-tiled pool features in the courtyard of Villa Stardust, a live-work house built in a former commercial building in Rotterdam by Dutch architecture firm MVRDV.
To design the home MVRDV took cues from riads – traditional Moroccan buildings that are arranged around a garden courtyard. The home for a family of five was built on two sides of the courtyard, while the owner's medical practice occupies the other two sides.The courtyard gives the house an outdoor space and brings light