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Copper Courtyard Feature Walls, Fountain Panels & Moorish Geometric Panels — Custom Made
Natuross makes hand-hammered copper feature walls, fountain panels, entrance walls, surrounding wall panels, and signs for courtyards and enclosed garden spaces. The most considered courtyard decor available — every piece an original work, designed for your specific space, made to your exact dimensions, in any of 15 finishes. UV-resistant, weather-resistant outdoor lacquer. Over 10,000 custom copper projects installed across the US.
The courtyard is the architectural heart of the home — the enclosed outdoor room that has been at the center of domestic architecture for thousands of years. The copper piece that makes the courtyard feel as considered as the home that surrounds it.
Why Copper in the Courtyard
Copper belongs in the courtyard the way stone belongs in the wall. The Moorish tradition — the copper lantern, the copper fountain, the copper panel — copper has been at the center of the Moorish courtyard for centuries: the riad of Marrakech, the palace of the Alhambra, the medina of Fez. The Mediterranean tradition — the Roman atrium, the Spanish hacienda, the Italian cortile. The classical tradition — copper has been part of the great courtyard since antiquity. And copper is fully weather-resistant — developing a natural patina with the seasons, the installation becoming more beautiful with every year.
Feature Wall
A courtyard feature wall panel — the surface seen from the entrance, the surface that defines the character of the entire enclosed outdoor room. A full courtyard feature wall from ground to eave. An entrance wall panel — the family name in copper letterforms, the Moorish pattern greeting the visitor at the entrance. A surrounding wall panel set — the copper visible on every wall of the courtyard, the enclosed outdoor room surrounded on all sides by the same design language.
A large-format Moorish geometric composition — the arabesque, the geometric pattern, the tile. A botanical composition — the vine, the leaf, the flower. A classical composition — the arch, the column, the architectural fragment. A water composition — the fountain, the channel, the pool. The family name in bold copper letterforms. A heraldic composition.
Fountain & Water Feature
A fountain back wall panel — the warm metal behind the water, the hammered surface alive with the movement of the water. A full fountain wall panel. A water channel wall panel. A pool surround panel — the copper surface at the edge of the courtyard pool, warm against the water.
Planted Wall
A vertical plant wall panel — the copper behind the planted wall, a botanical composition in shallow relief, the living plant in front and the copper plant behind. An espaliered plant back panel — the copper behind the trained plants, the geometry of the espalier echoed in the copper pattern.
Arch & Arcade
A courtyard arch panel — the copper filling the arch, the Moorish pattern or botanical composition contained within the curved form. An arcade wall panel — the copper on the covered walkway surrounding the courtyard. A column wrap — the structural columns transformed into designed architectural features in copper.
Wall Art & Sculptures
A Moorish geometric panel — the arabesque, the star pattern, the geometric tile. A vine panel. A fountain in three-dimensional copper. A classical urn. An olive tree — the defining tree of the Mediterranean courtyard. A pomegranate — the fruit of the Moorish tradition, the symbol of abundance and the enclosed garden. Made to any size, prepared for outdoor installation.
Courtyard Signs
The house name. The courtyard name. The founding year. The family name. A courtyard philosophy. A garden quote. A welcome sign. A do not disturb sign. See all sign types on the Copper Signs & Plaques page.
"The Riad" · "The [Family Name] Courtyard" · "Est. [Year]" · "Enter and Be at Peace." · "The courtyard is where the home breathes." · "The garden is the purest of human pleasures." · "The Garden is in Use"
Outdoor Finish Options
The warm finishes — Natural Copper, Antique Gold, Brown Copper — suit the historical and Mediterranean character of the courtyard most naturally. Green Copper references the natural outdoor patina — the most historically specific finish for a courtyard referencing the Moorish and Mediterranean traditions.
Most popular courtyard finishes: Natural Copper · Antique Gold · Brown Copper · Green Copper
How to Order
Browse the catalog and order any design in your size and finish. Request a completely new design — a Moorish geometric feature wall, a fountain panel, an arch installation made for this courtyard. Tell us the architectural tradition of the courtyard and the design direction you prefer. We design it, show you exactly what it will look like, and make it once you’re happy.
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The Guarantee
- Hand-hammered copper, 24 gauge · Traditional chasing and repoussé · Rigid aluminum composite backing
- UV-resistant, weather-resistant outdoor lacquer — or unfinished for natural patina development
- Flush-mounted at 1/4" total thickness · Made to your exact dimensions · Any design · 15 finishes
- Ships in about 2 weeks — delivered in about 3 weeks · Free shipping across the US
- Approved by you before it ships · Remade free if it ever falls short
Copper: Natural · Brown · Green · Blue · Black · Fire · Copper–Black · Silver: Silver · Silver–Copper · Silver–Gold · Silver–Black · Gold: Gold · Antique Gold · Black–Gold · Gold–Black
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"The Moorish geometric panel on the fountain wall and the arch strip changed the entire courtyard. Every time I enter the enclosed garden, the copper makes the space feel as old as the tradition it references — the warm metal in the enclosed outdoor room, the pattern alive in the afternoon light. The courtyard feels like it has always had copper on its walls — like the copper was always part of the architecture." — Natuross customer