Behind this unassuming gate hidden down a laneway is an 'inner-city oasis' - built around a garden courtyard that floods light into every room A quirky home hidden down a laneway in inner-city Melbourne was built in the garden of another house The three-bed in Northcote was designed around a courtyard that floods natural light into every room Architectural techniques like clerestory windows have been used to make the house feel larger than it is