This is just the first piece and the central/salient feature of the Courtyard itself. The gazebo is a whopping 22470 tris which does not, btw, include the creeping vines or the candles. Seriously though, I don't really think that I can get it down further without skimping on the chamfers needed to ensure that the normal…
would be useful to post wires and flats. 22k tris does seem like a lot... but the learning experience excuse is a good one :P It looks okay, but deffo a few probs: The brick section near the top looks too low-res, and the bricks really don't fit their sections, the ultimate approach really is to model each brick seperately…