I've seen a few examples of people using the houses in Thieves Oasis, but never really the ruins, which were what I fell in love with, so wanted to share.
I did this in spurts over a couple of years and just finished. My style is, I guess, more "realistic" than magical items everywhere. Albeit realistic if you're a billionaire who has an accommodating relationship with the Egyptian government... And I'm kind of addicted to foliage, as you'll gather.
In lore terms let's say the Bangkorai authorities evicted thieves who'd established a squat on the premises and transferred ownership to a more historically-minded proprietor.
Sorry for the contrast / light levels I'm not very good at getting good images out of ESO!
Entering the premises via the western walkway we pass beneath one of the celebrated monuments of the oasis into the personal quarters, which feature a sitting room, library and the bed chamber, complete with functional shower.
Both bedroom and library lead into the lower garden, which benefits from cooling shade for much of the day and a terrace looking directly out onto the central pool of the oasis and its statuary.
Exiting the lower garden via the original staircase we enter the kitchen, catching our first glimpse of the terraced upper garden on the way.
We exit the kitchen onto another view of the statues, which have been floodlit thanks to a generous donation from Lord Culanda of Alinor. Minimal deaths occurred during the project.
The upper garden has been constructed on three levels and planted according to the conditions. The first level features a cactus garden including fine specimens from Anequina, while the second benefits from a relative abundance of shade on one side -- allowing the use of plants not commonly seen in the region -- and a terrace space on the other for evening entertaining.
The top level has been divided into a wild planted area, featuring a number of unusual species, and a formal planting area that directly overlooks the lower garden and features a small water feature.
The formal entertaining space is accessed from the upper garden via a staircase added to the ruins following their repossession (again, acceptably few casualties were incurred among the workforce) which, en route, passes the restoration's greatest innovation -- a cooling chamber for the preservation of food that employs the latest innovations of the Clockwork style.
The formal space itself has been furnished with a number of rare carpets from across Tamriel, all of which have benefited from a sand repellence ritual rumoured to have been discovered by the great mage Shalidor himself.
The eastern exit from the premises is via a terrace planted with an attractive Somerset cherryblossom tree and such parts of the squatters' constructions as would have been damaging to the site to remove.