25 beautifully simple rooms that take minimalism to the maximum
One of our favorite quotes on minimalist design comes from graphic designer Nicholas Burroughs: “Minimalism is not a lack of something. It’s simply the perfect amount of something.” And so with that lovely sentiment…
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Dig those trapeze towel racks.
Photo: Yoshichika Takagi
Japanese architect Yoshichika Takagi was commissioned by a client to build an open-concept home that would “reveal the house’s exterior shape from the inside.” And lo, slanted walls and ceilings. More on the project here.
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The decor may be minimal, but the magnificent ocean, city and mountains views at Cape Town’s First Crescent are a lot to take in.
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A minimalist bathroom in the middle of a minimalist bedroom. Want more open-concept ensuites? Right this way.
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Every room in Alberto Kalach’s Casa Kalif epitomizes minimalist design. The expansive home is located in California.
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Like Casa Kalif, each living space in Portugal’s House In Leiria by Aires Mateus is as understated as the last. And it has a minimalist facade to match.
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This attic bedroom with ensuite bathroom was converted from the top floor of a church. More holy conversion projects this way.
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The best thing about a minimalist room is how easy it is to keep looking clean and tidy.
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The lack of clutter in Japan’s “Unfinished House” is rivaled only by the home’s lack of privacy. You can read all about the Yamazaki Kentaro design here.
Photo: Edward Ogosta Architecture
Located in California’s Coachella Valley, the barren Four Eyes House is named for its quartet of window-wall bedrooms, each facing a different direction for a unique viewing experience. The project was previously featured in our photo series of 21 massive windows with equally massive views.
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A real minimalist doesn’t need cabinets.
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Built around a courtyard in Okinawa, Japan, the appropriately titled Minimalist House by Shinichi Ogawa is long, narrow and white. What you’d expect Apple would build if it were an architecture firm.
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Forest Views House is another understated offering from Japanese architecture firm Shinichi Ogawa & Associates. They win at minimalism.
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A cramped Paris apartment lacking in natural light, architects Raphaël Bétillon and Nicolas Dorval‐Bory opted to illuminate the space using low-pressure sodium lighting (LPS) commonly found in street lamps. “Since the light shed by the LPS is monochromatic, it makes everything indistinguishable,” ignant explains.
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Casa W is a 1,400-square-foot beachside property in Chile with a glass curtain wall that covers the entire southern side of the house. You want to vacation here right now.
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One of 12 of our favorite wild rooms that wrap themselves around nature, the kitchen in West Virgin’s Hayes Residence was built around a pair of trees, which serve as a living art installation.
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Nothing fancy here, just a plain space with an extraordinary ocean view.
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This rustic yet clinical-looking home by AR Design Studios was once the stable of “Lovely Cottage,” winner of the 1946 Grand National horse race. More barn-to-residential conversion projects this way.
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