Minimalist Living

Warped Wall House In Tokyo

This warped wall house certainly is something unexpected, but not entirely out of the blue for this forward-thinking Japanese architecture firm. Be-Fun Design created this innovative house plan that focuses on minimalist living with maximum impact. This striking style of organic architecture welcomes you with winding walls curve unexpectedly, leading you through an exterior alley-like structure to the main entrance. Inside, minimalist interiors make way for a vertical organization, where a series of stairs and ladders connect the various levels ... Continue >

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Dramatic Home Design Plays with Light & Shadow

Here’s a dramatic home design that offers a touch of the unexpected. Though dubbed the “Ordinary House,” this unusual home by Japanese architecture firm FORM/Kouichi Kimura Architects is anything but ordinary. Interestingly, the home is located in a cookie-cutter neighborhood with “no special character,” which prompted the architects to think outside the box. A simple exterior suits its surroundings, as does the basic budget for the design. But this house stands out thanks to its unusual custom windows throughout. While ... Continue >

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Boathouse Style Homes: Bavarian Lakeside Residence

A boathouse style home – why not? German architect Susanne Nobis, as both the architect and the owner of this live work house, puts minimalist living at the forefront of this boat inspired design. Located by Lake Starnberg, a popular southern Bavarian recreation area near Munich, this house aptly boasts an interior that resembles the interior of a rustic row boat, inverted to form the gabled ceiling and enclosed in glass. Modeled on the traditional twin boathouse homes popular in ... Continue >

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Rectangular Concrete House by Rethink

Architecture firm Rethink Studio designed this simple, rectangular concrete house with a deliberate rustic edge and a cool countryside aesthetic. This horizontal house involved a special design request by the homeowner – it was to be on one level, despite its sloping property. The owner, who also happens to be an interior designer, had a tall order for a contemporary style home that would reflect a distinguished taste. Not short of modern style, the rectangular house features industrial-chic concrete walls ... Continue >

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Minimalist Black Home in Austrian Countryside

This minimalist black home makes a stand-out addition to its pastoral surroundings here in Gunskirchen, Austria. The countryside home created by Austrian architecture firm X Architekten gives minimalist living a bold, new form. The steeply sloping roof is this interesting home’s first distinguishing feature, but not the last! The dramatic black facade features a peek-a-boo opening in white – a stark and curious contrast that invites you in. Minimalist interiors feature white walls, concrete floors and white pine, punctuated by ... Continue >

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