Everybody knows who Donna Karan is. It’s a woman who built her enormous fashion empire in less than a decade on one extraordinarily simple idea: If she needs a particular item of clothing – a bodysuit, a wrap skirt, a chiffon blouse, a longer jacket – then every other woman needs it, too. Donna Karan’s [...]
This minimalist modern house is The Caulfield House by Bower Architecture. First the viewer is stricken is the exterior – dark panels, the horizontal line constructed of windows and the major color pallet is black, dark toned wood and white. The courtyard joins differently to each volume, transforming a corridor into an outdoor reading room [...]
This house was built in Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia. This house was restored and rebuilt with saving of some original elements. The designer used a lot of steel and wood and stone for the walls. All the interiors were made in neutral tones: dark or light grey, white, beige, natural wood and even [...]
This minimalist house is set above a vineyard in the Yarra Valley north-east of Melbourne. It’s designed by Denton Corker Marshall and consist of two thin rectangular plates which are supported by a series of parallel black concrete walls set at right angles to them and by the hillside. Full height glazing laid longitudinally between [...]
Cube House is located in Jalisco, Mexico and designed by Agraz Architects. It has very simple and lightweight geometry which responds to the site’s topography. It’s placed on the hill overlooking the meadow. The first layer of the house is located on the street. It’s inhabitant’s access to the public life which also includes most [...]
Designed by Ong & Ong, this house in Singapore is one of the greatest examples of modern and minimalist house design. Even though it’s so contemporary it also is very well balanced with nature. The concept of the design is to create open and filled with light living space which also has some privacy. The [...]
De Blas House is placed at the crest of a north faced hill with views to the mountains near Madrid. The house consists of concrete box build as a platform with a transparent glass box roofed by delicate and light steel structure painted in white on it. The poured-in-place concrete box like a cave houses [...]
This house by a quiet river, deep in the mountains is designed to be connected to this landscape. It is divided into two wings, with the hole-shaped terrace in between serving to connect the wood in the back of the house with the woods on the opposite bank. There are many artificial pools that are [...]
Slit House is located in historical neighborhood in Nanjing, China. Even though it has very contemporary minimalist look it’s in harmony with surroundings. The entire structure, facade and the roof are made of concrete. It’s one of the first concrete buildings in this area. Thanks to such exterior it looks minimalist and modern outside. The [...]
This house is called a Mountain Refuge C7 and that says everything. It’s located in quiet and peaceful place at 2990 meters above sea level in the Andes Mountains, Chile. That’s a few kilometers aways from the Argentinean border and Mount Aconcagua. The house features amazing views of Tres Hermanos Mountains and the Inca Lake [...]
