{"id":100869,"date":"2014-09-14T08:00:30","date_gmt":"2014-09-14T12:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/?p=100869"},"modified":"2015-07-24T13:59:35","modified_gmt":"2015-07-24T17:59:35","slug":"minimalist-rooms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/design\/minimalist-rooms","title":{"rendered":"25 beautifully simple rooms that take minimalism to the maximum"},"content":{"rendered":"

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One of our favorite quotes\u00a0on\u00a0minimalist design comes from graphic designer Nicholas Burroughs<\/a>: “Minimalism is not a lack of something. It\u2019s simply the perfect amount of something.” And so with that lovely sentiment…<\/p>\n

\"minimalist<\/a>Photo: imgur<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Dig those trapeze towel racks.<\/p>\n

\"House-K-Sapporo-by-Yoshichika-Takagi-7\"<\/a>Photo:\u00a0Yoshichika Takagi<\/a>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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\u00a0the project here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"minimalist<\/a>Photo: SAOTA<\/a>
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The decor may be minimal, but the magnificent ocean, city and mountains views at\u00a0Cape Town’s First Crescent<\/a>\u00a0are a lot to take in.<\/p>\n

\"shower-bedroom\"<\/a>Photo: FreeSharing<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

A minimalist bathroom in the middle of a minimalist bedroom. Want more open-concept ensuites? Right this way<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"tranquil<\/a>\"tranquil<\/a>\"tranquil<\/a>Photos: Yoshihiro Koitani<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Every room in Alberto Kalach’s Casa Kalif<\/a>\u00a0epitomizes minimalist design. The expansive home is located in California.<\/p>\n

\"minimalist<\/a>\"minimalist<\/a>\"minimalist<\/a>\"minimalist<\/a>Photos:\u00a0Aires Mateus<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Like Casa Kalif, each living space in Portugal’s House In Leiria<\/a> by\u00a0Aires Mateus is as understated as the last. And it has a minimalist facade to match.<\/p>\n

\"bathroom-and-bedroom-attic\"<\/a>Photo: HomeDezen<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

This\u00a0attic bedroom with ensuite bathroom was\u00a0converted from the\u00a0top floor of a church.\u00a0More holy\u00a0conversion projects this way<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"minimalist<\/a>Photo:\u00a0imgur<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

The best thing about a minimalist room is how easy it is to keep looking clean and tidy.<\/p>\n

\"japan's<\/a>Photo: Yamazaki Kentaro<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

The lack of clutter in Japan’s “Unfinished House” is rivaled only by the\u00a0home’s lack of privacy. \u00a0You can read all about the\u00a0Yamazaki Kentaro design here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"four-eyes-house\"Photo:\u00a0Edward Ogosta Architecture<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Located in California\u2019s Coachella Valley, the barren\u00a0Four Eyes House<\/a>\u00a0is 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<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"minimalist<\/a>Photo: imgur<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

A real minimalist doesn’t need cabinets.<\/p>\n

\"Minimalist-House-Shinichi-Ogawa-Architects\"<\/a>Photo:\u00a0Shinichi Ogawa & Associates \/ Urbanist Architect<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Built around a courtyard in Okinawa, Japan, the appropriately titled Minimalist House by Shinichi Ogawa is\u00a0long, narrow and white. What you’d expect Apple would build if it were an architecture firm.<\/p>\n

\"forest<\/a>\"forest<\/a>Photos:\u00a0Shinichi Ogawa & Associates \/ Urbanist Architect<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Forest Views House<\/a> is another understated offering from Japanese architecture firm\u00a0Shinichi Ogawa & Associates. They win at minimalism.<\/p>\n

\"minimalism\"<\/a>\"paris<\/a>Photos:\u00a0ignant<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

A cramped Paris apartment lacking in natural light,\u00a0architects Rapha\u00ebl B\u00e9tillon and Nicolas Dorval\u2010Bory opted to illuminate the space using\u00a0low-pressure sodium lighting (LPS) commonly found in street lamps. “Since the light shed by the LPS is monochromatic, it makes everything indistinguishable,”\u00a0ignant<\/a>\u00a0explains.<\/p>\n

\"Casa-W-Chile-Seaside-House-by-01Arq-at-IDEASGN\"<\/a>Photo: idesign<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Casa W<\/a> is a 1,400-square-foot beachside\u00a0property in Chile with a glass curtain wall that covers the\u00a0entire southern side of the house. You want to vacation here right now.<\/p>\n

\"tree-bedroom\"<\/a>Photo:\u00a0Travis Price Architects<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

One of\u00a012 of our favorite wild rooms that wrap themselves around nature<\/a>, the kitchen in West Virgin’s Hayes Residence was built around a pair of trees, which\u00a0serve as a living art installation.<\/p>\n

\"minimalist<\/a>Photo: imgur<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Nothing fancy here, just a plain space with an extraordinary ocean\u00a0view.<\/p>\n

\"Image<\/a>\"Image<\/a>Photos: Martin Gardner<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

This rustic yet clinical-looking\u00a0home by\u00a0AR Design Studios\u00a0was once the\u00a0stable of “Lovely Cottage,” winner of the\u00a01946 Grand National horse race. More barn-to-residential conversion projects this way<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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