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Introduction

0:55

Form Follows Function

1:49

Limited Material Palette

2:43

Clean Lines

3:39

Remove Excess

4:51

Honesty

5:52

No Ornamentation

6:25

Light and Landscape

7:10

Conclusion

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less is more

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now you've probably heard this phrase

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once or twice it was popularized by

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german american architect ms van der

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rohe highly influential in the modernist

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movement in the 1950s

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during my time in architecture school i

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was really drawn to this idea and often

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implemented this into my own design

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studio projects and while those

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modernist buildings were influential in

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the early days

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i resonated more with the approach of

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japanese minimalist architects

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the way that they would use space to

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their advantage

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forms that were expressive they used a

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very limited material palette the way

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that they would use light and shadow and

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also a very strong connection to garden

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and landscape and all of this would sort

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of come together and bring together an

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interior that brought a sense of

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calmness

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so while a lot of minimalist houses will

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look different from one another they

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share very similar traits and design

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elements

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so while we're using phrases that were

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popularized during the modernist

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movement another one to think of is form

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follows function

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where the purpose of the building should

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be the starting point of the design when

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looking at this from a house scale you

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don't want to come up with some funky

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layout

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and then proceed to place rooms and

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furniture inside of that

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because what you'll end up having is a

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lot of dead and wasted space

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so what you want to do is design with

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function in mind first and let that

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dictate the form and shape of the

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building

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so while you could argue that a glass

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cube is probably the most minimalist

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thing you could do

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it isn't very practical at all like at

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all because you have to deal with a lot of

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heat load heat loss and very awkward

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rooms in space

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now when you think of minimalism

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probably the first thing that pops into

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your mind is that all white

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monochromatic material palette

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and this is done for a reason

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if you have too many colors and textures

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the space becomes cluttered and visually

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distracting

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and while there isn't a hard and fast

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rule that dictates exactly how many

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different materials and colors can be

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used

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just keep thinking back to less is more

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and it doesn't have to be just whites

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beiges and grays timbers and stone can

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provide a lot of warmth and texture to

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the home

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glass is another strong material to use

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whether it's for a curtain wall to bathe

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the interior with as much light as

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possible

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or be used to frame a pacific view

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how often do you hear people talk about

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clean lines and you're not entirely sure

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what it is if there are clean lines is

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there such thing as a dirty line

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i don't

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i don't think so though

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so when architects and designers talk

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about clean lines

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it's usually in reference to lines that

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are unbroken and uninterrupted

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a great example of this is at the point

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where the wall and the ceiling meet

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which in a lot of homes usually has some

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form of plaster corners installed

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now this is done to effectively cover up

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any gaps but what you get is a visual

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break between the wall and the ceiling

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and often they're not lots of smaller

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lines in that profile detail of the

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cornice

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however in a lot of minimalist homes

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that wall ceiling junction is met

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perfectly without the need for cornice

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this means that there's just a small

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single line around the room

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to me

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one of the most confusing types of a

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minimalist house

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is that 900 square meter mansion that

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has

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12 bathrooms and 9 bedrooms

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but it's still regarded as minimalist

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because it's white steel stone marble

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glass like it has that aesthetic of

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minimalism but at its core

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minimalism is about removing the excess

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such as materials and ornamentation but

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it should also strip away excess space

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how much space you need will vary

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depending on your lifestyle such as a 19

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year old university student

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probably doesn't need as much space as a

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family of four

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[Music]

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it isn't necessarily about living in a

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tiny home but it really is just about

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figuring out how much is enough

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like

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do you really need those his and her

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showers in the ensuite

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and do you actually need an ensuite

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do you need that extra three meters at

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the end of your bed like what do you do

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in that space like

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nothing

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[Music]

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i came across this term in architecture

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school honesty and while webster's

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dictionary defines honesty

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as adherence to the facts

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in architecture it is allowing the

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building to be true to itself

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when it comes to materials it's allowing

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the material to be expressed and not to

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be afraid to let the passage of time

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show

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if you absolutely love the look of an

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interior brick wall

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what would you do

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would you hire someone to lay a brick by

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brick by brick giving you that texture

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that warmth that richness

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that honesty

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or

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would you just slap up a painted

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decorative panel that kind of looks like

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brick

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and as a son of a bricklayer my heart

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hurts when people decide to go with the

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ladder

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especially if it's just a wallpaper

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that's been slapped up

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[Music]

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prior to modernism ornamentation was

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such a prominent feature with many

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decorative elements did it add to the

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function of the house

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no

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so when you strip it away the house

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still functions as it needs all it does

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is just removes a visual distraction

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by removing that ornamentation and

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clutter the rooms in the house now has space to

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breathe and be

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[Music]

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while light and connection to landscape

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can be found in just about every other

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architectural style

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there is a real beauty where biophilic

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design can merge with minimalism

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this can be done through more natural

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material selections

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visual connections to nature beyond your

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home

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but also bringing their nature in

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through gardens and indoor plants

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the light also plays a huge part

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allowing the space to feel larger and

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brighter

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and allowing the passage of time both

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daily and seasonally to be observed

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again

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nothing exclusive about this in regards

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to minimalism but it's an important

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factor to really enhance the space

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[Music]

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when you break it down it really is

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about stripping things down to the bare

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essentials wherever possible

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you can call it minimalism essentialism

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reductionism

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but whatever you call it these elements

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that i've outlined should not be seen as

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restrictions

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achieving a minimalist design outcome

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shouldn't be about checking things off a

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list

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or trying to achieve a specific look

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but when you implement these design

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principles

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what you create is a home that has a

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real sense of calmness

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clarity space for what you deem is

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important

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and also gives you space to breathe

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so i guess ms van der rohe was really

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onto something when he said less is more

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[Music]

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okay

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A phrase attributed to famous Modernist architect Mies Van Der Rohe, 'less is more' is the notion that simplicity and clarity leads to good design. While it may have been popularised in architecture, this mantra spans across all facets of design, health, food, fashion, lifestyle and more. I first came across this phrase during architecture school, and was drawn to Japanese minimalist architects and their approach to design, using a few elements but doing more with them. In this video, I break down six elements of minimalist house design and minimalism. Chapters 00:00 - Introduction 00:55 - Form Follows Function 01:49 - Limited Material Palette 02:43 - Clean Lines 03:39 - Remove Excess 04:51 - Honesty 05:52 - No Ornamentation 06:25 - Light and Landscape 07:10 - Conclusion Website article; https://thedesignemotive.com/episodes/video-essay/how-less-is-more-minimalist-house-design-and-minimalism Watch home tours; https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0UfEaat_p1rid0IMMgO3bhrpNVTyCFhl Join The Design Emotive newsletter to have new episodes delivered straight to your inbox; https://thedesignemotive.com/newsletter-signup Join the Discord server to chat about homes I've featured, minimalist design, minimalism and simple living; https://discord.com/invite/rmK8ewz2Gr The Design Emotive https://www.thedesignemotive.com/ https://www.facebook.com/unsupportedbrowser For business inquires, advertising, sponsorship, etc, visit https://www.thedesignemotive.com/advertise Produced by The Design Emotive Filmed and Edited by The Design Emotive / Anthony Richardson Music from YouTube Audio Library

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