Country houses in the style of minimalism are gaining more and more popularity in the modern world. But do not assume that this style serves only to create an interior design for a house or apartment. It is present in painting, and in architecture, and in the make-up of women. We can say that minimalism is a way of life in which a kind of lightness prevails, combined with comfort and practicality.
What is minimalism
Emerging relatively recently, in the 60s of the last century, minimalism was originally used to refer to sculptures of simple forms, created from ordinary objects, such as neon tubes, metal parts of old technology and other everyday items.
Minimalist style houses differ from other buildings in their perfect simplicity, naturalness, freedom of space, abundance of light and the complete absence of deliberate pretentiousness. It is thanks to these featuresminimalism remains one of the most beloved and attractive styles in architecture.
The insanely fast pace of today's life leaves modern people practically no personal space. Only at home a person can relax and move away from the hustle and bustle of the day, and the interior of the house in the style of minimalism with its clean, simple lines, a minimum of furnishings, extreme naturalness and maximum comfort will perfectly contribute to this. We can say with confidence that all this has been extremely attractive for interior designers and building architects for half a century.
Minimalist house
Despite the seeming simplicity, where everything is at a minimum, the design of a house in the style of minimalism cannot be attributed to an easy-to-execute project. It would seem that what is easier - to build a box, glaze it as much as possible and make a flat roof? But no, modern minimalism is no longer just simple designs made of neon tubes, it is a style that helps a person solve issues that are relevant to him by creating a characteristic design tailored to a specific personality, allowing you to free up maximum personal space for self-realization and freedom.
Modern requirements for minimalist style
Ultra-modern minimalist homes, along with the use of materials such as ordinary stone, metal and wood, involve the use of various structures from more modern products - plastics, chrome parts, glass andconcrete. Lighting techniques have also undergone some changes compared to the past, one might say, retro-minimalism. Today, designers allow themselves some semblance of free-thinking in this matter and place light not only around the perimeter of rooms, as it used to be, but also in ceiling structures and walls.
Like everything in this world, architectural minimalism has both true adherents and ardent opponents who do not like simple and uncovered gray concrete buildings. In turn, supporters defend their positive point of view, citing as arguments that modern minimalist houses are universal. These are easily adaptable to the needs of any person, unusually comfortable buildings, despite their seeming incompleteness and impeccable correctness of construction.
It should be noted that one-story houses in the style of minimalism perfectly coexist with two-, three- and even five-story buildings, which are based on this architectural solution.
Attic house project with a soft minimalist pool
The design of a two-story house with a swimming pool has several features - it is the use of only natural environmentally friendly materials, an abundance ofopen free space and light. It is easy and comfortable to live in such a house both alone and as a family with children.
Layout
The centerpiece of the first floor of this minimalist house is the living room, which can be accessed from the hallway or dining room, decorated with a simplefireplace and a large aquarium for marine fish. From the dining room, you can get into a separate kitchen room. Isolated from the rest of the premises is a sauna with an adjoining swimming pool.
The second floor is devoted to living quarters - these are three bedrooms, each of which is equipped with an individual shower or bath.
The attic of the house is adapted to the other needs of the residents. Here are recreation and work areas, including a study, a room for children to play and a small bar with soft comfortable furniture.
Interior design
This is a project of a minimalist house, where the main emphasis in interior design is made on ultra-modern comfortable furniture, natural wood, the presence of cream marble in the bathrooms, abundant glazing and high ceilings.
The walls are finished with plain paints without any gloss, the floor of the living quarters is lined with natural beech boards. The entrance hall, kitchen and bathrooms are decorated with marble tiles.
To emphasize the height of the ceilings, large modern lamps and transparent glass partitions are used in the decoration. The interior is completed by discreet, laconic furniture.
Minimalist townhouse project
For those who dream of a large, light-filled home, this three-story townhouse project with its simple, natural design is perfect. The main concepts of the design of this houseare: the use of natural materials, the spaces smoothly transitioning into each other, the presence of elements taken from the high-tech style, a beautiful black and white color palette.
Layout
When working out the layout of such a house, it is necessary to carefully consider the layout of the space, correctly connect technical communications and other areas of the building. The layout of the townhouse is very similar to the traditional design of most European country houses, but this does not prevent it from being very comfortable and individual.
The first floor of the house includes an entrance area, a staircase lobby, a living room that flows smoothly into a dining room with an adjoining kitchen. It also assumes the presence of a guest room with a bathroom.
The second floor is fully adapted to the needs of the owners of the house. Multiple bedrooms, each with en-suite bathroom and walk-in closet.
The third floor of the townhouse is a study, a gym, a small bar room and a playroom for children.
Interior design
The overall look of the house is designed in a classic simple style. Clean lines, precise geometric designs, black and white color scheme and an abundance of chrome details are the general design trends of this townhouse.
The entire interior of the building is built on a combination of contrasting (white and dark) colors, softened in some places by softer cream and mouse-gray shades, which, by the way, give the illusion of visual enlargementspace.
The right lighting plays a key role in creating this ultra-modern interior. It includes a wide variety of types of devices - from spotlights built into the plasterboard construction of the ceiling to LED lighting along the edges of stair steps and baseboards. The main lighting is provided by large, round, almost flat frosted glass chandeliers, as well as wall sconces.
The walls are finished with white decorative textured plaster, which, in contrast to the dark floorboard, gives the rooms a feeling of free expanded space.
Soft furnishings with black upholstery in combination with white fronts of cabinet furniture, light-colored countertops and shelves of shelving give the home decoration a certain formality and solemnity.
From all of the above and described, we can conclude that the project of a house in the style of minimalism is both the design of the architecture of the building and a thoughtful design approach to the design of the interior space of each room.
