Architectural Styles
Minimalism
Alt names / subperiods
Timeline
Distinguishing Features
Geographic Presence
1950s-1970s
- Simplicity
- clean lines
- open plans
- essential elements
- “less is more,”
- limited ornamentation
- restrained color palette
- whites, blacks, and neutral tones
- large windows & skylights
- Material Honesty
- raw, natural materials (like wood, concrete, and glass)
- Global
Common Building Types
Landmark buildings
Historic Accommodation Types
Accommodation Examples
- Residential homes
- art galleries
- museums
- commercial offices
- retail
- Glass House Connecticut
- Brick House
- Tadao Ando’s Church of the Light Japan
- Koshino House Japan
- Salk Institute la Jolla
- Rietveld Schröder House
- 330 North Wabash Chicago
- Row House Osaka
- Church on the Water Sapporo
- Benesse House Naoshima
- Osaka Prefectural Chikatsu Asuka Museum in Kanan
- Nagaragawa convention center
- De Kunstlinie Theater & Cultural Center, Almere Netherlands)
- Zollverein School of Management and Design (Essen/Germany)
- Vitra Conference Pavilion
- The New Museum NYC
- House in a Plum Grove
- Calvin Klein Flagship, Madison Avenue
- Olnik Spanu House (New York)
- La Caja de Granada HQ
- MA Museum Granada
- De Blas House Madrid
- Urban Minimalist Boutique Hotels
- Minimalist Luxury Retreats & Resorts
- Minimalist Adaptive-Reuse Hotels
- Monastic / Zen-Inspired Accommodation
- Minimalist Budget & Micro-Hotels
- Hostels
- The Met Hotel
- Hotel Viu Milan
- Hotel Americano
- Aman Tokyo
- Amanemu
- Fogo Island Inn
- Hotel Ryumeikan Tokyo
- Muji Hotel Ginza
- CitizenM Amsterdam
- Pod 39
Adaptive Reuse
- Hotel des Arts (San Francisco, California)
- Hotel Habita
- Hotel Marques de Riscal
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