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    This document discusses the architectural style of minimalism. It provides examples of minimalist buildings designed by architects Tadao Ando and John Pawson. Minimalist architecture focuses on simplicity, reduction, and eliminating symbolic elements to focus on the building's formal qualities. Key aspects include free spaces, relevance to simple concepts, simple decoration based on Zen philosophy, total abstraction, different textures and materials, and maximum simplicity. Examples mentioned include the Tetsuka House, Baron House, and Therme Vals Spa.

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    This document discusses the architectural style of minimalism. It provides examples of minimalist buildings designed by architects Tadao Ando and John Pawson. Minimalist architecture focuses on simplicity, reduction, and eliminating symbolic elements to focus on the building's formal qualities. Key aspects include free spaces, relevance to simple concepts, simple decoration based on Zen philosophy, total abstraction, different textures and materials, and maximum simplicity. Examples mentioned include the Tetsuka House, Baron House, and Therme Vals Spa.

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    Minimal: Novy Dvur Monastery, Johnpawson

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    This document discusses the architectural style of minimalism. It provides examples of minimalist buildings designed by architects Tadao Ando and John Pawson. Minimalist architecture focuses on simplicity, reduction, and eliminating symbolic elements to focus on the building's formal qualities. Key aspects include free spaces, relevance to simple concepts, simple decoration based on Zen philosophy, total abstraction, different textures and materials, and maximum simplicity. Examples mentioned include the Tetsuka House, Baron House, and Therme Vals Spa.

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    Water Temple.

    Tadao Ando

    MINIMAL
    Novy Dvur
    Monastery,
    JohnPawson
    Architectonical
    Tradition Rationalism (Bauhaus) 1917-1933

    Art
    Nouveau International Style 1934-1970

    Art Deco
    BRUTALISM

    POSTMODERN
    Latemodern
    ARCHITECTURE
    Architecture

    High Tech
    DECONSTRUCTIVISM

    Neorrationalism

    Sustainable Architecture Minimal


    Concepts as
    • Reduction
    • Synthesis
    • Depuration
    • Austerity
    • Order
    • Anti-ornamentation

    • Seem to have
    become Minimal Tetsuka House. John Pawson
    • Rather than Rational
    Minimal seeks for
    • Simplicity and reduction to eliminate any symbolic alusion and focus
    in pure formally facts

    • Color
    • Scale
    • Volume
    • Surrounding space

    Baron House,
    John Pawson
    Arquitectonically speaking, minimal
    privileges

    1. Free
    spaces

    Koshimo
    House, Tadao
    Ando, 1984
    2. Relevance to simpleconcepts

    Sculpture Brazilian Museum,


    Sao Paulo 2000
    Paolo Mendes Da Rocha
    Based in Zen
    3. Simple decoration philosophy: “all
    elements should
    TETSUKA combine and
    HOUSE
    Tokyo integrate a unity”
    2005
    John PAWSON HOUSE
    Pawson London 1999
    John Pawson
    4. TotalAbstraction

    KIDOSAKI
    HOUSE;
    Tokio
    1982-1986
    Tadao
    Ando
    5. Different textures and materials
    GOETZ ART COLLECTION
    • Munich, 1993
    • Herzog & de Meuron

    6. Contrast witn
    textures
    7. Maximum simplicity

    Chapel in the water


    Hokkaido 1985-1988Tadao Ando

    Church of Light. TadaoAndo


    8. Show the most important of a space
    • SANTA
    MARÍA
    Church
    • Portugal:
    1990-1996
    • Álvaro
    Siza
    9. Monocromatic surfaces
    • PAWSON
    HOUSE
    • London
    1999
    • John
    Pawson
    Minimal.
    Therme Vals Spa.
    Peter Zumthor
    Therme Vals
    Spa. Peter
    Zumthor
    Therme
    Vals Spa.
    Peter
    Zumthor

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