Italian minimalist decor9/27/2023 Minimalist architecture is characterized by an economy with materials and a focus on building quality with considerations for ‘essences’ as light, form, detail of material, texture, space and scale, place and human conditions. The unstable economic situation, shortages in construction materials, and lack of access to raw building materials as a result of the blockade, are some of the related problems prevalent in the Strip which necessitate using such approach of building design principles. After the end of "Al-Furqan" Battle (Operation Cast Lead), January 2009, thousands of buildings were totally destroyed or partially damaged and needed to be rebuilt or rehabilitated again. Such a description fits with the majority of residential buildings in the Gaza Strip which are known for their unfinished concrete plastered repeated grey boxes, as well as using simple building details. Other aspects of this trend are using basic and elemental geometric forms, raw materials, and the repetitions of structures which represent a sense of order and essential quality. In terms of architecture and for the purposes of this thesis, the concept of minimalist architecture is described in the following way: To strip everything down to its essential quality and achieve simplicity, by sorting out highest priority architectural requirements are, and then to do the possibly least to achieve them. The term minimalism is used to describe a trend in design and architecture where the subject is reduced to its necessary elements. It creates a strong dialogue between elements of architecture and elements of nature. One of the important key findings is: In 'Minimalism', nature became architecturalized through clear spaces and simple geometries. After that, the paper analyzes works of Tadao Ando, Luis Barragán, and Alberto Campo Baeza, as case studies, to understand their architectural languages and how these works became successful landmarks. To achieve this aim, the paper tries to uncover the philosophy of 'Minimalism', its origins, and extracts its design criteria. This paper, therefore, aims to read and interpret the language of 'Minimalism' in architecture, understanding which design elements should be used to give a space the character of being 'minimal'. The problem is 'Minimalist' approach witnessed a clear progress in art, décor, and interior design but got quite disappeared in architecture just few architects who still design projects depending on it. Its spaces interact with nature which makes users enter an atmosphere of reverence, asceticism, and silence. It prevailed among architects who purposed simplicity, transparency, and spirituality. This movement concerns with stripping away the unwanted details and defines the true essence of any given architectural element. One of the remarkable phases of Modern Architecture is "Minimalism".
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