Minimalissimo Weekly Edit
Minimalissimo in Design
Hello. I hope you've had a good week. It was quite an intense one for me personally, but also an exciting one. There's a number of things happening at the moment for Minimalissimo, so I'll run through the most interesting of them. We're making progress on our site redesign as we move into the development phase of it, having outlined the basic visual design. As I mentioned before, we're going full brutalist with the design and we're also making room to experiment with a couple of features of the site. Not sure when I can give you a snapshot of the design because it's ever-evolving, but I should think December would be a reasonable time to share a little visual insight into the project.
Another new project we're working on is focused on generative art and NFTs. I have decided to collaborate with German conceptual artist Simon Freund and Norwegian design technologist Anders Tangen to create an experimental digital art series that will be programmed to produce random minimalist artworks. We're going to make these as accessible and as low cost as we can while also offering you the opportunity to mint and own an individual piece. I recently wrote a blog post on this project, which I hope will provide a bit more clarity and context.
Check out some of our recent features and one from the archive below. You should also buy our amazing new photo book, Selection: Architecture. Have a read, take it slow, and enjoy your Sunday.
— Carl Barenbrug, Creative Director
Features
CITIC Bookstore
Meandering through patches of water and tall canopies, the fog slowly reveals a concaving structure. The waterfront of Xinglong Lake, Chengdu, leaves behind tall skyscrapers, letting visitors immerse themselves in a natural environment. In the distance, CITIC Bookstore emerges. Designed by MUDA Architects, this public space is an additional effort to the vision of landscape integration and urban symbiosis.
Pebble Beach House
A modern and minimalist white box volume sits serenely on Northern California’s coast. The 6,700 square-foot, three-level rectilinear Pebble Beach House was designed by San Francisco-based architect Jim Jennings.
Qaysariyah Suq Restored
A partially destroyed market building is the setting of a stunning minimalist renovation and restoration in Bahrain. Dutch architecture studio Anne Holtrop has brought new life to Qaysariyah Suq—a historic shop and warehouse on an old trade route stop.
Moods
Forms of Tony Smith
Transparent Sound
From the Archive
Yokaya Restaurant
Look carefully or you might miss the tiny Yokaya restaurant and residence in Fukuoka, Japan. This humble white rectangle is nestled on a busy street between several tall condo buildings. Designed by rhythmdesign, the structure is a mere 135 square meters and houses a restaurant on the ground floor with an apartment above.
In the Shop
Minimalissimo Nº1 (Digital)
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