Design project for a minimalist house, 135 m²

The entrance hall opens with warm veneered wall panels and a soft contrast of terracotta poufs. A pendant and a wall light illuminate the area by the door, while a mirrored wall widens the narrow space and doubles the light from the entrance. Cupboards hidden behind smooth fronts and an open shelf with hooks take coats and small things without visible clutter. A dark front door with vertical glazing lets in daylight, and the porcelain stoneware floor continues towards the living room, erasing the boundary between the entrance and the rest of the house.

The kitchen, living room and dining area are combined into one generous volume, a planning decision that makes 135 m² feel larger than it is. A graphite kitchen run with handle-less fronts and integrated appliances sits alongside a round dining table on a solid base with timber chairs, and a three-arm pendant marks out the dining area. A modular pale sofa, a floating unit under the television and open shelves make up the living room by the panoramic glazing, and the staircase to the second floor is absorbed into the shared volume without a partition of its own. A potted olive tree and an abstract print are the only relaxed notes against the neutral background.

A separate home office takes care of remote work without occupying part of the bedroom. A desk on a black metal frame stands by the panoramic window, and floor-to-ceiling bookshelves along the whole wall take the place of closed cupboards where storage need not be hidden. A swing-arm wall light gives focused task light without a lamp on the desk, and a low sofa against the panelled wall turns the room into a place to pause between tasks. The radiator is concealed in a vertical channel by the window, leaving the walls free for furniture.

The master bedroom sits under the sloping ceiling of the attic storey and is kept in a calm white and beige palette with nothing superfluous. A panelled wall behind the bed hides the sockets and the equipment, keeping the headboard clean, and a tall mirror by the dressing console makes an already high ceiling look higher still. Heavy curtains paired with fine voile control the light from the panoramic door to the garden, while round bedside tables on metal frames and a woven bench add lightness beside the substantial bed. A television on a floating console opposite the bed completes a quiet evening without visual noise.

The walk-in wardrobe takes clothes storage out of the master bedroom into a room of its own with its own lighting. Symmetrical wardrobes in warm veneer with open rails and lit shelves stand on either side of a narrow passage under the sloping ceiling, and drawers and shoe niches keep small things behind smooth fronts. Built-in LED strips inside the sections work shelf by shelf, and a dock for the robot vacuum and round poufs for putting on shoes are thought through to the last detail. A rooflight at the far end brings in daylight without any loss of privacy.

The children's room is built on the same minimalist base as the rest of the house but carries a single vivid accent: terracotta red in the textiles, the furniture and a graphic panel above the head of the bed. A built-in desk with open brick-coloured shelves, a cork board for notes and a monitor make a complete study corner, and a sculptural chair in the same shade keeps the room from looking institutional. A bed on slim metal legs lightens the space under the sloping ceiling, and a fitted wardrobe along the wall conceals storage behind calm fronts. Minimalism works for the long term here: the neutral base changes easily as the child's interests change.

The second children's room shares the palette of the first: grey walls under the slope of the roof and terracotta accents in the textiles and furniture. Here everything is gathered around a desk by the full-height window, with open shelving and a bright chair set right in the light, while the bed with its wall light tucks in under the sloping ceiling.

The black fittings (the tap, the grab rail and the flush plate) are the only contrast against the pale neutral base, in a room planned for daily use by several people.

The master bathroom off the bedroom is arranged as a complete private scenario: a double basin on a floating vanity unit with two mirrors and wall lights, made for getting ready in the morning without queuing, and a bath by the window with daylight beside a shower behind a glass screen in a black frame. Dark accent tiling behind the basins contrasts with the pale stone of the other walls, and a closed cabinet with a lit niche for towels keeps everything surplus out of sight. Hooks by the door hold robes and towels, and the black fittings continue the single metal line that runs through the house.