An interpretation of simplicity in the frame of minimalist approach on traditional modern and contemporary housing

ABSTRACT: Before the industrial revolution deprivation of materials and technical flaws made traditional architecture simple. One of the best known architecture which emphasizes simplicity is Japanese Traditional architecture, after 1900s simplicity appeared again as a movement in Modernism style which is called Minimalism in the 1950s and continued through the Sixties and Seventies (Roth, 2000). Minimalism is a term to describe arts that thrive on simplicity in both content and form, and sign of personal expressivity. Simplicity can be seen in every field of art and design. Minimalist attitude on dwelling takes specific features of Traditional Japanese housing; space organization, multipurpose spaces, flexible indoor environment, openings and form of internal space. It is also possible to meet with similar approaches in different cultures’ traditional dwellings examples. The aim of Simplicity is to allow the viewer to experience the work more intensely. Simplicity includes simplification, purity and elegant organization in life. Simplicity conception in housing can be define as removing inessential elements to achieve clean and fine finishes, subtraction and purity with geometric forms, intense perception of the spaces and eliminating all superfluous elements and result in clear. Simplicity design using necessary component of architecture; light, color, material, form and function to achieve simplicity, most important principle is removing minor elements to emphasize the major elements. Main idea of this study is to analysis the effect of simplicity attitude in traditional, modern and contemporary period’s ‘Interior Architecture’. According to period of prescription, simplification attitude in space organization and indoor environment pointed out with comparison method by mentioned periods (traditional, modern & contemporary simplicity housing). Simplification of Traditional architecture shows and emphasizes the bereavement way of simplification, on the other hand in Modern period’s simplicity reflect the fashionable way and reaction against abstract expressionism. Nowadays simplicity emphasizes the blending results of existing conditions, technological advantages and ‘minimalist’ conception. From this reason simplicity acumen has been researched from traditional architecture till today, which encompasses mentioned periods (traditional, modern & contemporary simplicity housing.) Depending on this, evolution of simplicity attitude has been researched with retrospective study, oppositions and similarities of mentioned periods have been criticized by Indoor environment. This study mainly focuses on the housing buildings. In this context, minimalist attitude explored and presented as a concept which is standing as a phenomenon not a style and which is not a temporary conception from traditional to contemporary. Keywords: Simplicity, Minimalism, design principle, space organization, dwelling. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………