Examination of the concept of minimalism in housings through examples

The concept of minimalism, as a system of thought and a way of life, has appeared in different disciplines such as architecture, philosophy, religion and art at various periods throughout the historical process. In the study, the architectural reflections of the concept of minimalism were examined and especially dwelling spaces were emphasized. Minimal housing designs of famous architects have been examined in order to make living spaces more livable today and to understand the reflections of minimal values, which form the basis of the concept of minimalism, on the house.  In the first part of the thesis, the definition of the problem, the purpose, method and scope of the study are explained.  In the second part, the concept of minimalism is explained and the history of the concept of minimalism is examined, the definitions of the concept of minimalism in the field of architecture are explained, and the buildings designed with minimalist approaches in the world are exemplified.  In the third chapter, after 1980, when the examples of minimalism in architecture increased, ten examples were determined among the houses designed by leading architects in the field of minimal housing architecture. The minimality criteria determined in the literature were tabulated and the samples with different characteristics were examined in accordance with these criteria.  In the conclusion part, a general evaluation of the concept of small housing has been made. A number of conclusions reached by the investigations have been put forward.