Minus believesgreat design is achievedthroughsubtraction, notaddition. Minus aims to design interiors that correspondperfectly with living style. Amongtheir portfolio is Keerbergen House, a designer home that values lifestyle as much as visualstyle.
Simple colours and basic geometriesdefine Keerbergen House. White is favoured, as is a single-story rectangular floor plan. The ground floor is spilt in twoparts: a kitchen on one half of the space and a sitting room on the other.
Ratherthanseparated to two different rooms, a dividerwallspanspartially between them. Floor to ceiling windows stretch the full length of the house, highlighting the home’swoodedsurroundings.
The kitchen follows the all white colour scheme with tucked-in storage and low profile workspaces. In the living room, an oversized dark couch is a statement choice This piece of lounge furniture provides an invitingwarmth to the room. A long centre console, in a dark colour matching the couch, defines the sitting area and provides an unobtrusive home for a sleekfireplace and TV.
Minimaldoesn’t have to be stark—this living room is as comfortable as any.
Never underestimate the role of a good terrace in a modern home. Paired with the right furnishings, a terrace can easily function as the living and dining rooms for everyday life, as well as additional entertainment spaces for special occasions.
The terrace as an extra room is especially important in a smaller home like Keerbergen House. Here, the soft sitting area and perfectly-sized pool calls to mind resort-stylerelaxation.
With Keerbergen House, Minus has achieved a kind of accessible design that can be tricky to master in minimalist interiors. It is easy to imagine how eachspace is used, and the functionalqualities of the design don’thurt the overall aesthetic.
It is not hard to envision a family stretchedacross the sofa watching TV, eating, and cooking in the kitchen, or playing in the backyard. Often designs balanceuse and style, but Keerbergen House is more of a combination. Every detail has a purposefully integrated with its aestheticvalue.
