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Restraint as architecture.

Modern Minimalist

A monastic discipline. Light as the only ornament.

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The Direction

A monastic discipline. Light as the only ornament.

Modern Minimalist is the discipline of subtraction. Pure white plaster, polished concrete underfoot, frameless glass that erases the line between inside and out. We build these homes with hidden hardware, monolithic walls, and a single horizontal gas flame as the only object of focus. The result is a residence that reads like a museum of light — cool, quiet, perfectly resolved.

Material Library

Signature Materials

Polished concrete

Power-troweled to a soft sheen. Heated underfloor.

White plaster

Italian lime-based, hand-troweled in three coats.

Matte black steel

Window frames and a single horizontal fireplace.

Bone leather

Italian full-grain in cream, low and unstructured.

Frameless glass

10mm low-iron, structural silicone joints.

White oak rift

For thresholds and integrated millwork.

Inside the Direction

Rooms We Compose

01

Great room with horizontal linear fireplace

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Open kitchen with monolithic island

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Primary suite as a single sculptural volume

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Pool that vanishes into the horizon

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The Client

Couples and collectors who want their architecture to disappear behind their life.

Where It Lives Well
  • Aspen
  • Calabasas
  • Naples
  • Sea Ranch
Considerations

Questions, Answered

Not when it's done right. We balance the discipline of the architecture with warm underfloor heating, deeply considered light layers, and one or two soft, sculptural pieces that carry the entire room emotionally.
Yes. We pair the visual coolness with deep overhangs, hurricane glass with subtle bronze tint, and exterior shading to manage heat gain. The aesthetic is global; the engineering is local.
14–22 months for a single-residence Modern Minimalist, including custom millwork and architectural concrete.
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