Architectural Design Renders that inspire you to create your own minimal happy space

Barcelona based Six N. Five is a renowned studio doing some magical work with 3D renders alone – from doing process and landscape exploration for Microsoft to creating movies for Samsung. Taking a step back from the extremely realistic renders, each of these settings creates an environment, a mood that almost flows from the image to you and filling you with the sense of tranquility implied in the render. Working usually with a muted color pallet and using textures to create a realistic image, this collection will transport you to that location and let it become your zen space!

Now while we dream of post-quarantine scenarios, this one quite fits the bill! Inspired by Japanese gardens, this render is a part of a series of designs that replicate the symmetry and balance found in these gardens. Adding a modern touch to this is the boat, which is actually a practice at Chidorigafuchi, a park next to the Imperial Gardens in Tokyo. During the sakura (cherry blossom) season, the petals from the trees float over the lake with boats swimming amidst the sea of pink, making it one of the most beautiful experiences in Tokyo.

As a part of their soothing series of 3D Renders, the team at Six N. Five decided to add a focal point to their design – the humble chair. Using a chair in this simple palette of pink, purples, and just a hint of blue with the sea adds a scale/proportionality to the design and we love the tranquility projected in this render. Just looking at this image makes us want to be there and soak in the calm.

Drinking tea is an integral part of Japanese culture. This Japanese room, lined with a tatami floor mat, sliding screens for walls, and overlooking a Japanese zen garden is fit for royalty! While witnessing this scene in real life, it was the aroma of the tatami mats that amplified the experience for me. Sitting in that room, sipping matcha, and witnessing the symmetry of nature, what more can we ask for?

Being the masters of 3D rendering, the team at Six N. Five was asked by T Singapore – the Style Magazine of The New York Times to visualize their version of their dream living room. And this is the answer they gave. Choosing an unusual green as the single color to rule the entire room, the only pops of color are the yellow orb-like lamps that provide secondary light after the abundance of natural light.

Merging the influence of bonsai and minimalism, this Japanese living room design lets life flow in from outside. Using a circular opening in the roof to allow the tree to come into the home creates an interesting visual focal point in the room. With a tatami mat floor and simple cushions that allow you to sit cross-legged, the opening in the roof is surrounded by heavy curtains to close off the outside influence when not needed.

When envisioning their ideal quarantine space, the team at Six N. Five designed this modern living room, set with their own furniture – the Holo-Scandinavian armchair and the Opposite chair and sofa, all in a space together with modern amenities like a swimming pool. A pop of greenery and a loft-life space gives a separate zone for those who want to quarantine in peace.

Minimal and escapism at its finest, this floating bedroom space is like an island of serenity. With 2020 making us all want to run away, this cocoon is the answer to social distancing and escaping needs. Now if only someone can tell us if there is any wi-fi connectivity there…

Designed to be the space you can unwind in at the end of the day, this bedroom concept features the studio’s Saturn lamp and Park Uno bed. What a refreshing way to help you visualize the products and get inspired at the same time!

Home is where the heart is, or in this case, the colors are! Six N. Five team’s home showcases a riot of colors, minimal seating, strategically placed rugs, and even a green false ceiling!

Going back to their love of Japanese Designs, this minimal bedroom boasts of a perfectly circular window overlooking a lush green gardens scene. Who wouldn’t want to wake up to such a view!

While the pandemic reigns around us, it is very important to have a happy space that is all yours to go and relax in when things around get too troublesome. So get inspired and create your happy place!

All black interior designs that will inspire you to adapt this modern minimal trend

Being cooped up at home made me realize how old-school my home interiors have been. If you’re on a mission (like me!) to elevate your interiors – give it that modern, minimal Instagram worthy look while differentiating from the crowd, black is the color you have been looking for! Black being such a strong color, we are often reluctant to use it in our home. The designs today focus on black as the predominant color throughout the house and it shows you to balance the use of it, be it in your kitchen, bedroom, living room, or even bathrooms! Boldly use this color as no one has ever used before for great success.

Maxiup House visualized by Stephen Tsymbaliuk is the perfect balance of naturally brown elements with modern black fittings. This design also highlights that dark interior designs can be naturally lit up. The green accent plants are given emphasis by using subtle highlights, creating a pop of color within the earthy tones.

Often we find that the interior of the house and its exterior are designed separately, that the color scheme and theme chosen for the outside are not reflected on the inside. But this is not the case for the Pine House designed by Sasha Moloko of Line Design Studio. With a unique covered window replacing the traditional open terrace space, this house uses the color black to highlight its interiors while the black exterior creates a stark contrast with the surroundings!

The Beira Mar House is a 2.5 meter wide home that inverts the traditional logic by having a bright white exterior with muted dark interiors. The house even has a lovely backyard patio by modern stair light. Designed by Paulo Martin Studio, the house is located in Aveiro, Portugal.

With a strong dose of minimalism, this bathroom design of the house named Black Mirror II (no relation to the series though) is designed by Nadia Smitiukh and Illya Rastvorov. The matte black theme across this bathroom is at once stark as well as futuristic.

The Vipp Shelter is the way social distancing should be enforced. This exclusive one-bedroom one-of-a-kind hotel is completely disconnected from the modern world. The cozy dark interiors draw your attention to the comfy bed and the glass roof means you don’t have to get out of bed to do some nature watching! Quarantining and distancing from the depressing news in this house will be the vacation we need post-quarantine.

The Z House is a gabled home located on a steep Italian Alpine slope with strategically placed windows that showcase the beauty of the surroundings while retaining the privacy of the user. The strategic use of black with natural wooden textures provides a calming contrast to the colorful exteriors, with the fireplace adding more comfort to the overall feel of the house. Located in Camporosso, Italy, the house is designed by the award-winning Studio GEZA.

With an almost raw tone to the design, this bathroom by Igor Sirotov Architects plays on the classic combination of black and white to make their design stand out. The focus of the design is on the textures of the materials used, letting their natural aesthetics shine.

Creating one of the most beautiful places to quarantine in, designer Oksana Petrovska mixes hobbies and comfort with ease. Titled Autumn, one thing is sure, you will never lack comfort and things to do in this house, being it relaxing in front of the floating fireplace or star gazing in those country nighttime skies.

Kitchens are the designated happy space for most homes! Which translates to kitchens being the loud, noisy, almost chaotic space. But this kitchen designed by Chamberlain Architects and Ruum Living uses black to give the space an almost zen-like state. Practice cooking in this modern minimal kitchen to focus and love every aspect of your cooking process. It’s like what Marie Kondo says, everything you do with love will react better, and maybe that’s the secret to being the next MasterChef!

The Valke Vleug Winery, designed by Vincent Van Duysen boasts of a modern, angular design language with black interiors – even their wood is stained to an almost ash-grey/ black color. The highlight of the design showcased under the spotlight is their exquisite wine collection.