For Minneapolis-based architect Sarah Nettleton,the key to great residential architecture is doing more with less. In her book The Simple Home: The Luxury of Enough (Taunton Press, 2007), Nettleton extols the virtues of "common sense ...the elimination of nonessentials, and restraint." In her view, simplicity does not imply a particular style-or size-but it does require a deliberate economy of architectural gesture and content, and a sensitivity to their effect on the lives of the inhabitants. The reward, she says, is less burden and more joy. Custom Home spoke with Nettleton about how simplicity works as a design strategy and a business model.
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