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After discussing element of minimalism highlighted in each of the case study, a collective table was tabulated to overview the pattern and scoring line of all the keywords. The idea is to find the most prominent element of minimalist architecture highlighted by all four architects. At the same time, the objective is to find the acceptable terms for both western and Japanese world despite their difference interpretation.
Thermal Baths Keywords Peter
Switch
Church of
House
Light
Herzog
Tadao
John Pawson
Meuron
Simplification of form
House
Ando
& de
Zumthor
Pawson
Emptiness
Seamless
Detailing
Phenomenological
Moral meditation Total
4
3
6
5
Table 13: Scoring line of all four case studies Sources: author (from various sources)
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