Meeting House: A Minimalist Home in Greenwich, CT

What Our Client Wanted - After spending several years living in Japan, the homeowners returned to Greenwich, CT with a very clear vision for their home. They were no longer interested in excess or ornament for its own sake—they wanted spaces that felt calm, minimal, and intentionally pared back, where every element had a purpose and nothing felt superfluous. The goal was to create a house that supported daily family life while also offering a sense of quiet and visual rest.

Much of the home reflects Mimi’s signature approach—clean, quietly elegant, and deeply livable—but here it is expressed through a more restrained, minimalist lens. Materials, forms, and furnishings were chosen for their simplicity and presence rather than decoration, allowing the architecture and carefully selected objects to do the talking. Throughout the house, small moments of surprise add personality and depth: a custom art installation by Bueno Glass anchors the fireplace, a Cessna propeller blade mounted in a granite block becomes a piece of sculpture, and a striking coffee table shaped around an off-center “negative space” subtly echoes its own circular form.

One space, however, was designed to deliberately break the rules. The homeowner asked for a soft, “girly” retreat where she could curl up and read with her daughter. Mimi transformed the second-floor landing into a cozy, fabric-draped nest—an intimate, ultra-feminine counterpoint to the rest of the home’s restraint, and a space so inviting that even the family cat claimed it as a favorite spot.

The result is a house that proves minimalism does not have to feel cold or severe. Instead, it feels calm, personal, and quietly expressive—a home shaped as much by experience and memory as by form.