"No matter where you are, it should feel like home." Bonnie Sen, of BARI Architecture, believes this with all her heart and lets this quote drive the vision of her and husband Tom Milavec's incredible designs. Bari is an Indian word that means shelter, home, or house. Tom and Bonnie beautifully translate this into design they call "warm minimalism". What is "warm minimalism"? It is a balance in design of clean, modern, minimal, and yet still warm with color, texture, and pattern. It is the ultimate mashup of modern and warm...it is a home that looks chic and clean, but still feels like a home where real people live. This style of design is truly for everyone. It is scalable, fun, and accessible for any client because it maintains the dignity of the home and considers the human factor of design.
There is a nod to the Scandinavia in BARI's design which makes sense since Tom and Bonnie met in Copenhagen, Denmark in 2005. Tom is originally from the West Coast and Bonnie is from Calcutta, India, making their influence truly global. They are passionate about custom residential design because it is fulfilling to be fully, emotionally invested with their clients. They love watching people re-investing in their homes and unlocking what they love about their homes. Tom and Bonnie are also magicians when it comes to transforming spaces and adapting them for a completely unique use. Anyone who can change a Joe's Crab Shack into an adult care facility is astounding!
BARI Architecture is all about home; enriching and enhancing the human quality of making a house, a building, into a home.
Contact BARI Architecture at www.bariarchitecture.com and on Instagram @bariarchitecture
