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Il ne veut qu'un espace brut, sans luxe ni confort.

Il ne veut qu'un espace brut, sans luxe ni confort.
He only wants a raw space, without luxury or comfort.
From Lesson 360:Negative coordination (sans... ni...)·French

Questions & Answers about Il ne veut qu'un espace brut, sans luxe ni confort.

Why is there no article before luxe and confort?
When using the sans ... ni ... (without ... or ...) structure, indefinite and partitive articles (like un, du, or de la) are dropped. Because the sentence refers to the general concepts of luxury and comfort, they don't take definite articles (le, la) either, leaving the nouns bare.
Could I use ou instead of ni here to mean "or"?
No, you shouldn't. In French, when you link two items in a negative context—such as after the preposition sans (without)—you must use ni instead of ou.
Why use ne veut qu'un instead of just veut seulement un?
The structure ne ... que is a very natural and common way to express "only" in French, literally meaning "wants nothing but". While veut seulement un is grammatically correct, B2 learners should get comfortable using ne ... que as it is frequently preferred by native speakers.
Does the adjective brut apply to "raw" food as well?
No. Brut means "raw" in the sense of being unprocessed, unpolished, or in its natural state (like raw materials or this unfinished room). If you want to talk about raw, uncooked food, you must use the adjective cru instead.

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