Modern
home plans can encompass any sort of vision you have for your
home. Maybe you are tired of living in traditional
style home plans. Maybe the sameness of the traditional styles is not
something you want for yourself. Maybe you'd like to explore your own
artistic vision, or look through stock
home plans of someone else's visions to see if they match your own.
Maybe you'd like your home to stand out as individualized and separate, to help
demonstrate your personality. Modern home plans may tend to be boxy looking
with strong clean lines in the architecture. Often they utilize materials
such as concrete and metal, glass and chrome, materials which imply an
industrial connection. They can be stark, bright buildings, or classic
industrial looking buildings. You might want to look for a modern
home plan that offers more light during the day, due to strategically placed
windows that better allow the sunshine in. Maybe you want nearly no
windows. While Modern home plans have some differences in design, there are
some similarities to the more traditional homes as well. You'll still need
to decide on such things as bedroom and bathroom number. You'll still need
to decide on the type of roof, and the materials you want for the roof.
The overall process will likely be similar to that with more traditional house
plans, if you're building with Modern home plans; you'll just end up with a
different finished product. Basements and attics are uncommon with Modern
home plans. Carports are common but you can certainly design your home the
way you want it. If you'd prefer a full garage to a carport, your builders
can work with you to give you the house you're looking for. If you need
more space for storage, there's surely a design feature that will work for
you. Modern home plans may incorporate a more open house plan than you're
used to. If your preference is for clearly delineated rooms, with perhaps
a center hall, you might want to look into other options. You may be able
to talk with your builder about designing your modern home with a floor plan
like that. However, modern homes often tend to have open floor plans where
one room flows into another without walls to break up the visual flow.
Modern homes often break the rules for home design. This may be just what
you're looking for if you want to show your personality and individualism.
On the other hand, maybe you've always been the wall flower type, and like this
style of architecture precisely because it can speak for you where you can
not. You will need to decide whether a typical modern house plan will suit
your needs, or if, in order to really express yourself, you need to work with
your builder on a custom home as much of an individual as you
are.
Preston Wood and Associates is a member the "American Institute of
Building Design" or "AIBD". The "AIBD" is a national organization with
chapters in every major city including
This article was published on Monday 22 February, 2010.
