These contemporary homes showcase modern materials with a unique flair.
Contemporary homes, featuring simple forms and geometric lines, fit today’s lifestyles.
The architecture encompasses a variety of distinctive elements, often featuring unconventional shapes and innovative details.
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Thesecontemporary homesshowcase innovative materials with an updated and distinctly modern feel.
In addition,solar panelsmounted on the flat roof help lessen the home’s environmental impact.
The overall shape is asymmetrical, but expanses of horizontal wood planks repeat across the facade for balance.
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The square windows forgo ornate trim or shutters to foster a clean, modern look.
Guestsenter through a gatethat leads to the front door, adding drama to the contemporary home exterior.
These windows let plenty of light into the entry while offering a sleek look from the outside.
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Glass doors,numerous balconies, terraces, and windows create a visual and functional connection to the outdoors.
The siding andfront door colors repeatthe gray hues of the stones used in the landscaping.
The old parking lot in front blossomed into aprivate courtyard.
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A newupper-level deckallows a view of the plantings below.
International-Style Architecture
Several features tie this contemporary home to the international-style architecture of the 1930s.
Versatile Contemporary Home
This home’s horizontal design makes it appear large from the curb.
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It’s painted a greenish taupe that harmonizes with the foliage.
Contemporary Home Design
Contemporary houses are oftendesigned with open floor plansthat allow uninterrupted movement throughout the interior.
The contemporary house plan features few solid walls and consists mainly of dramatic window walls and breezy passages.
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The front stairs lead past a tiered, modern spillway to a slate-tile entry court.
A few strides away, agravel terracewith an outdoor dining area offers landscape views.
The smooth blocks match the materials from the house itself, carrying its style into the landscape.
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Each wall contributes straight lines, rectangles, and squares that underscore the home’s modern geometry.
“Outdoor roomswere designed at the same time as the house to create a cohesive appearance in and out.
Front and back courtyards help blend indoors and out, and almost every interior room opens to the outside.
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Steel and concrete accents add an industrial feel, while vertical panels ofboard-and-batten sidingcreate a sleek, modern exterior.
Two-Story Contemporary House
This simply-styled contemporary house blends comfortably with its more traditional neighbors.
However, the two-story home’s slanted rooflines andunique combination of sidingset it apart as distinctly modern.
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The sheltered patio extends the lower level of the house.
Between theseating areaand the house is a reflecting pool fed by a scupper that extends from above a window.
Industrial Contemporary Home
Twobrick wallsof an abandoned T-shirt factory were transformed into this contemporary home.
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The courtyard seen here occupies an area that was once the factory’s front office space.
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