Modern Home Design Ideas

Example of a minimalist white tile beige floor and double-sink alcove shower design in San Francisco with flat-panel cabinets, medium tone wood cabinets, white walls, an undermount sink, a hinged shower door, white countertops and a floating vanity
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Beautiful kitchen with a 14' long kitchen island.
Inspiration for a large modern l-shaped gray floor open concept kitchen remodel in San Diego with flat-panel cabinets, light wood cabinets, quartzite countertops, an island, an undermount sink, white backsplash, stainless steel appliances and white countertops
Inspiration for a large modern l-shaped gray floor open concept kitchen remodel in San Diego with flat-panel cabinets, light wood cabinets, quartzite countertops, an island, an undermount sink, white backsplash, stainless steel appliances and white countertops

Modern design by Alberto Juarez and Darin Radac of Novum Architecture in Los Angeles.
Bedroom - large modern master carpeted bedroom idea in Los Angeles with gray walls and a two-sided fireplace
Bedroom - large modern master carpeted bedroom idea in Los Angeles with gray walls and a two-sided fireplace

Photo by Mayra Roubach
Inspiration for a mid-sized modern open concept linoleum floor and brown floor living room remodel in Miami with white walls, no fireplace and no tv
Inspiration for a mid-sized modern open concept linoleum floor and brown floor living room remodel in Miami with white walls, no fireplace and no tv

The client’s request was quite common - a typical 2800 sf builder home with 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, living space, and den. However, their desire was for this to be “anything but common.” The result is an innovative update on the production home for the modern era, and serves as a direct counterpoint to the neighborhood and its more conventional suburban housing stock, which focus views to the backyard and seeks to nullify the unique qualities and challenges of topography and the natural environment.
The Terraced House cautiously steps down the site’s steep topography, resulting in a more nuanced approach to site development than cutting and filling that is so common in the builder homes of the area. The compact house opens up in very focused views that capture the natural wooded setting, while masking the sounds and views of the directly adjacent roadway. The main living spaces face this major roadway, effectively flipping the typical orientation of a suburban home, and the main entrance pulls visitors up to the second floor and halfway through the site, providing a sense of procession and privacy absent in the typical suburban home.
Clad in a custom rain screen that reflects the wood of the surrounding landscape - while providing a glimpse into the interior tones that are used. The stepping “wood boxes” rest on a series of concrete walls that organize the site, retain the earth, and - in conjunction with the wood veneer panels - provide a subtle organic texture to the composition.
The interior spaces wrap around an interior knuckle that houses public zones and vertical circulation - allowing more private spaces to exist at the edges of the building. The windows get larger and more frequent as they ascend the building, culminating in the upstairs bedrooms that occupy the site like a tree house - giving views in all directions.
The Terraced House imports urban qualities to the suburban neighborhood and seeks to elevate the typical approach to production home construction, while being more in tune with modern family living patterns.
Overview:
Elm Grove
Size:
2,800 sf,
3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms
Completion Date:
September 2014
Services:
Architecture, Landscape Architecture
Interior Consultants: Amy Carman Design

Home theater - huge modern enclosed carpeted and multicolored floor home theater idea in Atlanta with brown walls and a media wall

Innis Casey Photography
Photo of a large modern drought-tolerant and shade backyard gravel landscaping in Los Angeles with a fire pit.
Photo of a large modern drought-tolerant and shade backyard gravel landscaping in Los Angeles with a fire pit.

This Australian-inspired new construction was a successful collaboration between homeowner, architect, designer and builder. The home features a Henrybuilt kitchen, butler's pantry, private home office, guest suite, master suite, entry foyer with concealed entrances to the powder bathroom and coat closet, hidden play loft, and full front and back landscaping with swimming pool and pool house/ADU.

A 6,000 square foot 2-story new home complex in Milpitas was designed to facilitate the owners’ large business parties and gatherings, to have rooms for the kids to come back to upstairs, and a ground floor master suite with a huge walk-in closet. Several separate structures make up the dwelling: The main house, 3-car garage with carport for overflow parking, and a separate entertainment and recreation building separated by a courtyard from the main house.
The business activities include gatherings in the hundreds of people, so parking was maximized and guests can flow in through a separate gate to party in the courtyard and recreation building. Inside this structure is a wet bar, billiard room, workout gym and home theater. The main house ground floor has formal and informal living rooms, open kitchen and master suite with views and expansive windows in every direction. The house is sited on the crestline of a hill with views of the San Francisco Bay and private golf course below. The indoor-outdoor aspect of the house is further accentuated with outside living and dining areas.
High ceilings and expansive glass walls dissolve the sense of enclosure taking advantage of the site’s openness and privacy. The owner’s suite is downstairs in anticipation of aging-in-place, and upstairs there are three bedrooms and four bathrooms plus a sitting area lounge and casual TV loft area.
The house sits on one acre at the top of a low hill range overlooking Milpitas. The city was very cognizant of the importance of keeping a low profile at this crestline and required extensive story poles and photo evidence of the proper height and siting so as not to be seen from certain selected vantage points.
GENERAL CONTRACTOR: JCD Builders Inc.
LANDSCAPE DESIGN: Morf Chang Landscape Architecture / ODS Architecture
PHOTOGRAPHS: Paul Dyer Photography
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