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Cape Cod Home Architecture and Design Features
Cape Cods were built starting in the early 1600s, and the layout is still popular today. It’s roughly modeled on the traditional English house, which contained a hall and a parlor, although the design...
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Greek Revival Home Architecture and Design Features
Greek Revival homes were in their heyday during the 1800s, and the style is sometimes referred to as Classic Colonial. These homes were particularly popular in the Southern United States, although...
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Moderne Home Architecture and Design Features
Moderne and Art Deco homes are sometimes confused, and in fact Moderne is a direct descendant of Art Deco, but there are subtle differences between the two. The major difference between the two is that...
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Foursquare Home Architecture and Design Features
Foursquare homes follow a specific floor plan with four main rooms on each floor, hence the name “Foursquare.” They’re sometimes confused with Prairie box or Prairie homes. However, while Foursquare...
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Federal Home Architecture and Design Features
Federal home design, sometimes referred to as Adam style or Federalist style, was most popular in the late 1700s and early 1800s. They’re sometimes confused with their predecessor; Georgian Colonial...
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Queen Anne Home Architecture and Design Features
Queen Anne home design, which is one of many offshoots of Victorian style, was most popular in the late 1800s and early 1900s. The advent of mass-production allowed for creation of fancy trims and...
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Prairie Home Architecture and Design Features
Prairie or Prairie School homes, which were heavily influenced by Frank Lloyd Wright, were popular in the late 1800s and early 1900s. This home style was the first to regularly use open floor plans,...
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Georgian Colonial Home Architecture and Design Features
Georgian Colonials were popular for about a decade, starting in the late 1700s. The style is based on the Georgian homes that were popular in England at the time. However, the Americanized Georgian...
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Gothic Revival Home Architecture and Design Features
Most Gothic Revival homes in the United States were built in the mid to late 1800s in rural areas. The style is based on popular European home designs of that period. It’s also heavily influenced by...
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Arts and Crafts Home Architecture and Design Features
Arts and Crafts homes, also called Craftsman homes, were popular in the early 1900s, particularly in California. Arts and Crafts homes stress the use of handcrafts and natural materials for a scaled...
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Italianate Home Architecture and Design Features
Italianate style was inspired by the Italian villa and became popular in the United States during the late 1800s. The style first gained popularity in England, and American soon followed suit with an...
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Ranch Style Home Architecture and Design Features
Ranch Style homes go by many names, including American Ranch, Western Ranch, and California Rambler. These homes first gained popularity in the mid 1900s. Ranch Style is a direct descendant of the...
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Contemporary Home Architecture and Design Features
Contemporary homes first gained popularity in the mid to late 1900s and have become increasingly common since then. This architectural category includes a lot of different house shapes and styles. Some...
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Pueblo Revival Home Architecture and Design Features
Pueblo Revival homes are a seamless mix of Contemporary design and the original Pueblo homes built in the Southwest. Since they’re usually built with adobe, they’re sometimes called Adobe homes. Pueblo...
View ArticleRenaissance Revival Home Architecture and Design Features
Starting in the mid 1800s and continuing into the early 1900s, a fascination with Renaissance style spurred Renaissance Revival architecture in North America. This style borrows heavily from the...
View ArticleShingle Style Home Architecture and Design Features
Shingle Style homes were popular from the late 1800s into the early 1900s. These homes were much more streamlined than the popular Victorians of that period. Shingle Style borrows elements from a...
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Colonial Revival Home Architecture and Design Features
Colonial Revival homes gained popularity in the late 1800s and remained popular through the mid 1900s. Colonial Revival architecture was heavily influenced by earlier Georgian Colonials and Federal...
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Tudor Revival Home Architecture and Design Features
Tudor Revival homes first gained popularity in the late 1800s and are still commonly built today. Because it integrates many medieval elements, the style is sometimes called Medieval Revival. It’s also...
View ArticleBungalow Home Architecture and Design Features
Bungalow style architecture has many offshoots. This style developed in the early 20th century and was heavily influenced by the architecture found in Indian summer homes. The Bungalow is defined as a...
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A-Frame Home Architecture and Design Features
The first true A-frame house was built in 1957. Since then, it has become a popular style for cottages, particularly in cold regions with a lot of snow. The distinctive roof with its steep slope make...
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Four Architectural Dream Home Designs
If you’re thinking about building your dream home, you may feel overwhelmed and unsure of exactly how to get started. You probably want your dream home to be an expression of something personal and...
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The Role of the Modern Architect
It’s little wonder that the word architect is an integral part of the word architecture. It’s worthy of note that architecture without the architect is very little if anything. Architecture without a...
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Design-Build Construction: The Faster, Cheaper Way to Build
Typically, when a new building is to be built, the process begins with the architect. The architect meets with the client and then attempts to transfer the client’s ideas to a workable blueprint. After...
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