What I would like to do here is review a range of modern house plans which are readily available to purchase online.
How you use these reviews is up to you, but here are two suggestions:
You could look at each of the designs, identify the aspects and features which you adore, and then compile your thoughts, ideas and desires together in a scrapbook of sorts to create your modern home with the help of an architect.
Alternatively you can download or order your favourite home plans. It’s up to you.
At a conference in London last week, I was chatting with a Lecturer in Architecture from Cambridge University (and formerly of one of the better-known Boston Schools) and when I was telling him about the prices of these plans, he indicated the normal prices of such house plans – generally about 10% of the whole building cost – 8% on Architect Fees, and 2% on the structural fees. What this means is that on a (relatively small) project costing, say, $200,000, there is an additional $20,000 to pay for just these plans.
The more I think about it, if you like the house designs and architectural styles, these plans are a bargain. Depending on where you get them from they cost from something like $500 - $2000 for full structural plans, and some even include materials lists… Not bad compared to what you could pay!
Anyway, here are some sites on which you can find some modern house plans.
Modern House Plans From Donald A. Gardner Architects
Modern House Plans from Cool House Plans
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