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14 House Styles Everyone Should Know.
As we slide into a post-postmodern world, in which many house styles have been altered and hodgepodged to such a degree they become unrecognizable, there are a slew of identifiable types of houses popping up in new builds across the country. Although home designs used to signify something about their region—think Craftsman homes in the Pacific Northwest, Colonial in the Northeast, or the sprawling California ranch house—today’s home styles are less locationally driven and more about the individual lifestyles being framed within them. Modern and contemporary houses still have a stronghold on new construction, but many traditional types of homes are holding fast. Below, we’ve compiled an overview of the most popular home styles in the US today.
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“Recently, the term Brutalism has grown in use to describe modern, minimalist architecture that is austere but confident in its simplicity,” says Grant Kirkpatrick of KAA Design. KAA’s Duan Tran appreciates Brutalism for its directness and its commitment to authentic, honest material expression. “I’ve long admired Brutalism’s boldness in form and artistic integrity,” he explains. “Raw concrete, modular geometry, heavy monolithic forms, and the use of natural lighting are key elements of Brutalism and what continue to drive a strong following for me and so many others.”
