Modern Southwest Home Plans. We present some house plans that are traditionally thought of as Southwestern andor horizontal in feel like they are hugging the desert landscape. Southwestern house plans tend to be asymmetrical with alcoves spacious living areas and fluid layouts.
Southwestern Outdoor Ideas with a Modern Touch. Stone accents and multiple arches help to create the Southwestern facade. The typical Southwest home design is low to the ground - two stories at most - and asymmetrical.
The typical Southwest home design is low to the ground - two stories at most - and asymmetrical.
The difference being that Modern Southwest puts more emphasis on desert and Southwestern motifs than modern rustic and is more eclectic than desert minimal design. Though the stucco exterior is ubiquitous in Southwestern home designs the red tile roof is more typical of the variations with Spanish roots while Adobe houses have flat roofs. Adobe contemporary Mediterranean modern Prairie Santa Fe and Spanish house plans. Many Southwestern house plans offer stucco walls and tile roofs to buffer the sun and heat of the Southwestern climate.