Modern Southwestern Home Plans. The Monterrey style was quite popular in Northern California from the 1930s to the 50s. True adobe walls make the inside of an adobe home quiet as they absorb and insulate from sounds both inside and outside of the home.
Whether you want inspiration for planning a southwestern exterior home renovation or are building a designer exterior home from scratch Houzz has 5310 images from the best designers decorators and architects in the country including Soloway Designs Inc Architecture Interiors AIA and From The Ground Up. Traditional masonry construction covered in stucco keeps the interiors cool. Many Southwest floor plans feature courtyards for extra outdoor living space.
They can either be built out of massive adobe walls which stay cool in the summer and warm in the winter or in the adobe style.
Southwestern house plans are typical of those found in southern California Nevada or Arizona but are not necessarily representative of Spanish home plans. Adobe contemporary Mediterranean modern Prairie Santa Fe and Spanish house plans. Many Southwest floor plans feature courtyards for extra outdoor living space. Plans typically call for ornamental flat frames with highly decorative carved doors and stonework patterned tilework spiral columns courtyard fountains and graceful wrought iron.