Best Top Ten Residential Home Design Trends for 2009

Professional Builder Magazine, a publication of Cahners Business Information, has teamed with the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) to sponsor the best in American life Awards (Bala) – the only housing design of this type of competition. After reviewing over 500 entries for the 2000 competition, a jury of industry professionals and publisher of Professional Builder resumed this year’s “Home of the Year” – a large, three-story center City Properties Portland, OR.

Heather McCune, editor of Professional Builder and expert Bala means 10 new trends in residential design is based on contributions received. Home town of Portland was awarded “Home of the Year” because most trends McCune. It provides input 2001 below.

“Each winner of Bala is not only an example of excellence in design, which has proved its worth on the market as well,” said McCune, “When we see the direction of the housing design is taken today, Today, it is easy to see Bala winner this year with the market and create better housing and community at this time the buyers want.

Top 10 List:

1. RW! Consumer demand environment, a sense of community, the place and not just a house. Relationship with his neighbor’s house and surrounding land in the same importance to the design of new housing in the residential construction sector

2. Housing to return to the “city”, in various forms.

3. Multi-housing is back! Design shows a variety of alternatives that offer all new home buyers of life without maintenance.

4. Space is part of the entire home-design. Many outside the “room” adds a sense of the square footage of living.

5. Design consistency effect – both in and outside. The theme of architecture outside the house to put all the smarter, more coordinated environment.

6. Four-side architecture is the norm, not the exception. Design information throughout the house. Rear elevations are stronger than the front. This greater attention to the balance of form and return home.

7. Extérieures are not forced into that environment is not right, which is a Tudor house in the desert. Builders and architects who create models that look like they belong in their natural environment.

8. Outside “theme” architecture is more detailed, more authentic than ever.

9. Even under the original cost, quality materials and finished very high. New home buyers seem to want to go to space for the exchange of products more durable and stylish.

10. Living space is designed for more comfort than for show. This means that the lower ceiling, and warmer, finished living space