Contemporary Home Plans

-- Home designs that strike a balance between modern convenience and artistic expression. -- 55 new designs and new designers provided a fresh approach to contemporary design aesthetic. -- The most comprehensive collection of contemporary homes you'll find anywhere. -- Unique use of building materials and geometric shapes result in one-of-a-kind homes that fit in anywhere. Contemporary home design has come in to its own in the last few years. Contemporary Home Plans Second Edition expands the realm of possibilities by calling on the best and brightest of the nation's residential designers to showcase these innovative homes.

Select from more than 350 1-story home plans from top architects and designers. Complete construction blueprints/CAD files can be ordered for every house shown.

Experience the craft of Dan Sater, a true master of residential home design, as you turn the pages of this stunningly beautiful book. Here you will find 32 of Dan's finest and largest luxury estate homes?most never before published?from authentically detailed and richly appointed Tuscan and Spanish masterpieces to breezy, refreshing Florida-style seaside treasures. Read a candid introduction of each project from Dan and then go on a breathtaking pictorial and narrative tour of each home. See a birds-eye view of the property on the colorful site plan and ?walk through? the house using the detailed floor plan. Glimpse some of Dan's most creative past and future projects in the ?Concepts? chapter and consult the ?Resource List? at the back for valuable information on builders, landscapers, pool contractors, interior designers, lighting engineers and photographers who have been part of the ?Sater Team.? For those who are designing, building, furnishing or just dreaming about a state-of-the-art luxury home, this inspiring book will be a fantastic wish come true. Take advantage of the rare opportunity to peek over the shoulder of one of America's acclaimed residential designers and enter some of the most enchanting and stimulating homes ever built!

Originally published as Einfamilienhauser by Verlag Georg D.W. Callwey GmbH & Co., KG, Munich, Germany, 2012. Translated from the German by Jonee Tiedemann.

Select from a catalog of more than 360 expertly prepared plans for building small homes under 1,200 square feet. Easy-to-follow construction blueprints and materials lists are available for each project to ensure success.

An extensive collection of the best-selling and most stylish home designs available today. Updated with brand new plans and prices, Best-Selling 1-Story Home Plans, 5th Edition offers more than 360 home plans, from convenient ranch homes to traditional cottages. Includes complete construction blueprints and CAD files for quick and easy online ordering or by phone.

Prepared by Structures Publishing Company in cooperation with Home Planners, inc. Includes index.