How to Choose Your Home Style for Southern Arizona

The process of building a custom home involves many important and defining decisions, and the choice that sets the tone for all future decisions is what architectural style of home best fits your needs. Whether you favor the simplicity of modern design, the warmth of traditional detailing, or the versatility of mixing the two, defining your style early helps ensure your home reflects both your lifestyle and your vision.

1: Modern Design

Modern homes consist of minimalism, functionality, and clean lines. The design leans on a spectrum of neutrals consisting of crisp whites, warm grays, rich blacks, and other neutrals that are tastefully enhanced by curated pops of color.

With open floor plans, flexible spaces, and seamless entertaining areas, this style is perfect for those who value simplicity and intention and believe that less is more. A lot of these modern homes can be found in popular subdivisions like Canyon Pass, Stone Canyon, or Saguaro Ranch.

2: Adobe and Stucco Southwestern Design.

Due to the intense climate in Arizona, certain designs work better in increasing the durability and longevity of your home. An adobe or southwestern-style home is going to have thick walls with soft or rounded edges. The outer material, usually made of smooth plaster or stucco, provides thermal insulation against the harsh Arizona heat.

Southwestern homes draw their color palette directly from the desert landscape. This includes neutral colors like soft creams and whites mixed in with muted sage, dusty blues, taupe, warm sand, and terracotta.

This design style also incorporates many details of distressed wood, dark metals, and other textures. This helps the home to look rustic but aesthetic.

3: Tuscan and Mediterranean

While still keeping with the materials that are built for the Arizona climate, the Tuscan architecture has more old-world craftsmanship and rustic charm. This design tends to have low-pitched roofs with clay tiles and natural stones incorporated in areas like entryways, columns, fireplaces, or exterior walls. This style also incorporates many neutral colors with warm, earthy tones. This style is best suited for those who enjoy and appreciate romance, textures, and European heritage.

Mediterranean style home are very similar in a lot of ways, also alluding to the architecture in the coastal regions of Europe. Neutral colors, tile roofing, balconies, and courtyards are key design elements in these homes. These homes are meant to show elegance while still being relaxed. Spanish Colonial houses, also referred to as Haciendos, have a very similar style as well.

If you are ready to explore these design choices more in depth and start your custom home build journey, contact us today at requests@broadwaterconstruction.com or (520) 222-6922