Contemporary Home Plans

The Contemporary style appeared in architect-designed homes of the fifties, sixties, and early seventies. Examples of Contemporary style homes from popular culture range from the "Monsanto House of the Future" at Disneyland of 1956 to the sitcom home of "The Brady Bunch," which ran on television from 1969 to 1973. Common characteristics include simple, clean lines with large windows devoid of decorative trim, flat or gabled roofs, asymmetrical shapes, and open floor plans. Contemporary exteriors are usually stucco, stone, brick or wood. The flat-roofed variations resemble International Style homes but lack the latter's stark white surfaces. Some Contemporary style home designs showcase natural materials and emphasize easy indoor-outdoor connections. In its broadest definition, contemporary simply means "of today." The Contemporary house style overlaps with the Modern home style but is less strictly tied to roots in the Bauhaus and the International Style.

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64-167
Contemporary Home Plan # 64-167
2269 sq ft From $1,200.00
Bed Bath Level Gar. Width Depth
3 3 2 2 82' 47'
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449-9
Contemporary Home Plan # 449-9
3641 sq ft From $1,000.00
Bed Bath Level Gar. Width Depth
3 4 2 2 39' 6" 60' 4"
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484-2
Contemporary Home Plan # 484-2
1845 sq ft From $1,895.00
Bed Bath Level Gar. Width Depth
3 3½ 2 2 42' 46'
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64-190
Contemporary Home Plan # 64-190
2592 sq ft From $1,200.00
Bed Bath Level Gar. Width Depth
4 2½ 2 2 44' 84'
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23-2237
Contemporary Home Plan # 23-2237
3198 sq ft From $1,080.00
Bed Bath Level Gar. Width Depth
4 2½ 2 1 48' 44'
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51-283
Contemporary Home Plan # 51-283
2896 sq ft From $550.00
Bed Bath Level Gar. Width Depth
3 2½ 2 3 69' 66'
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64-166
Contemporary Home Plan # 64-166
2256 sq ft From $1,200.00
Bed Bath Level Gar. Width Depth
2 2½ 2 2 30' 48'
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64-151
Contemporary Home Plan # 64-151
4757 sq ft From $1,400.00
Bed Bath Level Gar. Width Depth
6 5 2 2 53' 89'
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48-247
Contemporary Home Plan # 48-247
3692 sq ft From $825.00
Bed Bath Level Gar. Width Depth
4 3½ 3 3 54' 46'
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72-179
Contemporary Home Plan # 72-179
3278 sq ft From $802.00
Bed Bath Level Gar. Width Depth
5 3½ 1 0 76' 70'
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48-246
Contemporary Home Plan # 48-246
3741 sq ft From $825.00
Bed Bath Level Gar. Width Depth
4 3½ 3 3 54' 46'
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472-3
Contemporary Home Plan # 472-3
2346 sq ft From $800.00
Bed Bath Level Gar. Width Depth
2 3 3 2 33' 11" 57' 8"
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64-183
Contemporary Home Plan # 64-183
2457 sq ft From $1,200.00
Bed Bath Level Gar. Width Depth
4 2 1 2 92' 39'
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140-128
Contemporary Home Plan # 140-128
2122 sq ft From $550.00
Bed Bath Level Gar. Width Depth
3 2 1 2 87' 61'
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72-346
Contemporary Home Plan # 72-346
2495 sq ft From $698.00
Bed Bath Level Gar. Width Depth
4 2½ 1 2 66' 72'
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120-169
Contemporary Home Plan # 120-169
2562 sq ft From $1,295.00
Bed Bath Level Gar. Width Depth
3 3½ 2 2 51' 1" 81' 1"
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23-2225
Contemporary Home Plan # 23-2225
1372 sq ft From $665.00
Bed Bath Level Gar. Width Depth
2 1 1 0 36' 48'
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445-6
Contemporary Home Plan # 445-6
2580 sq ft From $1,450.00
Bed Bath Level Gar. Width Depth
4 3½ 1 2 89' 4" 52' 1"
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302-185
Contemporary Home Plan # 302-185
1330 sq ft From $545.00
Bed Bath Level Gar. Width Depth
3 1 2 0 32' 32'
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484-3
Contemporary Home Plan # 484-3
1505 sq ft From $2,095.00
Bed Bath Level Gar. Width Depth
3 3½ 3 1 20' 36'
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64-142
Contemporary Home Plan # 64-142
1345 sq ft From $1,100.00
Bed Bath Level Gar. Width Depth
1 1 1 2 45' 30'
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45-191
Contemporary Home Plan # 45-191
1872 sq ft From $649.00
Bed Bath Level Gar. Width Depth
3 4 2 2 56' 61'
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23-2020
Contemporary Home Plan # 23-2020
1152 sq ft From $605.00
Bed Bath Level Gar. Width Depth
2 1 2 0 62' 28' 4"
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72-454
Contemporary Home Plan # 72-454
2214 sq ft From $698.00
Bed Bath Level Gar. Width Depth
2 2½ 2 3 40' 50'
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Useful information:
Books about contemporary home design are legion. Among the most thought-provoking are Brave New Houses: Adventures in Southern California Living by Michael Webb (Rizzoli), and The Green House: New Directions in Sustainable Architecture by Alanna Stang and Christopher Hawthorne (Princeton). Sea Ranch, California homes by Charles Moore, William Turnbull, and Donlyn Lyndon are iconic examples of Contemporary style: see Lyndon's splendid book: The Sea Ranch (Princeton Architectural Press, 2004): http://www.amazon.com/Sea-Ranch-Donlyn-Lyndon/dp/1568983867