Concept Home Legacy
Overview
The KB Home GreenHouse, an Idea Home with Martha Stewart marks the 13th in a series of forward-thinking “concept” homes produced by Builder magazine in conjunction with the annual International Builders’ Show. Since 1998, the Concept Home Series has exposed housing industry professionals and consumers to progressive ideas and solutions about community planning, demographics, technology, building science, and lifestyle. Its legacy can be seen in thousands of homes today that employ live/work opportunities, flexible floor plans, structured wiring, factory-built components, and energy and resource-saving materials and methods.
A Home for the New Economy
2010, ONLINE
A Home for the New Economy was “built” and opened exclusively online as the most comprehensive and realistic virtual home tour ever produced. At just over 1,700 square feet, the two-level, four-bedroom house showcased the virtues and values of sustainability, adaptability, livability, and buildability and promoted a dramatic shift in how homes are designed, built, and maintained in the post-McMansion era. Designer: Marianne Cusato.
Builder LivingHome
2009, Las Vegas
Builder LivingHome was a model of high-performance modern modular building. Built in a factory and shipped and assembled on the exhibit floor of the convention center for IBS, the house exemplified the efficiencies of off-site construction as part of a comprehensive dedication to green building. Builder: LivingHomes. Architect: KieranTimberlake and LivingHomes.
Tradewinds
2008, Orlando
Tradewinds harnessed the power of the sun, wind, earth, and water in a contemporary setting that is both comfortable and energy-efficient. Taking advantage of its lakeside lot, the house is designed around a pool courtyard and adjacent outdoor living space that optimizes breezes and views. Builder: Charles Clayton Construction; Architect: Geoffrey Mouen Architects.
The InSync Home
2007, Orlando
The InSync Home leveraged a sophisticated yet accessible home technology network to create the luxury of time and enabling homeowners to drive the use of their high-tech toys instead of having them dictate their daily lives. Builder: Goehring & Morgan Construction; Designer: Morales-Keesee Design Associates.
The Reality House
2006, Orlando
The Reality House addressed the needs of multi-generational households in order to make the home convenient and comfortable for everyone. The home featured a dedicated home office, bonus living and highly organized storage areas, and the coming-of-age outdoor living spaces. Builder: Issa Homes; Architect: Looney Ricks Kiss
The New Urban Challenge
2005, Orlando
The New Urban Challenge featured a trio of modest-sized homes designed to attract and accommodate an increasingly diverse buying public, as well as draw attention to the value of traditional community planning and the promise of urban infill redevelopment. Builder: David Weekley Homes; Architects: Mithun (Shingled Cottage), Donald Rattner; Studio for Civil Architecture (Villa); Geoffrey Mouen Architects (Classic)
The Ultimate Family Home
2004, Las Vegas
The Ultimate Family Home not only articulated the ideas and desires of both parents and children in an upscale home for a growing family, but achieved zero-energy status with the latest in alternative resources and systems, high-performance products and sustainable materials. Builder: Pardee Homes; Architect: Bassenian/Lagoni Architects
Destinations at Southern Highlands
2003, Las Vegas
Destinations at Southern Highlands represented the pinnacle in luxury living for well-heeled baby boomers with a stunning, 10,000-square-foot, villa-inspired home. From its Wellness Room and basement wine cellar to a full outdoor kitchen overlooking a disappearing-edge pool and golf course beyond, Destinations fulfilled every dream imaginable. Builder: Christopher Homes; Architect: Scheurer Architects
Homelink at Summer Grove
2002, Atlanta
Homelink at Summer Grove pushed the envelope of the “wired home” to showcase its potential among several functions and reflect its growing market demand and acceptance in an upscale home for a young family. Builder: Morrison Homes; Architect: Looney Ricks Kiss
Live/Work
2001, Atlanta
Live/Work brought the mixed-use urban lifestyle to the forefront of housing's consciousness, reflecting the work-at-home wave with a trio of homes featuring generous and well-equipped offices and hip and efficient living spaces in a vibrant urban setting. Builder: Beazer Homes; Architect: Duany Plater-Zyberk & Company
Lifestages
1999, Dallas
Lifestages introduced manufactured housing to a new realm by combining six sections into a single home designed to accommodate the aging-in-place lifestyle needs of an active adult couple. Builder: Fleetwood Homes; Architect: Devereaux & Associates.
Home of the Future
1998, Dallas
Home of the Future served as a test bed for alternative design and construction ideas, techniques, methods and products—including solar roof shingles and insulated concrete forms—and enabled builders and architects to gain on-the-job insight into their market viability in a production-home setting. Builder: Centex Homes; Architect: B3 Architects.
See Progress
Watch a timelapse video of the Builder Concept Home 2011 from groundbreaking to its completion.
Meet the Team
Builder Magazine
Housing's #1 media source continues its legacy of innovative concept homes for the building industry.
Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia
Martha Stewart’s creative principles and practical ideas are the blueprint for Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia and its expansive multimedia and merchandising portfolio.
Showhome Legacy
Since 1998, our Concept Homes have exposed housing industry professionals to progressive ideas and solutions about community planning, demographics, technology, building science, and lifestyle. See how we’ve been defining innovation in home building for over 10 years!
