When you think of a modern home, you probably think of a very expensive home with sloped roofs and shutters. In today’s society, many people find it difficult to purchase a modern home due to the increased price. However, that is not always the case. There are affordable modern homes with flat roofs in the United States, and building a home with a flat roof is more affordable than building a home with a sloped roof.

Building a modern home has many advantages as well. A custom modern home offers you the advantage to have a home that is exactly how you want it from the color of the paint, to the flooring. Having a modern home offers the benefit of energy efficiency, they are low maintenance, and environmentally friendly. Most people believe that terms like “energy efficient” mean expensive. That is not the case. You may have to pay a little more at first, but the money you will be saving, in the long run, will more than pay for your new modern home.

On average, a sloped roof costs $3.50 – $7.00 per square foot. That adds up to $7,000 – $14,000 for a 2000 square foot roof. On the other hand, a flat roof costs $2.50 – $4.50 per square foot on average, which adds up to be $5,000 – $9,000 for a 2000 square foot roof. You can literally save THOUSANDS by choosing a flat roof over a sloped roof. You also save money on a flat roof because you don’t need as much roofing for a flat surface as you do a sloped surface. When a sloped roof is installed, you need more roofing than you have surface on the house.

Places all over the world are veering towards modern flat roof homes, including in the United States. In the United States, many architects and designers are building modern homes with flat roofs, especially in the southern states, like California and Texas. See below for some examples of modern houses in the United States. 

The California Desert Retreat is a beautiful modern home designed by Dallas architect Emily Summers in Palm Springs. The entire outside of the home is white, with multiple windows to enjoy the view around the home. The interior of the home is very open so you can see the mountains from everywhere in the home. Could you imagine sitting on the rooftop at night watching the stars in this home?

The Concrete Box House, located in Houston, Texas, is an interesting design. Many modern flat roof homes are actually more than one story. With the Concrete Box House, the designer made 3 different “boxes”, all with flat roofs, and combined them to create a very unique home. The flat roofs made it easier to stack the home and definitely makes the home stand out in the crowd.