Southwest Collection
Discover the timeless charm of Southwest house plans, which blend Spanish Colonial, Native American, and Mexican architectural traditions into homes perfectly suited for warm, arid climates. These distinctive designs feature thick adobe or stucco walls, flat or low-pitched roofs with wide overhangs, and exposed wooden vigas (ceiling beams) that create authentic Southwestern character.
Originally developed by indigenous peoples and Spanish settlers in the American Southwest, these homes were built to provide natural cooling and protection from harsh desert conditions. Today's Southwest style house plans maintain these practical features while incorporating modern comfort. Characteristic elements include covered portales (porches), interior courtyards, and thoughtfully placed windows that capture mountain views while minimizing heat gain.
Southwest floor plans typically flow from welcoming entry courtyards into open-concept living spaces anchored by massive fireplaces and wooden ceiling treatments. Spacious great rooms connect seamlessly to covered patios through large sliding doors, creating indoor-outdoor living spaces perfect for entertaining. Most designs feature split bedroom layouts, with private primary suites separated from secondary bedrooms for enhanced privacy.
Modern Southwest homes integrate energy-efficient systems, gourmet kitchens, and luxury bathrooms while preserving traditional elements like saltillo tile floors, kiva fireplaces, and nichos (wall recesses). Popular features include large kitchen islands, home offices, and flexible bonus rooms that adapt to changing needs. Many plans incorporate attached garages with separate casitas (guest quarters) for extended family or rental potential.
These homes excel in hot, dry climates where their thermal mass walls and strategic window placement naturally regulate indoor temperatures. The distinctive blend of earthy colors, natural materials, and indoor-outdoor living spaces creates a warm, welcoming atmosphere that connects deeply with the surrounding landscape. Whether you're building in Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, or any region where Southwestern architecture flourishes, these plans offer enduring style with modern livability.
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All of our floor plans are designed in-house and come with various options to make your dream home custom to you.
House Plan Modifications
Since we design all of our plans, modifying a plan to fit your need could not be easier. Click on the plan, then under the image, you'll find a button to get a 100% free quote on all plan alteration requests. Our plans are all available with a variety of stock customization options.
Exterior Wall Construction Choices
Most of our stock plans come as 2x4 exterior wall construction by default. We do provide options to change the exterior wall type. Those options include 2x6 exterior walls, Post Frame Construction, CMU Block Construction, etc.
Foundation Types
When de signing our house plans, a default foundation is set for a given plan. If possible, we include options to change the foundation type to better match your construction needs. For instance, if the default foundation is an unfinished basement, you'll have the option to change the foundation type to a walkout foundation, crawlspace, or slab foundation.
Please note: Some of our plans are designed with special foundation needs, such as post and pier for waterfront properties. These plans may not allow an option to choose another foundation type. If you find yourself in need of an alternate foundation and aren't given the choice, please fill out the alteration request on the plan page.
Right Reading Reverse
One of our more popular options is reversing the plan. Ordering the reverse option will not only flip the plan on the sets for you, it will also correct the text to make the plan read correctly while reversed.
CAD Files
All of our plans are offered as digital PDF downloads. If you want to make changes to the plan yourself, there is an add-on option that will give you the CAD files. Our CAD files are exported in AutoCAD format. You must have software capable of opening CAD files to use them. This option is great if you are in the business of home building and need to make slight changes to the plans per lot.
Cost to Build Report
All of our house plans come with a 100% free cost-to-build report. Just find the orange section on the plan page, type in your zip code, and choose your finish quality level. Note that this tool is for estimation purposes only and should not be used in any other way.
Garage Choices
We have multiple options for any desired garage location or type. We offer plans with detached garages, courtyard garages, side-load garages, front load, and rear load garages.
License Types
We offer 2 types of licenses for your house plan. A single-use license means that the plan can be built only once by the person who purchases the plan. An unlimited-build license is meant for pro builders that are planning to build the plan multiple times.
Best Price Guarantee
You may find our plans on other vendors’ websites. Since we design all of our plans we can offer a true price match guarantee. If you find another site selling our plans for cheaper than we are, we will match it.