The International Modern Home
The French/Swiss architect known as Le Corbusier is closely associated with this home style. His thinking was that function outweighed style. He stripped much of the ornamentation away leaving precise, machine-like forms he called "machines a habiter" which translated into "machines for living".
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Essential Style Elements
International Modern homes utilize sculptural and asymmetrical arrangement of intersecting block forms with a flat roof. Windows feature narrow frame profiles to make the frame disappear as much as possible. This style features predominantly large windows arranged in groupings to form rectangles or squares, sometimes extending from floor to ceiling or wrapping around corners. Recessed windows create negative space, which contrasts with the positive space of the walls.
Quintessential Windows
In International Modern style homes, multiple windows are arranged in various ways to create one larger rectangular grouping, which often stretch nearly the entire height of a wall, the width of a room, or both. Casement and picture windows are ideal because they offer uninterrupted glass.
Quintessential Doors
Main entrance doors in International Modern style homes are frequently single doors. Auxiliary doors leading to a terrace or patio would commonly be multiple doors in one unit.
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Colors & Finishes
While the exteriors of International Modern style homes may feature a range of painted colors, the most common color is white. On the interior, when a painted finish is used, it is most frequently white.
Exterior Color Palette
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Colony White
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Dark Ash
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Clear Anodized
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Balsa White
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Smokey Gray
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Copper Anodized
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Olive
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Black
Interior Wood Species
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Walnut
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Mahogany*
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Cherry
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Maple
Interior Stain Colors
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Russet
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Clear Coat
Painted Interiors
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White
Hardware Styles
Window hardware in International Modern style homes is eliminated where it can be or minimized. When window hardware is used, it is simple, functional and straightforward with no decorative flourishes.
Casement Window Hardware
Crank Handle & Operator Cover in Bright Chrome
Push-Out Casement Hardware
Lock Handle in Satin Chrome
Anvers® Gliding Door Hardware
Gliding patio door hardware in satin nickel finish
Anvers® Hinged Door Hardware
Hinged patio door hardware in Satin Nickel finish
FSB® 1076 Hinged Door Hardware
Hinged patio door hardware in Satin Stainless Steel finish
Tribeca® Hinged Door Hardware
Hinged patio door hardware in White finish
Hardware Finishes
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White
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Polished Chrome
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Brushed Chrome
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Satin Nickel
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Satin Stainless Steel
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Pattern books from the Andersen Style Library present quintessential details of the most popular American architectural styles, with an emphasis on window and door design. The result of years of research, they exist to make it easier to create homes with architectural authenticity.
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