Thinking of that dream home or perfect family abode? Ready to see what our ICI Homes design pros can do with your aspirations?
You’re on the right track. We’ve built custom Florida homes all over the state for more than 45 years and we’re known as Florida’s Custom Home Builder.
All that to say we’re constantly learning and researching along with customers, eager to tap the latest design and construction innovations to be sure our custom-home clients are happy clients.
Here’s more on three key custom-home features with staying power in today’s residential market.
Key takeaways
- Today’s best custom homes combine timeless design with features that improve everyday living and long-term value.
- Biophilic design creates stronger connections between indoor and outdoor spaces through natural light, expansive glass, and outdoor living areas.
- Energy-efficient construction, healthier materials, and sustainable building practices help create homes that are comfortable, efficient, and built for the future.
- Custom home design allows you to personalize spaces for your lifestyle, whether that includes wellness, fitness, entertaining, or flexible living.
Biophilic design
It means bringing the outdoors in, in architectural parlance. Or, blurring physical barriers or transitions between indoor and outdoor spaces.
This is wonderfully easy to do in a new custom Florida home, especially in one custom-built. The Sunshine State’s temperate year-round climate means the opportunity to enjoy outdoor living and activities nearly every day, and today’s custom homes reflect that vibe more than ever thanks to design and innovative materials (more on that below).
Think window walls framing a swimming pool deck or private garden space. Accordion-style glass sliding doors providing a seamless transition from interior to exterior living spaces. A skylight over an interior garden room.
Also consider burbling waterfalls as pool features, and strong, microscopic screens on pool cages that appear transparent.
Environmentally friendly
This once was a trend. Now it’s a crucial part of any new custom Florida home. Many of us seek foodstuffs and products that are better for us and the environment, and many ICI Homes customers make similar requests when contemplating a new custom Florida home.
We’re right there too. All our homes are built to our EQ Factor standards, which means using the latest construction components and techniques, insisting on a tighter “envelope” for healthier, utility-efficient interiors, Energy Star appliances, filtration and mechanical systems, and paints, carpet and other building elements with safer compositions.
Building a custom home from scratch, to specific customers’ wishes, offers even more of an opportunity use sustainable materials or cutting-edge processes.
Health and fitness
Whether that means a weight-training or yoga studio, or a home-gym treadmill, health and fitness spaces continue to be important to many customers seeking a custom-built experience.
It can be as big as a sauna, or as small (but mighty) as an original-design water fountain installed in that same home gym or a busy outdoor living space.
Customize with us
It’s our jam. Customization is one of our pillars and we can help with any features above, or others on your mind. Schedule a complimentary customization meeting with us, and bring lists and priorities.
Ponder one of our numerous award-winning floor plans and master-planned communities, or build from scratch with our On Your Land or Ours custom division. We’ll also help you find the land or lot. All at considerable cost savings thanks to our in-house expertise and resources.
Ready for your new custom Florida home? Talk to ICI Homes here.