A Guide to Architectural Styles

While you want your new home to be unique, it helps to understand a few key architectural styles to give you (and your designer) a starting point. Here, we look at the most popular choices and how they could work for you

From Georgian to Arts & Crafts, our ultimate architectural moodboard for designing your new home

Good architecture is based on the wants and needs of the homeowner, combined with some interplay with local design influences — therefore every home should be different. However, it can be helpful to have an understanding of the different categories that many buildings fit into. The houses over the following pages are examples of various historical design styles (or those with a more traditional leaning), and contemporary style, which also has several sub-categories. If there’s a design style that appeals more than most, it’s worth approaching a designer or architect well-versed in designing these homes.