Custom Modern Home Architects and Builders North Shore Chicago
At SSDB, we have been doing custom modern homes- designs, architecture and building- for more than 30 years. Our North Shore architects and builders specialize in new custom modern house construction, historic renovations, and eco-conscious green building projects.
We love when modern new home designs feature the clean lines, minimalism, natural materials, unadorned windows that bring in natural light and uncluttered spaces that are emphasized by modern home architects and modern home design. Here are a few favorite SSDB modern residence project highlights:
- Modern Tudor – Glencoe
- Modern Lake House – Minocqua
- Mid-Century Modern and Green – Wilmette
- Cohesive Modern Renovation – Highland Park
- Modern Pool House – Wilmette
- Modern Fusion – Evanston
- Modern Urban Townhouse – Chicago
- A video montage of modern homes from our portfolio
Modern Architects and Builders | Modern Home Designer
After more than 30 years of building luxury custom homes in Northbrook, the North Shore and nearby lake communities, we believe SSDB offers the right combination of experience, expertise, references and local ties to deliver on your vision of a modern home design. Opting for a united design-build service is a smart way to secure licensed architects, builders, a dedicated project management team with long-standing subcontractors, suppliers, and craftspeople that pay close attention to detail.
Our modern home designer team maximizes spending power and minimizes obstacles – allowing your family to enjoy the luxury of a collaborative, informed, and inspiring process all along the journey of building your dream home.
Modern Homes Designs and Builds
(source: Elle Decor)
Modern design refers to the specific time period from the early to mid-twentieth century. The style is a precursor to contemporary design, with key figures including Le Corbusier, Charles and Ray Eames, and Florence Knoll. The inception of modern design happened at the peak of the modern art movement, informed by Scandinavian and German Bauhaus design. The distinct custom modern house style focused on simple form and function, which are valued as equals under this style. Think earthy palettes, natural materials like wood, leather, and stone, and streamlined silhouettes.
From modern design came mid-century modern (which was developed in, you guessed it, the 50s and 60s), although in the interior design world the term “modern” often encompasses both.
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We would be happy to take you on a tour through some of our modern new home designs in the North Shore suburbs. Please contact us, and we’ll get something on the schedule.
Happy Clients
“We loved every minute of the process and even moved in 6 weeks early!! We really looked forward to our planning meetings and quickly became friends through the building process. They are truly a wonderful design/build company who honors what they say, is transparent with the budget and customizes the project to their client’s needs.”
~ Wenk Family, Northbrook
“Craftmanship of the highest standard! I give my highest compliment to the entire crew at SSDB for making our home so special and doing it with such thoughtfulness and love!”
~ Miller Family, Northbrook
“They share a true love of building and wanted to make sure that our home reflected both our needs and style. All of the subcontractors were very talented and routinely cleaned up every day. We may be the only homeowners to say, “we miss working with our builders every day.”
~ Krull Family, Renovation in Northbrook
“You were amazing at managing the big picture but not skimping on the quality details that make all the difference. We are so proud to have people over and so happy to be raising our family in this amazing space customized just for us.”
~ Champ and Lisa Raju, Northbrook
“Their expertise, accessibility and transparency sets them apart and their “product” is unmatched among other builders. Most importantly, they are remarkable people whose main goal is to create a beautiful and unique space for you and your family.”
~ Two-Time Client, Northbrook
“The quality of workmanship from every one of their contractors was five-star. We love our new home and continue to have a great relationship with the SSDB crew from start to finish and beyond! I would recommend them without hesitation.”
~ Design-Build Homeowners, Northbrook
“Every day we sit back and marvel at how much we love this house. It was the best decision we ever made. We appreciate the Simpson team’s company culture and the way they take care of business and are grateful for the fun we had building this house together.”
~ Harris Family, Northbrook
“The step by step process made us feel very comfortable and left no surprises with our budget. We feel so lucky to have worked with Simpson Builders and would highly recommend them to any of our family, friends, or anyone else!!”
~ New Construction Family, Northbrook
“I hope you are continuing to use us as reference whenever you need and my door is always open for you to walk clients through.”
~ Northbrook Family
“We are so happy with the house. It’s everything we dreamed. It’s like we dreamed it- imagined it- and now we’re standing in it!”
~Myers Family, Northbrook
“We love our house, are obsessed with it and never want to leave! We are so grateful for the hard work and patience of the whole SSDB team designing and building us a home that is exactly what we wanted.”
~ Ross Family, Northbrook
“Now that we are building again we didn’t even let anyone else bid on the project. They are really that good. Besides the quality of the work, they are super easy to deal with, always on top of things and always answer the phone.”
~ Donahue Family, Northbrook
“Everything exceeded our expectations. The design features, construction quality, and team dedication to our home’s design and construction, couldn’t have gone better.”
~ New Construction Client, Glenview
“We like the idea of having the coordination and collaboration of a team of people versus having an outside architect and builder. As the process unfolded, we really saw the benefit of that. We feel very fortunate that we made the right choice in builders.”
~ Dave and Nancy Huber, Glenview
“We can admit now – we picked you for what turned out to be the best reason of all – we liked you as people. And we really think that good feeling comes across in our home.”
~ Custom SSDB Homeowner, Glenview
“Making our home LEED certified was no easy task but your eco-building sophistication and connection to expert North Shore subs made this build possible – and beautiful.”
~ Glenview Family, New Design-Build
“I don’t believe that a day doesn’t go by where my wife and I say how much we love our home. Our house is perfection. Friends that come to visit are in awe and jealous of our home.”
~ Custom Home Clients, Glencoe
“SSDB built us a beautiful home. It was a great process. Even after the build, it’s good to know they will always be looking out for us.”
~ Barb and Bob Davis, Glencoe
“We are beyond grateful to have this home.”
~ Slotnick Family, Glencoe
“You guys are so responsive and straight-forward about options that we actually had the luxury of adding in true personal details and my favorite surprise – the under-the-staircase wine cellar. And the Preservation Award from the village was a nice bonus.”
~ Wilmette Historical Homeowners