Your Home Your Way, How New Homebuilders Deliver Homes that Work for Modern Living

By Sanda Brown

Aug. 14, 2025 at 12:17 PM CST

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New construction homes are built for flexibility. Retirees, growing families, and single buyers can thrive in the same plan because layouts and flex rooms adapt to their needs.

A beautiful craft room in a Toll Brothers floor plan
Why flex matters
This flex room in an Allen Edwin home looks beautiful and offers a practical use of space
Options buyers want
  • KB Home: “While open floor plans continue to be popular... a flex room gives buyers the ability to modify their floor plan to include an art studio, game room, bar, extra bedroom, home office, or gym – along with the open living spaces they want.”

  • Landsea Homes offers LiveFlex upgrades like enhanced lighting and soundproofing so these rooms stay private and peaceful. Allen Edwin Homes customizes flex rooms with accent walls and built-ins to make them personal.

  • Blue Mountain Communities, Legend Homes, and HHHunt Homes affirm the usefulness of flex space. Their home plans have transformative potential built into the home.

The zoom room in a Tri-Pointe Homes floor plan
Using every inch

Builders are also turning underused areas into functional rooms.

Tri Pointe Homes: “We decided to... merchandise [a storage space] as a ‘Zoom Room.’ After COVID, we saw an increased trend... not only a dedicated office space, but a space to take their virtual meetings, tucked quietly away. The Zoom Room seemed to be the perfect solution.”

Small homes, big flexibility

Even townhomes and smaller houses get flex features. Flex space within townhomes allow homeowners to enjoy the home features they want, without having to force their needs on a rigid space.

The bottom line

New construction homes use flexible layouts and smart space planning so homeowners can tailor their space to their life – not the other way around.

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Sanda Brown

After graduating in 2016 from The University of Texas with a degree in English, Sanda Brown became a content writer for the BDX with a focus on website copy and content marketing. At the BDX, Sanda helps write and edit articles on NewHomeSource.com, writes website copy for builders, and manages a team of freelancers that work on additional content needs.