The lifestyle in a golf-course community is very much derived from the setting, and the architecture reflects the relationship between the two. As with single-family homes, the latest innovations in townhomes also include expansive use of glass. In the dining area within kitchens at Amherst Mews, residents sit in a turret-like structure overlooking the golf course. More than half the room is glass. Since many of the states where influential new home designs come from enjoy a warm climate, builders in the Northeast must figure in practical considerations linked to the colder climate.
Sunrooms often have their own heating and cooling systems.
The exteriors of new homes in the Northeast have not undergone a major change, though stucco is gaining in popularity over traditional brick.