Is this what you want?
Luxury homebuyer preferences are undergoing a transformation.
Once popular open-floor plans, gray-toned color palettes and smaller garages are fast becoming a thing of the past.
Today’s high-end homes feature dedicated spaces, utilizing warm neutral colors such as rich browns and creams, and integrating spacious garages that improve functionality and appeal.
Consumers are increasingly seeking thoughtfully crafted, personalized spaces that reflect their healthy lifestyles. With a growing emphasis on wellness, designers are incorporating innovative amenities that promote health and well-being.
We spoke with top architects and builders to understand how high-end living in Las Vegas is evolving — and what luxury homebuyers want in 2025.
Wellness amenities
Lifestyle primarily drives luxury real estate design trends, resulting in the current emphasis on home wellness.
Jim Hurtado, president of Hang Ten Homes and the general contractor for the 2025 Showcase Home, Vista Serena, explains: “This goes beyond a spa-like feel for the primary bathroom. Clients want an actual wellness area. This means an entire room dedicated to wellness featuring amenities such as Himalayan salt walls, cold plunge pools, infrared saunas, saltwater soaking tubs, red light therapy panels and massage tables are becoming increasingly non-negotiable for these homes.”
Vista Serena exemplifies a luxury home with a strong wellness focus. Its dedicated area features a Mr. Steam steam shower with lighting, music and aroma therapy, a Thermory Alder wood sauna, and an Air Bath that creates a massage of air bubbles.
“People are trying to be healthier,” said Martin Zapp, partner at KNB Associates, the company that produced Vista Serena. “I’ve noticed more companies are coming out with products to create a spa-like feel in the home.”
In MacDonald Highlands, Dan Coletti, the CEO of Sun West Custom Homes, has designed wellness amenities into a 22,177-square-foot home currently under construction. The home integrates an indoor sports court adjacent to a fitness room, as well as a dry and wet sauna. Outside, the house has a legal-size bocce ball court.
Other notable wellness features trending includes the use of biophilic elements, natural materials and tunable lighting systems that mimic the sun’s circadian rhythm.
“The tunable lighting allows you to automatically adjust the lights throughout the day to optimize your energy and your health,” Zapp said. “Lighting has a dramatic impact on the feel inside the home and is a critical component to the design.”
Home layout
Since the COVID-19 pandemic forced families to stay at home and function within vast open spaces, home layouts are changing. The popular open-concept design is transitioning into styles that offer separation and privacy between spaces. Consumers prefer distinct spaces for work, relaxation and entertainment.
“We’re seeing less open concept,” said Daniel Chenin, FAIA, LEED AP BD+C, principal at Daniel Joseph Chenin, Ltd. “People realize they need spaces to retreat to and have separation. We’re back to a dedicated dining room, a dedicated living room, and a kitchen, but there is connectivity and openness between them.”
Chenin’s award-winning design, Fort 137, lays out the interior in a thoughtful and organized manner, with a designated communal space in the center and private spaces, such as bedrooms, located on the perimeter of the home.