10 Gorgeous Modern Mansions (PHOTOS)

With the housing market still languishing under the weight of foreclosures, a mass of "shadow inventory" and high unemployment, not many of us are lucky enough to be picky about the architectural nuances of our homes.

But for every dull cookie-cutter McMansion, there are homes like these. Courtesy of Trulia, one of the most comprehensive real estate sites on the web, we've compiled 10 stunningly modern homes from various cities across the country. The homes range from a eco-friendly gem in one of Chicago's most sought-after neighborhoods to two pricey homes that aren't bashful about their modern styling.

Which home is your favorite? Check them out and vote below -- and visit Trulia for more information:

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3101 West Laurelhurst Drive NE, Seattle WA--$7.788M

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This contemporary Laurelhurst waterfront property was designed by Jim Olson, an award-winning architect. Home features 105 feet of level waterfront, a teak dock, and protected moorage. Other features include 4 bedrooms, 3 3/4 bathrooms and an art gallery in the entranceway. The house is 8,080 square feet and sits on a 10,395 square-foot lot.

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This contemporary Laurelhurst waterfront property was designed by Jim Olson, an award-winning architect. Home features 105 feet of level waterfront, a teak dock, and protected moorage. Other features include 4 bedrooms, 3 3/4 bathrooms and an art gallery in the entranceway. The house is 8,080 square feet and sits on a 10,395 square-foot lot.

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[TruEngineHearing]

12:11 PM on 09/24/2010

Here's my favorite - I don't know anything about it except this note: Marblehead - Edmonds

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0RdQGdVZqgU/TJzLsEl5FWI/AAAAAAAAAOw/6_kXrro9eZI/s1600/marblehead-edmonds-lee1.jpg

[sms1777]

11:01 PM on 09/22/2010

I'm a huge fan of modern. Wasn't really impressed with any of the ten in this article. Here are some of my favorites:

http://www.1778viewmontdrive.com/
http://www.luxurylajolla.com/
http://www.contemporist.com/2009/11/03/the-torres-house-by-glr-arquitectos-gilberto-l-rodriguez/
http://www.1654bluejayway.com/mls/index2.html
http://www.2613carmancrest.com/
http://www.lapuntarealty.com/ranchorr/
http://www.1525bluejay.com/index2.html#/gallery/slide_3

[Matthew Harrold]

08:27 PM on 09/22/2010

Some nice designs, though I question the chances that any of us mere mortals could actually afford one.

[David McDevitt]

08:02 PM on 09/22/2010

maybe its the terrible photographs, but these "mansions" don't look very nice at all, and i'm pretty open to different aesthetics

[GoDogGo]

07:24 PM on 09/22/2010

A three bedroom home in Venice is hardly a "mansion"! In fact, I'd say only maybe 3 or 4 of these qualified for that word at all...

[ChangingTimes]

07:13 PM on 09/22/2010

Trulia? ha ha, try Sothebys...

[FunctioningBrain]

05:38 PM on 09/22/2010

These just all seem garish to me. If I could afford to spend that much on a home, I wouldn't. But if I could live in a multi-million dollar home without hating myself every time I passed a fire hazard of a "home" occupied by a destitute family, I certainly wouldn't choose one of these.

My choice? http://www.rammedearthwhistler.com/

[shunt6712]

04:40 PM on 09/22/2010

"But for every dull cookie-cutter McMansion, there are homes like these."

Really?

[Jerome Morrow]

04:02 PM on 09/22/2010

Well, I'd like to say that I'd buy some of these places if I was a multi-millionaire because they are beautiful homes.

But the truth is, I'd probably stay in my same dumpy place, keep my 4-door honda and waste all of my cash on internet porn, Mountain Dew, Cheez-It's and trying to talk Christina Hendricks and Kim Kardashian into sleep with me.

But hey, I wouldn't have to worry about any property taxes...

[middleoftheroad]

04:23 PM on 09/22/2010

paying for internet porn is sooooo 2002! :0

[IrishYanks]

04:33 PM on 09/22/2010

true that

[Jerome Morrow]

04:40 PM on 09/22/2010

True. I guess I would buy faster internet so I could download more!

[MilwaukeeMike1985]

04:35 PM on 09/22/2010

Yah right...

[Militant Leftist]

03:51 PM on 09/22/2010

How about a follow up story, highlighting the most luxuriant cardboard boxes that more and more of America is currently having to call their residence?

[MilwaukeeMike1985]

04:36 PM on 09/22/2010

Boo hoo....

[Militant Leftist]

07:49 PM on 09/22/2010

When it's you or a family member, you'll be singing another tune.

[Fortheloveofhumanity]

09:50 PM on 09/22/2010

So the obama policies are working, making more of us dependent on government. Seems you need to go back to capitalism.

[MISTERUNCONVENTIONAL]

03:26 PM on 09/22/2010

One visual aspect: Pools WITHOUT chain link fences around them ALWAYS look luxurious. Those with fences always look....pedestrian.

[Jackalheadedgod]

03:09 PM on 09/22/2010

These were all restrained by their designers as best they could, but are still too chaotically composed for the most part as their owners "expressed" themselves and their desires.

I like the Seattle example. The rest, eh.

Cheers,
Jack

[FalstaffsMind]

03:07 PM on 09/22/2010

I liked the first two, then it descended into concrete rectangles.

[battlinbob]

03:04 PM on 09/22/2010

Is Frank Lloyd Wright still alive?

[Arch Alternativ]

03:10 PM on 09/22/2010

I guess, good think he's not, so he can't see these architectural atrocities.

[yudkib]

02:39 PM on 09/22/2010

beauty (or lack of) aside, #4 isnt even "modern". its contemporary at best, or deco at worst. and it definitely is the ugliest one.
less IS more.

[Arch Alternativ]

03:00 PM on 09/22/2010

less is BORE
http://bit.ly/aEiV9Y