Modular Architectural Design Services

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Guided by Experience

After years of navigating an industry filled with uncertainty and inefficiency, our founders envisioned a better way to build—a guided path that makes exceptional design and lasting performance more accessible to all.

By combining architectural expertise with modular innovation, BrightBuilt Home simplifies the complexities of homebuilding into a clear, collaborative process. Each home is thoughtfully designed, sustainably minded, and built to perform beautifully for generations.

Since 2008, we’ve helped homeowners step confidently into the future of building—proving that modular design isn’t just smarter, it’s simply the better way home.

OFF-SITE

What Exactly Is a Modular Home?

Not all off-site homes are built the same. This article breaks down what separates mobile and manufactured homes from modular construction—and why that distinction matters. Discover how modular homes meet the highest standards of quality, durability, and performance, rivaling and often exceeding traditional stick-built homes.

A Better Way Home

Explore high-performance modular homes designed for enduring comfort and efficiency.

White two-story house with solar panels surrounded by trees and green lawn

Appledore

A classic gable-end white farmhouse with a full-length porch draws inspiration from its local roots.

White house with solar panels, surrounded by autumn trees and landscaped garden

Cushing

A blend of modern and traditional, this design features banks of glass, tall ceilings, and an open first-floor living space.

Small cottage with porch, surrounded by trees, with a person playing outside

Drisko

This compact, well-designed single-floor home features a cozy entry deck, single-car garage, and sunny side deck, inspired by Maine’s mill town homes.

Solar-powered blue house in snowy forest with wooden porch

Foxbird

Our featured ranch design offers efficient single-floor living with ample light, comfort, and space. A walkout or daylight basement nearly doubles its size.

Modern black house with solar panels nestled in pine forest landscape

Frenchboro

This adaptable single-floor design offers ample living space, an attached two-car garage, and options for a classic or sleek roof style.

Modern white farmhouse with metal roof glowing at twilight in grassy field

Great Diamond

Reminiscent of Maine’s iconic barns, this design blends comfort with efficiency. Its compact footprint is ideal for tight lots, wooded sites, and rolling fields.

Modern cabin with red roof nestled in lush green forest on raised deck

Highland

Drawing inspiration from the quintessential Maine camp, this design offers rustic charm and is the perfect vacation home or primary residence.

Cozy wooden cabin with blue metal roof in autumn forest at dusk

Jewell

This design nods to Maine’s agrarian roots while embracing modern innovation, offering flexible work, leisure, and living in a compact footprint.

Modern small wooden cabin with large windows in lush green garden

Jordan

Perfect for tight spaces or alongside existing homes, this design offers modern amenities, creative storage, and cutting-edge, energy-efficient construction.

Green wooden house with two-car garage in forested area at sunset

Little Diamond

This design reinvents the classic New England Cape with exposed beams and a double-height window wall, creating grand, light-filled spaces.

Blue solar-powered house with large windows in wooded lakeside setting

Mackworth

One of our largest designs, this spacious home draws from Maine’s vernacular, adapting to any site and accommodating families of all sizes.

Modern black house with solar panels in wooded setting near smaller cabin

Perkins

Blending Scandinavian elegance with high-performance design, this modern farmhouse offers flexible, sun-filled spaces and energy-efficient construction.

White tiny house with deck in wooded area during autumn

Sterling

Designed for quick installation as an ADU, this home offers a compact yet functional layout with customizable rooflines, kitchen, and finishes to suit your style.

Blue tiny house with deck nestled in autumn forest surrounded by trees

Torrey

Designed for homeowners seeking extra space on demand, this ADU features a compact layout with modern elements and energy-efficient construction.

Blue tiny house with deck nestled in autumn forest surrounded by trees

Torrey

Designed for homeowners seeking extra space on demand, this ADU features a compact layout with modern elements and energy-efficient construction.

Modern white farmhouse with metal roof glowing at twilight in grassy field

Great Diamond

Reminiscent of Maine’s iconic barns, this design blends comfort with efficiency. Its compact footprint is ideal for tight lots, wooded sites, and rolling fields.

Green wooden house with two-car garage in forested area at sunset

Little Diamond

This design reinvents the classic New England Cape with exposed beams and a double-height window wall, creating grand, light-filled spaces.

White two-story house with solar panels surrounded by trees and green lawn

Appledore

A classic gable-end white farmhouse with a full-length porch draws inspiration from its local roots.

Blue solar-powered house with large windows in wooded lakeside setting

Mackworth

One of our largest designs, this spacious home draws from Maine’s vernacular, adapting to any site and accommodating families of all sizes.

Small cottage with porch, surrounded by trees, with a person playing outside

Drisko

This compact, well-designed single-floor home features a cozy entry deck, single-car garage, and sunny side deck, inspired by Maine’s mill town homes.

White house with solar panels, surrounded by autumn trees and landscaped garden

Cushing

A blend of modern and traditional, this design features banks of glass, tall ceilings, and an open first-floor living space.

Cozy wooden cabin with blue metal roof in autumn forest at dusk

Jewell

This design nods to Maine’s agrarian roots while embracing modern innovation, offering flexible work, leisure, and living in a compact footprint.

Solar-powered blue house in snowy forest with wooden porch

Foxbird

Our featured ranch design offers efficient single-floor living with ample light, comfort, and space. A walkout or daylight basement nearly doubles its size.

Modern black house with solar panels in wooded setting near smaller cabin

Perkins

Blending Scandinavian elegance with high-performance design, this modern farmhouse offers flexible, sun-filled spaces and energy-efficient construction.

Modern black house with solar panels nestled in pine forest landscape

Frenchboro

This adaptable single-floor design offers ample living space, an attached two-car garage, and options for a classic or sleek roof style.

Modern small wooden cabin with large windows in lush green garden

Jordan

Perfect for tight spaces or alongside existing homes, this design offers modern amenities, creative storage, and cutting-edge, energy-efficient construction.

White tiny house with deck in wooded area during autumn

Sterling

Designed for quick installation as an ADU, this home offers a compact yet functional layout with customizable rooflines, kitchen, and finishes to suit your style.

Modern cabin with red roof nestled in lush green forest on raised deck

Highland

Drawing inspiration from the quintessential Maine camp, this design offers rustic charm and is the perfect vacation home or primary residence.

The Brighter Path to a Better Build

 Follow one couple’s journey through the BrightBuilt modular construction process in New Hampshire and hear firsthand what made the experience so seamless.

Modern gray house with green roof and solar panels in autumn forest

About BrightBuilt

Step 1: Pick Your Base Plan (or go fully custom!)


Your project team will then work with you to develop layouts and features that suit your lifestyle, your wants, and your needs. From locating the home on your site to helping you pick out your kitchen cabinets, we guide you through the whole of the design process.

By finalizing the design, programmatic needs of the home, site placement, finish selections, and any added structures, we can also help you get a long way down the road to the final all-in costs for the project. This front-end decision-making lends itself to price predictability, and, accordingly, alleviates the budget-anxiety often felt with custom design/build projects that can meander through a drawn-out decision process, change orders, and unpredicted delays. Our energy-efficient design approach ensures your eco-friendly home will perform optimally from day one.

Step 2: Choose Your Production Method

Depending on the specific variables related to your project, you may choose to engage in either off-site or on-site construction.

We are large proponents of off-site construction practices for the following reasons:

1) Your new home will be built in a climate-controlled environment, not a torrential downpour.

2) Your new home will be carefully measured, precision framed, and systematically  trimmed and detailed.

3) Materials will be purchased and used to maximum efficiency, and their cost will be known at the outset of the project. Building the bulk of the home off-site also means that the construction time on site will be shortened, thus reducing impact on the neighbors and the need for extensive long-term staging on your property.

However, we also know that there are instances in which off-site construction is not a viable option. We believe that each client should have the ability to choose the construction approach that makes the most sense for their project, and we are well-versed in collaborating with general contractors to support on-site construction.

Step 3: Finish Out & Celebrate

The house is whole, the roof is on, the windows are trimmed, and plumbing and electrical is installed… It’s time for the finishing touches.

Kitchen countertops, siding and trim, decks and porches, mechanical systems, finish paint, and brand new floors come together, and in turn, your house becomes your home.

Your general contractor, whom you’ve selected on your own, out of our roster, or with our help, is your local resource — your conduit to the local deals, tradespeople, and insights that will help any project go smoother than if an outsider was dropping in for the duration.Move in and relax. You’re home.

Ready to Design Your Brighter Home?

Let’s plan a modular home that reflects your vision and values—with a process that’s simple, sustainable, and clearly guided.

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Modern gray house with green roof and solar panels in autumn forest