From my point of view, the same as all the other ones.

Too little info. Where are you and how big the building? Custom?

This has nothing to do with landscape design.

1 Million dollar home in a mid-sized Midwest town or San Francisco? Very big difference

A top-notch layout and high-quality construction.

All new construction in my town is over $1MM. To answer your question, if it were MY $1MM, I'd want a great floor plan that is functional with an appealing exterior and not a massive roof; nice yard and good locations (schools etc); good windows and HVAC; not a snout house; and my choice of finishes.

You might get a garage here :-) Other than some side by side townhomes, everything is $1MM or more in my area, even older teardowns. New construction is pretty much guaranteed to go for multiple millions. It's all about property values here and they are high!!

Agree the question needs a lot more context to be answerable. Also agree that this has nothing to do with Landscape Design. You are NOT required to post in three diffrent forums....if it doesn't apply, skip it!!!!

Odd question of the OP, and oddly worded, given that she says she is a designer. This question cannot be answered without taking into account the location, as has been mentioned above. The OP is in NC. I hear Raleigh has gotten very expensive, but the rest of the state a million-dollar home would have all top-notch finishes and fixtures. Why doesn't the OP who is a designer know that about her own location?

"...what details do you expect in 1 million dollar construction..."

Well...a lot of consumers are going to respond with a list of "features" and "finishes".

As an architect, I'd expect:

--A highly thoughtful and supportive site plan and development, which, among other things would create and link indoor-outdoor spaces;

--A floor plan with appropriate indoor spatial sequences which relate to function and which are encouraging for the spirit and long-term living;

--An abundance of natural light and the use of effective passive solar strategies;

--An architectural style and scale appropriate for the region in which the house is located;

--A design in which the interior and exterior are inextricably related (among other things that means no 30-foot high roof planes)

I could go on and on about no snout garages, designing the house equally on all facades; limited materials vocabulary, mass and void balance, quality windows, air tightness and good insulation, economical operating and maintenance costs, yada yada.

But, hopefully the point is made: there are many more design and quality ingredients to the design of a home besides "features" and "finishes".

6 stall garage minimum

High end furniture and lighting

Whatever $1 million can buy in your area. YOU tell us.

4 walls, a roof, and toilet, sink, and shower, is about the minimum that anyone could expect. The maximum isnt going to be the sky is the limit either. A 1M is the equivalent of a 500K house in 1990.

Not much here. $1mm is just above tract builders so choice of a dozen or so basic plans, very minimal customization, builder grade finishes, hardware and appliances.

I'd expect about $700,000 in change. In my area, I'd never spend a million on a house.

Well - Iets go with $1M construction costs in NC. That sounds like what OP wants. That ignores land costs (ie the waterfront stuff) and is average non - CA, NY pricing.

The first thing is size. Most people in NC will be building 5,000 sqft or close to it with a $1M build. Then I would expect 10 ft ceilings, 8 foot doors, hardwood throughout - wide plank, Subzero/Wolf level appliances, Expensive cabinetry, high quality windows, significant exterior money - hardscape, outdoor kitchen, extensive landscaping, unique interior trim work, often a higher end roof - other than asphalt, extensive trim...

Best way of course would be to look at Parade of Homes and look at spec houses. Discount (or account for) the land cost. Could be $100 or $500k depending on area.

A spec house in Parade of Homes is generally not a good indicator of what you can get for your money. Parade Homes are typically tricked out to showcase the bling, a builders capabilities, and the trendiest product. Because of this many of the products in the home are offered to the builder with special pricing beyond the standard prcing a builder usually gets and is only applicable to the Parade House. To recreate an exact Parade House as a build on contract for someone would cost the builder more. Except your money won’t go as far as what you see in a Parade House.

That question and a phone should open a lot of conversations with your local builders and maybe generate some business.

With a resort community and some premium sites well over $1 mil, you're going to see a wide range of costs per foot. Some builders will give you all inclusive ranges, while others will give you a bare bones cost.

regardless of what we expect, at the end, we need to see what the builder writes into your contract

Sharks! With laser beams!! :)

>appliances?
>custom cabinets
>doors

Yes

Yes

Yes

Depends where you are, so I'd take the suggestion to scour Zillow/Realtor to get a good benchmark. Some items I notice "nicer" homes have after a certain price point:

Custom front door

Insulated garage doors (actual double steel, not styrofoam panels glued in)

Better landscaping (can tell what is professionally designed and who hires Craigslist)

Amount of hardwood/tile compared to vinyl/carpet

Millwork (baseboard size, anything custom like crown or wainscot)

^ entire house isn't covered in painted MDF and caulk

Lighting fixtures or adequate lighting. It's obvious when you see all ~$100 fixtures or expensive stuff

% of brick/stone outside, and done nicely or not

Master bath almost always has a tiled shower. Acrylic units instead of fiberglass

If there is space, some sort of thought out deck/patio in back that makes sense

Landscape/outdoor lighting. Anything. So many homes with nothing but 2 coach lights outside...

Appliances are weird. Only expensive homes have Subzero/Thermador/Miele/etc, but I still see expensive homes with Fridgaire/GE/Whirlpool/etc. Looks out of place and like they couldn't afford to build as big as they did

It depends where 1 million dollar home is located.

Around here a million dollar home is a standard cookie cutter 3000-3500 SF with builder standard appliances, kitchen and a door.

It depends on what you want for 1 million dolllars. Are you doing a small house with exquiste attention to detail or a large house where 1 million dollars only covers building? And it depends on the area.