LVP and engineered wood are far from luxury. Real wood, concrete, terrazzo, or stone comes to mind instead. With an "ultra luxury" home, I presume you are not the one cleaning your grout. And, you can have tile with fine grout lines.

You can do stain concrete, metallic epoxy or polished concrete, beside wood or plastic.

There are some more high end options for LVP, such as the Legends collection by Cali Floors. However, I still wouldn’t consider LVP or engineered wood “ultra luxury” at all. A large format porcelain tile would minimize grout lines and make a statement in a large open floor plan.

Poured terrazzo!

Hardwood with tile in laundry rooms and bathrooms in my area. The occasional individualist will use wall to wall wool carpet wherever they want.

In beach areas, tile or terrazzo throughout.

solid hardwood, tile in laundry and bathrooms , slate or marble in entry and powder room

Solid hardwood flooring is not appearing in new construction that I see because of the limited widths of 3-4.5" Expansion/contraction limits solid unless significant glue and nail down measures are used. Engineered at 7-12" width does a better job of showing off the beauty of wood. Especially flat cut European Oak. Hakwood Signature tops at 9.5" made in Denmark in 5 grades. DuChateau and Monarch Plank up to 12" made in SE Asia. Pics aren't loading now. Maybe later.

So what’s wrong with 2-3” strip oak? It’s classic, has been used for decades and will outlast any of the inferior vinyl or laminate flooring

Solid hardwood, no LVP/LVT for a luxury home.

4mm to 6mm engineered hardwood can be refinished as many times as solid wood with a tongue and groove. More even than the cheaper Chinese solid wood you'll find. Engineered makes better use of the more desirable type of hardwood worth paying for its beauty. And you get more beauty with the structure, grain, tone variation from a 11" wide piece of wood. Anyone who has designed and built table tops and cabinet doors, anyone who has built furnishings out of hardwoods knows this. How you meld the boards together making a panel door can be art. Or you can glue thinner strips together to meet a functional need.

It's in the eye of the beholder. Luxury can mean artistry. Or not.

Look on Zillow. Find one new construction high end modern design offering with thin strip floors. I haven't found one. An English Georgian recreation is different. Wide solid could be used, glued, screwed down with the screw holes pegged.

Thin strip solid isn't used by builders for any level of construction currently. Lvp is used for moderate to lower priced homes because it's cheaper and easier to install.

I agree with Dan that engineered wood floors are used in high end homes. Wider European Oak is beautiful (not the engineered wood that is cheap - I mean expensive engineered wood that has micro bevels that you don't really notice). My European oak has a veneer layer of 5mm - and can be refinished at least three times. The graining is very different than red or white oak - it's much more subtle. Plus, it doesn't have red/pink/yellow undertones that you have to worry about - it's a truly amazing wood for floors.

There is also engineered wood that is finished on site - like solid hardwood.

However, I also have seen solid wood planks that are thinner used in really nice (luxury) homes - especially older homes where they are maintaining the original look of the home.

Definitely not LVP/LVT. Wood or tile can be used in the foyer/powder room + tile (or sometimes brick) in the laundry room/mudroom. Plus, there are other options used depending on the style of home (for example, a modern luxury home would incorporate some expensive different types of flooring in order to add interest + push the level of design used throughout the home)

Hardwood floors are and have been the 5* of interior flooring. That said, depending on your climate and HVAC system, engineered would be a very good choice if humidity is an issue. A high rated engineered can be refinished, if necessary. Suggesting we wouldn't live that long.

1. Multiple Refinishing Opportunities: Thick engineered wood flooring has a wear layer of 4mm-6mm thick. It can be refinished multiple times. This means you can refinish the floor’s appearance and extend its life, making it a long-lasting investment. Engineered hardwood floors with a 6mm thick wear layer can be refinished as many times as a solid wood floor, which is typically up to 10 times depending on the amount you are sanding off.
2. Durability: A thicker wear layer provides extra protection against wear and tear. It can withstand heavy foot traffic, making it suitable for high-traffic areas in your home or commercial space.
3. Resale Value: Homes with engineered hardwood flooring with a thick wear layer often have a higher resale value. Prospective buyers appreciate the potential for future refinishing, which adds to the overall value of the property since hardwood flooring can be very expensive and difficult to replace.
4. Scratch Resistance: Thicker wear layers are less prone to scratches, which is especially advantageous for households with pets or active children.

My current engineered wood floors with a hard-wax oil finish are performing much better than my previous site finished wood floors with a polyurethane finish.

We built a large one story in FL and slab foundation is standard, unless you are on the water and need to elevate your house 16 ft to meet hurricane/surge codes. Engineered wood floors also perform much better with the humidity in FL.

Lots of multi million $ homes on the water have LVP, which I would not choose, but people still buy the houses. More custom projects go with engineered wood or tile.

I suggest that you continue on with the post...do not start another one, because we will get lost. It sounds, by the wording in your post, you are not familiar with the cost of product/install. For instance, for a 5500 square foot hardwood floor installation, expect to pay between $33,000 and $110,000, depending on the type of hardwood, complexity of installation, and labor costs.

Do factory finish.

And yes, engineered wood is real wood.

Will you share the plan? Modern, flat roof, sounds interesting.One story or two?

The nice thing about prefinished engineered wood is the finish you see is the finish you get. In places where top rated floor finishers are not prevalent that's a big get. However, it's likely, depending on the manufacturer and your usage, the floor might need to be touched up over time and that is never easy.

LVT is about a 5 year product. Then things begin to happen to it because vinyl is not stable. It shrinks over time. You can scratch some versions. It's not a luxury material IMO.

If I was building a home and wanted a floor that looked like wood, I'd consider a long plank porcelain tile floor with rectified edges and the very smallest grout line the material can provide.. You can steam clean it, it doesn't scratch like wood floors, it doesn't need to be refinished. ......especially if you're looking for a light color like white or ash.

https://www.tilebar.com/silkwood-almond-8x48-matte-porcelain-tile.html

https://www.tilebar.com/silkwood-brown-8x48-matte-porcelain-tile.html

https://www.tilebar.com/oaktree-elegant-ash-beige-7x60-xl-wood-look-matte-porcelain-tile.html

Once you've got that beautiful European Oak floor down as a ase, you can add a edge boud woven wool carpet for some areas. Stanton has choices.

@elcieg thank you, It is 2 floor , about 750sq ft in second floor and rest is first floor, we are building this house in .5 acre land. I really like wood looking floor. Our main living area and kitchen is open plan with 16 inch ceiling and dining area is 12 inch ceiling.

Thank you all for your inputs

Beverly thanks for the suggestions and link details

Lots of multi million $ homes on the water have LVP

Yep, just because a home is expensive, it doesn't mean there are quality products use or that good taste is employed.

Marble, hardwood,terrazzo, sure - but ”lvp” is plastic and not lux….

You have 5500 sq feet/multi million of modern, flat roof......somewhere and who knows where? what climate what anything locale. There's no interior DESIGNER`running the show?

Are you kidding me?

Sorry......get a darn designer. Why? because this will involve coordinating ALL the finishes within, to include kitchen stone/cabinetry finish, fires etc . along with whatever flooring.

You don't come here for this or any of it. You get a local to you and the site and you pay a designer.

If you can afford the house? You can afford the interior designer, the kitchen and bath designer and someone to clean that house.

About which, we know nothing beyond open plan. ...................hence, mystery .

On the water or not, i suggest avoid using one and done type floors. Flooring will be discontinued and you will find yourself replacing 5500 sf of flooring. This includes imported floors like French oak and European floors. Just like exotics, once, the trend fades, you will find it difficult to find a supplier that can get the product. Best to stick with tradional domestic flooring. 100 years from now, the flooring will still be around if, you need a piece to repair it. - Buyer Beware!

Amen, G & S!

I looked at some of your idea s and all seem to have wood floors so what is your question ? You do a house for how you live regardless of the "luxury " part . I have huge dogs I have a great home but wood floors would have been demplished long ago so not wood for my home .Waht style is this going to be other than a flat top roof . Waht style inside is what drives flooring choices .