noun
model house; show home
A fully furnished house built by a developer to show potential buyers the layout, design, and finishes.
週末に新築分譲地のモデルハウスを見に行った。
We went to see the model house in the new housing development over the weekend.
Variant with interpunct; less common in everyday writing.
モデルルーム is typically a showroom inside a building (e.g., an apartment), while モデルハウス refers to a standalone house.
Loanword from English 'model house'.