1.5-Story House Plan 2280 ft²: 3 Beds, 2 Baths, Open Floor Plan, without Garage
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Plan 10692R is a 3-bedroom modern house plan on two stories, offering 2280 ft² of living space shaped by contemporary, minimalist and Scandinavian design. A gable roof combined with a double shed roof gives the silhouette its clean, angular profile, while exterior walls in wood, stucco and metal panels pair warm texture with crisp modern lines. The single family home measures 42'7" wide and 52'4" deep, and its loft character comes through both inside and out.
The heart of the house is an open floor plan where a large family room, the dining area and a large kitchen flow together under vaulted ceilings. Part of the living space is open to below, so the upper loft looks down into the main room and the volume feels generous from both levels. The kitchen is built for real daily use: a central island for cooking and gathering, a breakfast nook for quick meals, and a walk-in pantry that keeps supplies out of sight. Window walls, floor-to-ceiling windows and panoramic windows draw daylight deep into the rooms, and on a winter afternoon the low sun reaches far across the floor.
This is a main floor master house plan with a split bedroom layout, which places the master suite apart from the two secondary bedrooms for quiet and privacy. The master suite includes a walk-in closet, and the home has two full bathrooms in total. One of the most appealing features is the private sauna, a rare comfort that turns ordinary evenings into a small ritual of rest. A dedicated utility room handles laundry and the household systems, keeping practical tasks separate from the living areas, and the loft upstairs works well as a reading corner, play space or home office.
Outside, a deck extends the living space into the open air and makes summer dining and morning coffee easy. Large windows across the facades connect every main room to the surroundings, giving this modern 2 story house plan an airy, light-filled character. Without a garage or basement, the design concentrates its 2280 ft² on the rooms a family uses every day, combining Scandinavian simplicity with the spacious feel of a contemporary loft.
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