1500 Sq Ft 1-Story House Plan with Optional Bonus Room Upstairs
This house plan can be modified to fit your family’s lifestyle and your lot’s specifics.
You have two options for modifying this house plan:
1. Order modifications from the original architect. Purchase the modified Digital Concept and send it to your local architect to prepare the Construction Documents.
2. Work with your local architect. Purchase the original Digital Concept without modifications, then ask your local architect to make the changes and prepare the Construction Documents.
Plan 22283R is a 3-bedroom single-story house plan that brings together Bungalow, European and Traditional style in a T-shaped home of 1517 ft² under a hip and valley roof with a 7/12 (30°) pitch. Stucco and panels finish the exterior walls, and a skylight lets daylight fall into the house from above. The footprint measures 41'1" wide and 62'9" deep, with a height of 23'4". The main walls are built of aerated concrete, and the design is also available with clay block or wood frame walls on request.
The entry leads into a closed floor plan, where every room has its own walls and its own purpose. The large family room is the center of daily life, gathered around a fireplace, so anyone searching for a house plan with fireplace will find a room made for long winter evenings. Large windows, floor-to-ceiling windows and a corner window open the interior to the views and keep the rooms bright. The kitchen works as a separate, well-organized space with a walk-in pantry for supplies and a breakfast nook, a cozy spot for the first coffee of the day and for homework after school.
The bedrooms are clustered together, which keeps the sleeping area quiet and apart from the living rooms. The main floor master sits on the same level as everything else and includes a walk-in closet, a real comfort for the years ahead. The home has one full bathroom and one half bathroom, so guests do not need to pass through the private part of the house. A utility room handles laundry and household tasks, and the bonus level upstairs gives the family space to grow, ready to be finished later as an office, a playroom or a guest room.
The house stands on strip footings, with no basement, and a slab foundation is also available on request. The front-entry 2-car garage extends forward of the main body of the house, giving the facade depth and keeping cars, bikes and tools close at hand. At the back, a covered rear porch adds an outdoor room for summer dinners and quiet evenings. For a family looking for a European-inspired bungalow house plan with a practical layout on one level, plan 22283R offers comfort, order and room for the future.
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