3-Story House Plan 2707 ft²: 5 Beds, Home Office, 3.5 Baths, Open Floor Plan, without Garage
Cover Sheet (Includes Front Perspective & Project Data)
General Construction Notes (Specifications & Standards)
Index of Drawings (Sheet List)
Floor Plans
Exterior Elevations
Overhead Roof Plan
Cross Sections
Stair Details
Miscellaneous Details
Foundation/Basement Plan
Electrical Plans
Cover Sheet (Includes Front Perspective & Project Data)
General Construction Notes (Specifications & Standards)
Index of Drawings (Sheet List)
Floor Plans
Foundation/Basement Plan
Electrical Plans
This house plan can be modified to fit your family’s lifestyle and your lot’s specifics.
Plan 24322R is a 5-bedroom 4-story house plan in the Charleston tradition, offering 2707 ft² of living space beneath a gable roof whose ridge runs parallel to the street. Brick and siding dress the facade, and the Low Country, Southern and New Orleans influences show in its tall, slender silhouette. This narrow house plan measures 24'0" wide and 56'0" deep, so the home rises upward rather than spreading outward, giving a single family four full levels of space along with 3 full bathrooms and a half bath.
The living areas follow an open floor plan, so the family room, dining space and kitchen read as one connected zone instead of a series of closed rooms. A fireplace anchors the family room and becomes the natural gathering point on cool evenings, while vaulted ceilings add height and a sense of openness. The rear kitchen sits at the back of the house, away from the street, and works around a central island with a breakfast bar, a place for quick morning coffee, homework or a conversation with whoever is cooking. A bay window brings extra light and a gentle bump-out to the elevation, adding character inside and out.
Five bedrooms are arranged in a split bedroom layout, which gives the owners and the rest of the household more privacy from one another. The master suite is on the second floor, and the plan includes a walk-in closet for generous, organized storage. Three full bathrooms serve the bedrooms, and the half bath is handy for guests. A dedicated home office makes this a practical house plan for remote work, study or managing family paperwork behind a closed door, separate from the open living spaces.
Outside, a covered front porch welcomes visitors and offers a sheltered spot to sit and watch the street, a signature touch of Southern and Charleston homes. A deck extends the living space outdoors for meals and relaxed weekend afternoons. The house is built on the foundation as shown in the drawings, and it is also available with a crawl space, a slab, a monolithic slab, a stem wall or a basement on request. The exterior walls are framed as shown, with 2×6 exterior walls available as an option for those who want thicker walls.
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