1300 Sq Ft House Plan with Optional Bonus Room and 3 Bedrooms
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 53888R is a 3-bedroom single-story house plan with Bungalow character and European and Traditional details, set under a hip roof with a 7/12 (30°) pitch and offering 1284 ft² of living space. The house measures 44'0" wide and 35'2" deep, with a height of 22'0". Stucco, panels and natural stone dress the exterior walls. The main structure is ceramic block, and the plan is also available with aerated concrete or a wood frame on request.
The front door opens into an entry that buffers the home from weather and noise. From there, the open floor plan joins the living areas into one generous space. At its heart is a large family room with a fireplace, so this is a house plan with fireplace warmth built into the everyday center of the home, the natural gathering place on winter evenings. The kitchen keeps the cook part of the conversation. Its breakfast nook gives the family a relaxed spot for quick meals and homework, and a corner window brings light from two directions onto the morning coffee.
The bedrooms are clustered together on one side of the home, separating the quiet zone from the open living area. The master bedroom sits on the main floor alongside the two secondary bedrooms. The house has one full bathroom and a half bath, so guests have a powder room near the living spaces. A utility room handles laundry and the household systems out of sight. For families who want more space later, a bonus level upstairs leaves room to grow beyond the three bedrooms of this one story house plan.
The house is designed on strip footings and is also available with a slab foundation. A deck extends the living space outdoors for summer dinners and quiet mornings. There is no garage, so the full footprint is given to living space, and the bonus level adds flexibility. With its hip roof, varied wall finishes and compact, well-organized layout, this 3 bedroom house plan suits a family that wants an easy-to-run bungalow with room for the future.
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