1.5-Story House Plan 816 ft²: 2 Beds, 2 Baths, Open Floor Plan, without Garage
This house plan can be modified to fit your family’s lifestyle and your lot’s specifics.
Plan 76484RB is a 2-bedroom two-story house plan with rustic modern farmhouse lines, a steep gable roof and 816 ft² of carefully arranged living space. Scandinavian, European and contemporary influences shape its clean, simple silhouette, finished in WPC exterior cladding under a roof pitched at 14/12 (49°). The home is 25'5" wide and 33'3" deep, rising 25'9" high, a slender single family house with a tall, open interior. As a small house plan it works with a compact footprint, and vaulted ceilings with floor-to-ceiling windows give the rooms height and daylight.
The main living area follows an open floor plan, with the living room, dining space and kitchen sharing one continuous room. Above the living area the space is open to below, so the vaulted ceiling rises under the gable and large windows draw light deep into the house. The kitchen includes a breakfast nook, a comfortable spot for coffee in the morning or a quick family meal without setting the dining table. Upstairs, a loft overlooks the double-height living space and can serve as a reading corner, a play area or a quiet place to work, keeping the second floor connected to the life of the house below.
The split bedrooms layout sets the two bedrooms apart from each other, which gives each one more privacy, whether it belongs to the owners, a grown child or regular guests. Two full bathrooms mean nobody has to share a morning routine, a real advantage in a 2 bathroom home of this size. A utility room keeps household equipment and everyday chores out of the living spaces, so the open rooms stay calm and uncluttered.
Outside, a deck extends the living area into the open air, ready for summer dinners and long evenings outdoors. The floor-to-ceiling windows link the interior with the deck and the surrounding views, and the steep gable roof and WPC walls give the house its crisp modern profile. The plan has no garage and no basement, which keeps the construction simple and the house focused on what matters: an open, light-filled home of 816 ft² with a loft, vaulted ceilings and two private bedroom suites.
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