1.5-Story House Plan with Basement 4907 ft²: 4 Beds, 4.5 Baths, Open Floor Plan, 2-Car 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 81789R is a 4-bedroom two-story house plan with a basement, spread across 4907 ft² in an L-shaped footprint beneath a hip and valley roof accented by dormers. The brick exterior draws on French Country, Acadian and Cape Cod traditions, with the gracious proportions of Southern and Louisiana homes and a touch of English, Colonial and European refinement. This mansion-scale single-family residence measures 94'1" wide and 90'8" deep and offers four bedrooms, three full bathrooms and three half bathrooms.
The heart of the house is an open floor plan built around a large family room with a fireplace, the room that gathers everyone on winter evenings. Vaulted ceilings give the interior a generous sense of height. The large center kitchen opens to the living spaces and works hard every day: an island for preparing meals, a breakfast bar for quick conversations, a breakfast nook for slower mornings and a walk-in pantry that keeps supplies out of sight. An elevator links the floors, making this a house plan with an elevator that stays comfortable for every generation.
The main floor master suite is a private retreat with its own fireplace, a sitting area, a walk-in closet and direct access to the laundry. Split bedrooms keep the owners' suite apart from the other bedrooms, and a Jack & Jill bath serves two of them. Laundry rooms on both the main floor and the second floor spare everyone trips up and down the stairs, while the three half baths make hosting guests easy. A game room, an exercise room and a bonus room above the garage add space for play, fitness, hobbies or work, and dedicated storage keeps the household organized.
Outside, the 2-car garage extends forward with a courtyard entry, shaping a welcoming courtyard and keeping the garage doors off the main facade. A covered front porch greets visitors, and a covered rear porch extends living outdoors on warm afternoons. The home is designed with a basement, and on request the plan is also available with a crawl space, a slab, a monolithic slab or a stem wall foundation, as well as with 2×6 exterior walls.
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