Modern House Plan 3

A 1900 sf plan with 2 bedrooms, 3 baths, loft and workspace, designed for indoor/outdoor living.  The interior rooms are small, however have extensive windows opening to large outdoor rooms.  Entry features a bookcase staircase opening to loft above and looking out into a sun courtyard.  A compact kitchen has a dining banquet with a large dining area right outside on the covered terrace.  The living area is small but opens on both sides to large outdoor rooms.

Two bedroom suites flanking and opening out to the covered terrace.  Bedroom 1 has a large bath with a private outdoor courtyard that has a tub and outdoor shower.  Bedroom 2 can be used as a guest suite or available for a roommate.  Loft has a full bath and a built-in day bed that can also be used for an overnight guest.  Large workspace with wrap around windows can be a home office or studio.

The large umbrella roof create rooms with tall ceilings that feel very spacious despite their small footprint.  The openness of most rooms to each other and to the outdoor rooms reinforces the expansive feel to what is actually a very modest size home.  An example of building only the square footage necessary for an efficient home to build and maintain.

Move interior and exterior views of this house can be seen here.

Modern House Plan 3 Renderings

Modern House Plan 3 can be seen here.

Contemporary House 5 Interior Views

Each level opens to another level or out onto an exterior terrace making this small 1860 sf house feel much larger than it actually is.

The Plan for this Contemporary home can be seen here.

Exterior Views here.

Contemporary House 5 Exterior Views

A stone base anchors this design into the hillside.  Five levels step up the hillside crowned by a tower loft with wrap around windows to maximise view.

The plan for this design can be seen here.

Interior views are here.

Contemporary House Plan 5

This Contemporary House plan recalls split level houses popular in the 60's. Many un-built residential lots available in urban areas slope up hill from the street since this is the hardest site condition in which to place the average house plan.  This design steps up the hill from street level in half story levels.  

Each activity, or use, is separated by a level rather than room walls. This house is 1860 sf with two bedrooms (with attached baths) and mezzanine/loft.  Each level shares space or volume with other levels creating an open and spacious feel.  There are no hallways in this plan.  Circulation space is shared with adjacent spaces making each larger and even the stairs share in the same volume of space.  

The Kitchen-Dining area is a convenient half level up from the garage.  The Living area is another half level up, though still overlooking the Kitchen area for open communication between spaces.  A half level above the Living area is the Mezzanine area.  This space overlooks both the Living and Kitchen areas.  The railing is a built in desk with ample workspace for home office or projects.  A recessed day bed can be used for reading or the occasional overnight guest.  Each of the two Bedrooms are a level of their own.  Each attached bathroom is within the bedroom space separated by a storage cabinet to make the room feel larger.  The top of the central stair is a loft, which can be opened to Bedroom 2, to take advantage of the view.  The tower also can act as an effective heat exhaust for the house as is done in many desert climates.

Exterior views of the house can be seen here.

Interior views here.

Custom Motorhome Design 2

This is another version of the Custom Motor Home Design shown below.  This design has a full rear bath and substantially more storage space within the same 26' length. Placing the bath at the rear creates a single multi-level space for a more spacious feel inside.  Both these designs do not open to the truck cab as is common in Class C RV's.  This is partly for the aesthetic reason of not having to sit and look at the truck's dash board after driving hundreds of miles and partly to allow a more complete thermal seal of the living section.  The truck body is the least insulated part of a motor home and a cause for substantial heat loss (or heat gain with a hot engine).

See an article about this design on DoItYourselfRV.com

Modern House Plan 2 Exteriors

The plan for Modern House 2 can be seen here.

The interiors here.