Suburban Contemporary #5A

This house design uses the same basic program as Suburban Contemporary #4, with some differences. For one thing, this house is a front-to-back split level, and the living room is sunken about halfway between the lower level and the main level. Combined with the high ceiling and dramatic window layouts symmetric with the corner of the room, this space is very exciting and is easily the best feature of the house. At 2,600 sq. ft., this plan is only slightly smaller than #4.

The Front

The Rear

Some things worth noting:

• The living room is open to the second floor, and the master bedroom overlooks the living room below. Both the living room and master bedroom have fireplaces that share the single chimney.
• The cylindrical family room/music room off the front entrance has stairs down to the living room.
• The kitchen is a small galley-style kitchen that has a somewhat enclosed feel, but I like the variation from the typical wide open kitchen layout.
• The bi-level deck has a built-in hot tub, and lights atop the railings.

 

On the second floor (below), you might want to note the following:

• As mentioned, the master bedroom has a fireplace and an opening that overlooks the voluminous living room space. It also has a cylindrical sitting area.
• The stairwell has a high, cathedral ceiling and a large skylight.
• The cylindrical front bedroom is rather small, but would be quite suitable for a younger family member. The back bedroom is fairly large, ample enough for a teenager or young adult.

This is the same as the main front view above, but shown at night. Indulge me on these nighttime images.

This view is from the road, and shows this house situated amid many, many tall trees. Yes, the tree layout is nearly identical to SC #4. I liked it so much I used it again.

Same as above, but at night. A very dark night.

This is the rear view, from above, shown at night.

This looks from the foot of the stairs (down from the living room) through the dining room toward the breakfast nook and the kitchen.

This is from inside the front doors, looking toward the living room and the central stairs. The stairs down lead to the kitchen, and the stairs up lead to the master bedroom (and the other bedrooms one more half level up from there).

This is standing inside the back door, looking toward the kitchen and the stairs beyond. The stairs down do lead to a basement, but it is a small basement only under the front part of the house.

This looks from the laundry toward the back door.

This is the living room! I can also picture a long, hanging spherical lamp in this corner that hangs right to the center of the windows. I know I didn't decorate this room as much as the first design, but even this minimalist approach is pretty nice.

If you sat in one of the chairs in the living room, this is possibly what the view back toward the music room might look like. You can't quite see the ledge opening off the master bedroom at the top right. But, see the next image ...

If you were a bird (or a bug) on the wall of the living room looking down, you might see something like this. This view shows the opening into the master bedroom as well as the stairs down to the dining room.

The master bath. I consider master bath images one of the minimum requirements, even though this image isn't very "stunning".

This is the master bedroom, shown from the sitting area.

Finally, this looks toward the sitting area and the master bath, beyond.