Tract House #15

This is a particularly nice narrow lot house design. I like the floor plan, though the room layout of the first floor is somewhat unusual. There was a distinct temptation to make this into a Country Home, especially since the design is about 2,600 sq. ft., but I decided to keep the design a little less embellished, and more like what you might find in a typical subdivision (even if it is somewhat larger than average).

The unusual aspect of this house is that the stairs are located off a "back hall" that is not near or connected to the front entry area. It's not quite visible in the image immediately below, but there is a "back" door on the left side of the house (on the right in the image below) that opens onto the back hall.

Also note the alcove on the master bedroom. This is visible below on the second floor, between and above the front porch and garage door.

The rear view, below, isn't that thoroughly decorated, though I did add a gazebo. Note, as well, the gable theme that I carry throughout.

You will have to forgive my indulgence in providing this night view. I chose to make the background dark in keeping with the secluded country ambience suggested by the background.

Here we have a straight-on view of the front. Note the two "front" doors. I made sure visitors wouldn't be confused about which was the "real" front door. An alternate plan could have the "back" door opening to the side, which would make it even less conspicuous.

Here we see the eastern side of the house.

This view is from the family room looking toward the entry at the front. Note the knick-knack shelving. I don't normally use parquet floors, but these seem to fit with the overall design.

And in this view we are standing at the front door looking toward the family room and kitchen beyond. The two doors visible on the right are, left to right, basement and closet.

From the "back" door, this view shows the stairs. The living room is through the doorway to our left, and the dining room is through the doorway to our right. Note the half wall on the second floor bedroom. That door under the stairs leads to a closet.

This is also a view of the hall and the "back" door as seen from the dining room doorway.

We continue into the dining room. Yes, I do like bay windows, especially on dining rooms.

We stand in the corner of the dining room and look toward the hall and the kitchen.

When we walk through the kitchen doorway, here is the kitchen. Note the island and raised counter. I have a feature like this in my own house, but in this design I made sure there was ample room in front of the refrigerator, whereas in my own abode it's simply way too tight. Note the full-height cabinets at the far end of the right hand wall.

Another view of the kitchen. Note the desk to the right of the stacked ovens. Also note the tall windows (with vertical blinds) and the small table.

From the doorway to the family room, we take one last look at the kitchen.

Here we have walked to the living room, and are looking back at the family room toward the sliding glass doors onto the back deck.

This view is the living room looking toward the front entry. Note the knick-knack shelving. The door on the right is the downstairs bath. In this plan, the living room itself is behind the garage, and it has no windows facing the front of the house.

We walk upstairs and look toward the back bedroom.

Here is another view of the upstairs hall and the bedroom, looking down slightly. The two doors at right center are for the upstairs bath and another bedroom.

Lastly, this view looks toward the master bedroom door. I'm not sure what to do with that short piece of hall (to the left in the image), but it stays, for now. An alternate plan idea places a room where the open area is. It closes in the hall and the stairs, but adds another 100 or so square feet to the plan.

This view is of the upstairs bath. I wanted to show the details around the window.

This view is from the back bedroom, and looks toward the upper hall. Decide for yourself if you like the half wall.

Here we have a good view of the master bedroom and the alcove. Note the built in cabinets and the window seat.

This view is from the front right corner of the master bedroom. We are looking toward the master bath (door on the left). The door on the right leads to the hall.

Here is the master bedroom, again.

This view is inside the master bath. The door on the left leads to the water closet.

Standing in the tub, we look back toward the shower. That's the walk-in closet/dressing room door just visible in the background, left. In this design, the master bath is reached from the closet.

Last image, the sinks and tub. Yes, that bright area over the sinks is a "light panel"--the entire thing is illuminated.

Tract House #15

The Front

The Rear