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2 storey house plans
2 Story house plans – architectural attributes
The 2 story house plans create two distinct living spaces separated by the kitchen hub. The well considered architectural design results in a 2895 gross square feet/269 sqm three bedroom residence. The sun drenched alfresco and terrace external areas consist of 603 sq ft/56 sqm. A long rammed limestone spine wall extends from the front entry pivot door to the first light filled interior living. The rammed limestone wall provides a sense of solidity and strength and thermal mass for the thermally efficient mezzanine home.
The central gallery style hallway with highlight windows connects the entry and juxtaposed living spaces. The hallway highlight windows generate a 2 story entry vestibule and overlooking mezzanine office. The highlight windows create an ever changing play of light throughout the day.
double story house plans – architectural elements
When correctly orientated on site, the 2 story house plans conform to passive solar design principles. The plan cut-outs in the spatial configuration and raking ceilings to open plan areas, ensure warmth from winter heat gain. Each living space has the potential for solar heat gain during the cooler winter months. The kitchen hub connects the two generous open plan living areas. The mezzanine home is transformed to indoor outdoor living through the 8 feet/2400mm high clear anodized end-sliding doors.
The 2 story house plans strategically locate the two living spaces to the kitchen hub axis for winter sun exposure. The efficiently planned 2 story house plans create memorable space relationships. The architectural design can be constructed as reinforced concrete slab or the cost effective patented prefab footing system.
2 story house plans – architectural aesthetics
The material palette of the architectural design incorporates natural materials of rammed limestone, locally sourced hardwood timbers and weatherboard cladding. The 2 story house plans achieve a budget conscious design with solar hot water and wood fuel firebox for boosting. A generous 2400mm high glazed timber pivot door greets you prior to being ushered into the mezzanine home open plan living areas. The hub of the mezzanine home is the architect designed kitchen, which incorporates the latest porcelain panel selections to the waterfall edged kitchen island bench and also maximizes the interface between the kitchen hub and adjacent two living areas. The 2 story house plans also boast the latest porcelain panel selection kitchen perimeter benchtops, color back glass and Blum Adventos lift overhead cupboards which cantilever above the benchtop height slot window.
Stuart Threadgold
Principal Architect
As a licensed Architect in Texas and registered architect in Western Australia, Stuart can deliver an architect designed sustainable home that enriches your daily life and will be a delight to inhabit. We’re enthusiastic about working with passionate architectural patrons who desire spatially distinct buildings and seek architectural excellence. The practice seeks to deliver designs that are functional, memorable and cost effective so if you wish to elevate your experience of space, enquire today.
The concept behind the 2 storey house plans and mezzanine home emphasize the importance on energy-efficiency and sustainable design principles to achieve economic living. Correctly and contextually sited, the mezzanine home results in passive solar design principles and juxtaposed living spaces that capture winter heat gain in the structure’s thermal mass, when the sun is at lower azimuth, and eliminates the worst of the summer heat gain. The 2 storey house plans also incorporate hallway highlight windows to maximize natural light through the daylight hours and vent stale hot air along the rammed limestone spine through ‘stack effect’ ventilation.
The 2 storey house designs interior design palette includes clear anodised window frames, porcelain panel kitchen benchtops, Artedomus tiles, internal timber flooring. Wall cladding material finishes for these combine either horizontally formatted James Hardie Scyon Linea weatherboard or vertically grooved Scyon Axon cladding for the higher BAL rating on this mezzanine home – particularly suitable for regional or country locations.
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