Double Story House Design

The double story house design is well considered and creates two distinct living spaces separated by the kitchen hub, resulting in a three bedroom double story house design with 2532 gross square foot residence with additional sun drenched alfresco and terrace external living. A long rammed limestone spine wall extends from the front entry pivot door through the two floor house design to the first light filled interior living space. The rammed limestone wall provides a sense of solidity and strength and also provides pragmatic benefits of thermal mass for the thermally efficient mezzanine house. The central gallery style hallway in the heart of the home with highlight windows connects the entry and juxtaposed living spaces. The hallway highlight windows of the double story house design generate a 2 story entry vestibule and overlooking mezzanine office or studio – creating an ever changing play of light throughout the day. When correctly orientated on your site, the cut-outs in the double story house design and raking ceilings to open plan living areas, ensure that this double story house design passive solar design principles with each living space having the potential for solar heat gain during the cooler winter months. The kitchen hub connects the two generous open plan living areas which transform the mezzanine house to indoor outdoor living through the 8 feet high aluminum end-sliding doors. The double story house design strategically locate the two living spaces to the kitchen hub axis for full exposure to the northern aspect. The efficiently planned and memorable space relationships create double story house design that can be built with either slab on ground construction or the cost effective patented prefab footing system.