Double Story House Design
Double Story House Design
open plan double story house design
2532 square foot/362 square meter gross floor area mezzanine office or studio
2 vehicle garage
3 bedrooms
3 bathrooms
The architecturally designed double story house design creates two distinct living spaces separated by the kitchen hub. The well considered design creates a three bedroom 2532 square foot/362 square meter residence. The residence enjoys additional sun drenched alfresco and terrace external floor area.
A long rammed limestone spine wall extends from the front entry pivot door to the first light filled interior space. The rammed limestone wall provides a sense of solidity and strength. The wall also provides pragmatic benefits of thermal mass for the thermally efficient mezzanine house. The central gallery style hallway in the heart of the residence with highlight windows connects the entry and juxtaposed living spaces. The hallway highlight windows of the architectural 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 architectural plan cut-outs and raking ceilings ensures compliance with passive solar design principles. 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 8 feet/2400mm high aluminum end-sliding doors transform the mezzanine house to indoor outdoor living.
The architectural design strategically locates two living spaces to the kitchen hub for full exposure to the northern aspect. The efficiently planned and memorable space relationships. The architectural design can be built with either slab on ground construction or the cost effective patented prefab footing system.
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The double storey house design palette incorporates natural materials of rammed limestone, locally sourced hardwood timbers, corrugated steel and weatherboard cladding. The double storey house design achieve a budget conscious mezzanine house with solar hot water and wood fuel firebox for wood fuel boosting. The impressive 8 feet high glazed timber pivot door greets you prior to being ushered into the mezzanine home open plan living areas. The mezzanine house’s hub is the architect designed kitchen which incorporates the latest porcelain panel selections to the waterfall edged kitchen island bench and maximizes the interface to the two adjacent living areas. The two floor house design of this mezzanine house also boast the latest porcelain panel selection kitchen perimeter benchtops, coloured back glass and Blum Aventos lift overhead cupboards that cantilever above the backsplash slot window.