A RIVER RUNS BELOW IT 454-2. This is an elegant yet modest Prairie-style home designed with primary orientation around outdoor views, accessed through floor-to-ceiling windows at the back, or view side, of the house. The entire second level is dedicated to a spacious master suite, complete with large walk-in closet and versatile study space. The lower level plan adds a second bedroom, full bath, and additional bunk space for two, (a favorite with kids), as well as a family room or home office. The house was designed originally as a second home that would become the couple's year round residence upon their retirement. It is perfect for a couple, small family, or as a weekend getaway home.
Featured on pages 52 (top), 102, and 108-113 in Sarah Susanka's first book, The Not So Big House, this elegant but modest-sized house is designed to be beautiful, and to make optimal use of surrounding views. The gently sloping hipped roof, strong horizontal trim, horizontal cedar siding and banded windows of the exterior evoke Frank Lloyd Wright's Prairie-style designs, while the open floor plan and subtle differentiations of activity places from one another using variations in ceiling heights and linear trim elements of the interior reveal a Japanese influence.
The form of this house is very simple - Essentially a cube with two bays - which makes it more economical to build and allows more of the budget to be devoted to detail and, in this case, to the abundant windows. Framed and defined by simple maple mullions, the windows orient the house around the view, but they also bring in natural light, make the house feel much larger than it really is, and create a sense of connectedness to the outdoors. The use of light-colored hardwood floors, the abundant hardwood trim and the open floor plan also contribute to the bright, warm and inviting feeling.
FEATURES
den/office/study/computer
open floor plan
grill deck/sundeck
screened porch/sunroom
walk-in closet
DIMENSIONS
Width
28'
Depth
30' 8"
Height
27'
SQUARE FOOTAGE
Heated Square Footage
2547
Main Floor
823
Upper Floor
834
Lower Floor
890
WALL INFORMATION
Exterior Wall Constr
2"x6"
ROOF INFORMATION
Roof Pitch
6:12
CEILING HEIGHTS
Ceiling Main
9
Ceiling Upper
8
FOUNDATIONS
Basement
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