Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Saturday, March 31, 2012

建筑设计风格3--Craftsman

Craftsman Home Plans

以自然材料和精湛手工著名

Craftsman style house plans use simple forms and natural materials such as wood and stone to express a hand-crafted character and are comparable to Bungalow style home plans. Craftsman style plans were inspired primarily by the work of two California architect brothers, Charles Sumner Greene and Henry Mather Greene in Pasadena in the early 20th century, who produced "ultimate bungalows" like the Gamble house of 1908. The Greenes were influenced by the English Arts & Crafts movement and Japanese woodworking traditions. Craftsman style homes and bungalows sprang up by the thousands, prompted by Craftsman style home pattern books and The Craftsman Magazine. The Craftsman house features a low-pitched, gabled roof (often hipped) with a wide overhang and exposed roof rafters, and a strong garden connection. Craftsman style porches are either full or partial width, with tapered columns or pedestals that extend to the ground level. The appeal of the Craftsman home design can be found in its rustic appearance and efficient plan that often includes built-in storage and cabinetry. The Craftsman house plans in this collection stay true to these ideals, offering variations of the Craftsman style home from simple one-story home plans to elaborate two-story estate floor plans. See Craftsman Bungalows, and Bungalow House Plans for more variations.

2079 square feet craftsman style 3 bedroom, 2 bath with 3 garage stalls falls in the 2000-3000 square feet range. The floor plan features great room/living room, open floor plan, walk-in closet, suited for corner lot, peninsula/eating bar, covered front porch, tandem garage, den/office/study/computer, storage area, covered rear porch, volume/vaulted ceiling, suited for narrow lot, oversized garage, upstairs master bdrm.

Square Feet	2079
Bedrooms	3
Baths	2½
Garage Stalls	3
Levels	2
Width	45'
Depth	52'

建筑设计风格2--Contemporary

Contemporary Home Plans

主要是五十年代至七十年代，简洁的外观，超大的窗户和开放空间

This 2896 square feet contemporary style 3 bedroom, 2 bath with 3 garage stalls falls in the 2000-3000 square feet range.
The floor plan features peninsula/eating bar, nook/breakfast area/dining, daylight basement, teen suite/jack & jill bath, family room/keeping room, upstairs master bdrm, oversized garage, den/office/study/computer, side-entry garage, suited for sloping lot, storage area, friend's entry, suited for corner lot, open floor plan, covered front porch, walk-in closet, kitchen island, suited for view lot, mud room.

The Contemporary style appeared in architect-designed homes of the fifties, sixties, and early seventies. Examples of Contemporary style homes from popular culture range from the "Monsanto House of the Future" at Disneyland of 1956 to the sitcom home of "The Brady Bunch," which ran on television from 1969 to 1973. Common characteristics include simple, clean lines with large windows devoid of decorative trim, flat or gabled roofs, asymmetrical shapes, and open floor plans. Contemporary exteriors are usually stucco, stone, brick or wood. The flat-roofed variations resemble International Style homes but lack the latter's stark white surfaces. Some Contemporary style home designs showcase natural materials and emphasize easy indoor-outdoor connections. In its broadest definition, contemporary simply means "of today." The Contemporary house style overlaps with the Modern home style but is less strictly tied to roots in the Bauhaus and the International Style.

Square Feet	2896
Bedrooms	3
Baths	2½
Garage Stalls	3
Levels	2
Width	69'
Depth	66'

Wednesday, March 21, 2012

建筑设计风格1--Bungalow

Bungalow House Plans

美国建筑设计风格，一层和一层半高。前后院有露台和花园连接

The Bungalow house plan is an all American architectural style, but the name has its roots in India. In the province of Bengal, single-family homes were called bangla or bangala. Typically one- or one-and-a- half story, with a front or rear porch connecting to a small garden, bungalows are distinguished by low-pitched shingled roofs, exposed beams and woodwork, built-in cabinetry, and stone and/or stucco or wood siding. A woodsy, garden-oriented version came to be known as the California bungalow and was widely popular in the United States during the first three decades of the 20th century, becoming, in effect, the Model T of home design. There's even a neighborhood in Pasadena, California called "Bungalow Heaven." Today's bungalow plans include welcoming front porches and lots of windows to invite you into open, yet cozy and efficient layouts. Bungalow floor plans usually cluster the kitchen, dining area, bedrooms, and bathroom around a central living area.


Large kitchen work space opens into country hearth / dining room .Arts and Crafts detailed bookshelves surrounding fireplace .Entertainment center in living room can be replaced with a ventless fireplace .Upstairs has plenty of attic	storage.