1-Story House Plan 703 ft²: 2 Beds, 1 Baths, Open Floor Plan, without Garage
This house plan can be modified to fit your family’s lifestyle and your lot’s specifics.
You have two options for modifying this house plan:
1. Order modifications from the original architect. Purchase the modified Digital Concept and send it to your local architect to prepare the Construction Documents.
2. Work with your local architect. Purchase the original Digital Concept without modifications, then ask your local architect to make the changes and prepare the Construction Documents.
Plan 61822R is a 2-bedroom single-story house plan that fits a full home into 703 ft², with a Bungalow silhouette, a hip & valley roof and European and Transitional details. The exterior walls pair wood with stucco, a combination that gives the cottage-scale facade texture and a polished, layered look. The house measures 31'1" wide and 36'7" deep, a compact footprint for a single family home where every room sits on one level and one full bathroom serves the household.
A defined entry greets guests and keeps coats, shoes and bags out of the main room. Beyond it, an open floor plan joins the living area and the kitchen into one connected space, so whoever is cooking stays part of the conversation. The kitchen is anchored by a breakfast nook, a relaxed spot for morning coffee, a quick lunch or homework, and the natural place for everyday meals. Large windows bring daylight deep into this open concept core, and even on gray winter afternoons the room feels bright and generous.
The two bedrooms are clustered together, which keeps the sleeping quarters quiet and set apart from the living space. They share one full bathroom, a simple arrangement that makes this 2 bedroom house plan easy to live in for a couple, a small family or empty nesters moving to a single level. With no stairs to climb, the one-story layout suits every stage of life, and the modest size keeps heating, cooling and upkeep manageable.
Out back, a covered rear porch extends the living space outdoors, sheltered from sun and rain, a calm place to end a summer evening. A patio adds open-air room for a table, a grill or planters. The plan has no garage and no basement, which keeps the build straightforward. The result is a small house plan with real character: a hipped roofline, wood and stucco walls, generous windows and a private porch at the back.
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