Majestic Mediterranean
Specifications
Square Footage
Total Above-ground living area | 4762 |
Main Level | 2529 |
Upper Level | 2233 |
Lower level living area | |
Footprint The dimensions shown are for the house only (indicating the smallest area needed to build). They do not include the garage, porches, or decks, unless they are an integral part of the design. |
59.417 W x 73.167 D |
Rooms
Above-ground bedrooms | 5 |
Above-ground bathrooms | 5.5 |
Master suite | Upper |
Lower-level bedrooms | 0 |
Lower-level bathrooms | 0 |
Attributes
Stories | 2 |
Parking | garage |
Number of stalls | 2 |
House height
Traditionally, the overall height of a house is determined by measuring from the top of the finished floor on the main level, to the highest peak of the roof.
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33 |
Ceiling heights Raising or lowering the height of the ceilings on one or more floors of a house is often a simple change that can be made by your builder. However, if you want to raise the ceiling of the main floor of a two-story home, there has to be room to add steps to the existing staircase. |
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Main level | 10 |
Upper level | 10 |
Vaulted ceilings
We consider a room to be vaulted if the ceiling - whether flat, angled, or curved - is above 10 feet at its highest point. If you prefer that one or more rooms not be vaulted in your new home, this is a very simple change that your builder can make for you.
KEY TO SYMBOLS: LR = Living Room/Great Room DR = Dining Room FAM = Family Room FOY = Foyer STU = Study/Library/Den KIT = Kitchen SUN = Sunroom MBR = Master Bedroom MB = Master Bath LOF = Loft OFF = Office/Guest Room REC = Recreation/Game Room ALL = Entire Level |
LR, FOY |
This beautiful Mediterranean style home has abundant space within its finely detailed exterior. High ceilings, curved balconies, and decorative ceilings accent the interior spaces. The lower level has abundant living spaces, including a media room, an exercise room, a family room, and formal living and dining rooms, while the upstairs is devoted to four bedroom suites, each with their own full bath.
The curved entry steps have decorative columns that hold up the two–story porch ceiling. Upon entering the home, a round opening above looks up to the second floor ceiling that reaches 20′ in height. Arched openings are framed by decorative columns, and look into a formal dining room at the left and a media room at the right, which has sliding doors to close off the room. Straight ahead is an open hall and the living room. The large living room has a coffered ceiling that reaches 24′, a fireplace, and glass doors that look out to the covered patio at the rear. The picture windows above the glass doors bring in additional natural light and outdoor views. The covered patio ceiling reaches 24′ plus, which helps to shade the abundant glass so that they don’t let in too much sun and heat. To the right of the living room are a stairwell and an exercise room. The exercise room has a walk–in closet and a cabana bath, which has a secondary door to the backyard. This room could also be used as a guest room or fifth bedroom.
As you walk down the open hall to the kitchen, you pass a nook with a bar before reaching a vestibule. To the left of the vestibule are a powder room, a laundry/utility room, and a two–car garage. To the right is the kitchen and family room. The kitchen has a counter with a raised bar for eating, and it looks out to the family room and the breakfast nook. It features a pantry room as well as a butler’s pantry for additional storage. A nook provides an ideal space for wine storage, and the breakfast area has an octagon–shaped coffered ceiling. A pair of doors opens onto the covered patio at the rear.
On the upper floor an elegant curved balcony looks down to the living room below on one side. On the other side, a smaller balcony looks down to a plant shelf, which has a round opening that looks down to the foyer space below. The three bedroom suites each have a private full bath, and the rear suite has a private covered terrace. The left wing of the floor is devoted to the master suite. After entering the suite, you find yourself in a central vestibule. Straight ahead there is room for an exercise area, which has doors to both a sauna and a steam room. To the right of the vestibule, you pass a dressing area with two walk–in closets, before reaching the bedroom and sitting area. The sitting area has a door that walks out to a private covered terrace. The master bath has a private toilet room, a linen closet, a tub, a separate shower, and two separate vanity sinks.
Please Note
The plans for this home call for reinforced concrete block exterior walls. If you plan to construct this house with any other exterior wall system, we highly recommend that you purchase the plans in electronic format.
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Brief Description
A two–story high covered entryway has arched openings supported by elegant columns. This is truly a majestic house, inside and out. The foyer is also surrounded by tall elegant columns, and has a ceiling that soars to 21′. And as you pass beneath a bridge that connects the upper level rooms, the ceiling in the great room rises to 24′! This same height continues out to a large covered patio at the rear of the house. In addition to the living room, formal dining room, and kitchen on the main level, there’s also a large family room and breakfast nook off the kitchen, a wet bar off the living room, a media room off the foyer, and a bedroom suite for guests or older family members. The master suite upstairs is huge, occupying the entire left side of the house, and there are three additional full suites on the other side.
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Plan ID #
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- What is bond paper?
Bond paper
Printers stopped using blue ink many years ago - it was very difficult to read, and the fumes were dangerous to inhale. So what we used to refer to as blueprints are now called bond copies (black ink printed on white bond paper). - 5-Set Construction or Bid Set
5-Set Construction or Bid Set
If you are building in an area that requires very few copies to construct a house, all you might need is the 5-Set Package. It's also best for folks wanting either a quick bid process, or bids from more than one builder. In either case, you can always purchase more bond copies later on if you need them, or upgrade to a Mylar, PDF or CAD version (your original cost will be deducted from the price of the upgrade). Bond copies cannot be duplicated, but they come with a formal Copyright License that gives you the legal right to construct the house, and to modify the plans beforehand to suit your needs. If allowed in your area, modifications can be "marked up" (some people refer it as "red-lining") right on the plans. - What is mylar?
Mylar
Vellum paper is no longer being manufactured, so we've switched to a vastly superior product called Mylar. These semi-transparent sheets are actually a thin-film composite that was designed for plan modification, using a simple electric eraser. The ink that is printed on them sits on the surface (instead of sinking into a coated vellum sheet), so lines and dimensions can be erased and redrawn quite easily by any design professional. - Plans printed on Mylar
Plans printed on Mylar
If you - like the vast majority of our other customers - intend to modify the plans before construction, and you are building in an area where plans can't simply be "marked up" with a red pen, the Mylar copy is definitely what you should order (unless of course you prefer the PDF version). After the changes have been made to this "master" copy, you or your builder can then print as many copies as you need, whenever you need them, on regular bond paper. That way everyone - you, your builder, his or her subcontractors, local permit officials, and your lender - will have the final version of the plans to work with. Even though they cost a bit more initially, they will definitely save you time and money later on. Mylar copies come with a formal Copyright Release giving you the legal right to modify them in any way you wish, and to make as many copies of the plans as you need to successfully build one house. Mylar copies are shipped with a free bond copy of the plans, so that you have something to look over and mark up before making final decisions about the changes you want made to the "master" set. - What are PDF electronic files?
PDF electronic files
The acronym PDF stands for Portable Document Format. These are electronic files that can be emailed from computer to computer. You can open them on your own computer as well as email them to others, and the Copyright Release you receive with them allows you to make as many copies as you need before and after modifications are made. - Plans in PDF format
Plans in PDF format
THE most popular way to purchase plans these days is in PDF format. It's no more expensive than the Mylar version, plus you save $30 in shipping fees because the plans are emailed to you. But the biggest reason why they're so popular is because they can be passed along to others via email. The builder can zip them to their sub-contractors, truss manufacturers, and (if needed) an engineer; you can open them on your own computer to view at your home or office; and you can zip them to your builder (or builders), lender, and anyone needing to approve the plans before construction. If you'd still like to make modifications on Mylar sheets, your Copyright Release allows you (or your builder) to do this locally, and you'll only need to print a handful of the most important sheets. - What are CAD files?
CAD files
The acronym CAD stands for Computer-Aided Design. Design software from AutoCAD and numerous other companies - ArchiCAD, SoftPlan, VectorWorks, etc. - is used to draw plans in a format (DWG - short for drawing) that can be easily manipulated and modified on a computer. This can speed up the process of modification dramatically - for example, a change in one part of the plans creates an automatic change throughout the drawings -- potentially saving the person making the changes quite a bit of time, and thus saving you quite a bit of money! - Plans in CAD format
Plans in CAD format
Plans purchased in this electronic format are emailed, so you get them right away, and there's no shipping fee. Like the Mylar and PDF options, these plans come with a formal Copyright Release giving you the legal right to modify them in any way you wish, and to make as many copies of the plans as you need to successfully build one house. If the changes you wish to make to our plans are rather extensive, or structural in nature (including changing exterior wall systems), purchasing the plans in CAD format will almost certainly be your best option. Design professionals charge by the hour, and making changes to electronic files is much faster and easier than erasing and redrawing lines and dimensions on a Mylar copy. So purchasing an electronic version of the plans can save you both time and money. The files you receive will provide the drawings in at least two formats: .DWG files that will enable the person modifying your plans to do so using AutoCAD software (the standard for the entire construction and engineering communities); and .PDF files that will enable you to view the plans on your home or office computer. If the plans were originally drawn with a design software program other than AutoCAD (eg. SoftPlan, ArchiCAD, VectorWorks, etc.), this will be noted at the end of the Description of this house, and the email will include these files along with the .DWG and .PDF formats.