When choosing a project for building a house, serious attention should be paid to the number of storeys. Very important indicators of future housing directly depend on the right choice:
- cost-effectiveness in the construction and operation of a finished building
- functionality and comfort of the future home.
The main factor affecting the number of storeys is the size of the plot. For a one-story house, a fairly large plot is required. For small and narrow areas, it is better to choose projects with several floors.
Advantages of projects of one-story houses
- The most expensive part of construction is the foundation. For a one-story house, it is not necessary to design a reinforced foundation, as for houses with several floors. It would seem that there is a benefit. But the need to lay the foundation of a large area, this advantage nullifies.
- But you can significantly save on the construction of walls. Due to the fact that they do not need to be reinforced based on the additional load of the second floor, the construction of walls for a one-story house will be cheaper.
- The project of the 1st floor of the house assumes simple schemes of engineering systems. And, therefore, it is more economical than laying similar systems in a two- or three-story house.
- A one-story house, especially of a simple form, is easier to build. In addition, maintenance and repair costs can also be significantly reduced.
- The absence of stairs allows more rational use of living space. In addition, rooms located on the same level facilitate everyday life, and are even preferable if there are small children or elderly people in the family.
- Another plus in favor of the project of a 1-storey building is psychological. In such houses, a special feeling of unity of people is created. This is especially important if the family has small children.
Disadvantages of a one-story house project
They are few, but they exist. And they are worth talking about.
- If a large house is being designed, then difficulties may arise with the so-called walk-through rooms - living quarters that can only be accessed through other rooms. And this affects the comfort of the home.
- The project of a one-story house includes high costs for the installation of the roof due to its large area.
Summing up
- On a large plot, it is more profitable to build a 1 floor house.
- A one-story project is the most economical with a house area of up to 100 m 2.
- With a house area of 100 to 200 m 2, the number of storeys of the house does not affect the cost of construction. Rather, it is a matter of your preference and taste.
In the project catalog of our company, there are enough options, for example, that will satisfy all the requirements that you place on modern housing.
Project selection is an important stage from which construction always begins. It seriously affects the cost of building an object and the main parameters of future housing. In private housing construction, standard projects of one-story houses, in particular, country cottages, are in high demand.
Advantages of using projects of one-story houses
The popularity and frequent use of project documentation for 1-storey houses is due to a number of reasons:
- with limited financial resources, buying an economy class project is a realistic opportunity to get convenient and comfortable housing;
- simple and proven design solutions ensure reliability and durability;
- small one-story houses are convenient for the elderly and residents with disabilities;
- the cost of operating a compact small house is lower than when living in high-rise buildings.
The advantage of modern one-story cottages is a high level of comfort. It is achieved, despite the small area, through the use of competent planning, the use of advanced technologies and building materials.
Popular projects of beautiful one-story houses
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The project site contains a catalog of residential one-story houses with layouts. It contains photos, operational and technical characteristics and basic parameters of buildings. For 15 years of productive work, the employees of our bureau have developed a large number of modern versions of one-story houses and cottages, the best projects are included in the catalog.
Various materials are used for construction:
- gas, foam and expanded clay concrete blocks;
- wood and processed products (rounded logs, varieties of timber - glued or profiled).
The site presents a variety of options, ranging from budget-priced country houses to luxury buildings with a beautiful design. A potential buyer can easily find a one-story house project to your taste:
- square or rectangular in plan;
- economical or premium price segment;
- typical or original;
- a small area or with spacious and rooms.
Individual design
Often, clients are not satisfied with the layout of private houses on one floor. In this case, the employees of our bureau can make adjustments. Their final price is determined by the number of changes and improvements.
At the request of the customer, individual design is carried out, including the development of:
- sketch (deadline - from 3 to 10 days) with subsequent agreement with the customer and finalization according to the comments received;
- architectural and construction part (15 working days after the approval of the sketch).
As an additional service, engineering networks are designed and tied to the specific conditions of the land plot. Development is carried out in constant contact with the client, which guarantees that the final result will meet his needs, tastes and wishes.
Projects of one-story houses and cottages are very popular with developers and there are many reasons for that. When choosing a project, you should pay attention to the fact that all rooms in a one-story house are on the same level, a kind of apartment layout. There is no need to constantly go down and up the stairs to the second floor. From this point of view, a modern one-story house is ideal for the elderly. Country cottages of small areas (approximately from 100 sq. m to 150 m2) require less heating costs and retain heat well. Our catalog contains the most successful and optimal projects with photo-visualizations and drawings of plans, which have earned wide recognition among fans of “house-apartments”. Choose on your own or contact the manager for advice, we will definitely select exactly the solution that will fully satisfy you. Also keep in mind that any project can be modified to your requirements: redevelopment, replacement of wall material.
If you are going to build a house, you can order its design to a specialist, or you can try to remake one of the available options to suit your requirements. In any case, you need to clearly understand what you want. It is highly desirable that your desires be well thought out. Not everything that seems attractive as an idea is easy to use. And such "little things" you need to know. We will analyze some of the information, trying to find a suitable project for a one-story house with three bedrooms. Why is that? Because this is the most common option, which is suitable for families of 4 people. Those are the majority.
General planning principles
When you're looking for ready-made projects for one-story three-bedroom houses, or trying to create your own based on what you find, it's important to remember a few things.
These are the principles that it is desirable to adhere to. But this is not a dogma either. Everything can be solved (except for the requirements for boiler rooms). There are really different solutions, for different needs and tastes. All you need is a desire and a certain amount.
If all three bedrooms are placed side by side
Many three-bedroom one-story house designs are designed so that all the bedrooms are on one side of the house. On the one hand, it's convenient. Relatively noisy rooms - the living room and kitchen are on the opposite side. On the other hand, not everyone likes this arrangement - they are afraid that children may be witnesses of unnecessary scenes.
In the project above, this is exactly how the layout is done: all three bedrooms are located on the right side of the house and have approximately the same area. On the positive side, all the bedrooms are far from the living room. With this arrangement of rooms, you can safely watch TV in the living room, receive guests without fear of disturbing your rest.
Among the shortcomings - the toilet and bathroom are far from the kitchen and boiler room. Not the most convenient option for laying communications. Other features include a long corridor with many doors. You don’t use this area in any way, since the free walls are very small.
When planning a terrace, you need to pay attention to several points at once. First - for optimal illumination, it is better if the terrace faces south or east. The second is from which room the exit will be. Most often they make an exit to the terrace from the living room. This is the most logical case. The second option is the exit from the corridor, which, as a rule, adjoins the living room or kitchen (much worse, but possible). Please note that it is very convenient if there is a kitchen next to the entrance to the terrace - to bring in / take out dishes, drinks, etc. After all, the terrace is often used specifically for outdoor gatherings.
These two points already partially determine the layout of your home - the living room should have access to the south or east side. So her position is determined. A kitchen should adjoin the living room, and it is also desirable to “collect” all the rooms connected to technical communications in one zone ... That is, you have practically decided where the living room, kitchen, technical rooms are located. It remains to arrange the bedrooms and organize a convenient passage.
But that's not all that needs to be considered when planning a terrace. There is a third point - its size. Here the approach is individual - someone needs a lot of space, someone needs less. An interesting option is the L-shaped terrace, which covers the southern and eastern walls of the building. If you glaze it, you can turn it into a summer garden ... If you are interested.
And the fourth point, which is also worth paying attention to when developing a house layout. The terrace is heavily used and is a favorite place to relax if it overlooks the garden, the beautifully decorated backyard, the river, etc. If the gaze rests on the fence of a neighbor, no one is interested. In this position, the terrace is not used, gradually turns into a "technical room" - put a lawn mower, dryer, etc. This also determines the position of the house on the site. That is, you have solved most of the tasks of planning a house.
Option 1: with a terrace along the entire short wall
Let's look at several projects of one-story houses with three bedrooms and terraces. In the presented version, access to the terrace is made from the living room. There is also a kitchen window. If you make a wide window sill that opens completely, you can pass dishes through the window.
All technical rooms are collected in one place and located near the kitchen. The bedrooms are located at the opposite end of the house, which, in general, is convenient - you can receive guests or watch TV in the living room and not interfere with those who decide to relax.
There is only one additional load-bearing wall in this project - almost in the middle along the long side of the house. The kitchen-living room is one, but you can install a partition and separate the rooms. In this case, you will have to allocate part of the living room, but, with a given area - almost 17 meters - this is not very critical.
The bedrooms in this project have different sizes: 9, 11, 13 meters. Whether it's convenient or not is up to you. If desired, the size of the bedrooms can be increased by reducing the area of \u200b\u200bthe boiler room (with 3-meter ceilings, an area of \u200b\u200b5 squares is enough, so there is a resource). The smallest bedroom can be enlarged by moving the closet to another wall by moving the partition that encloses the living room. By the way, this project of a one-story house with three bedrooms has another plus - a dressing room at the entrance. It's really convenient.
Option 2: with a short terrace along the long side of the house
Consider another layout option for a one-story house with three bedrooms and a terrace. It differs in the position of the "wet" block - kitchen / bathroom / boiler room / toilet. They have been moved to the opposite side. The areas of the bedrooms are "levelled" by reducing the area of the kitchen. Please note: the vestibule is made remote. This also contributed to the fact that despite the relatively small size of the house - 10 * 14 meters (area 140 square meters) - the dimensions of all rooms are solid, the width of the corridor is 1.7 meters, which is also not bad.
The terrace has an exit from the living room, it occupies only part of a long wall. If you beat this option, it will turn out very well. For example, you can put a pond nearby, install, break a beautiful flower bed.
With place under or garage
If you need to place a carport or garage next to the house, you can change the layout so that the entrance to the house is closer to the parking lot. Then there is the possibility to combine the parking shed and the porch. It might turn out to be very interesting.
When planning a shed, it's best to find space for two cars. Even if you have one car, guests will come to you and it is much more convenient if it can be put under the roof. The cost of arrangement is not too different, but you should always look to the future. Maybe you will have a second car.
What is another good carport? Under it, you can equip a place to store any inventory: automobile, garden. In the same place, you can fence off a place under - in order to have a supply of dry firewood near the house. In general, this zone can be used in different ways. And its optimal dimensions are 8 * 9 meters or so. This is if the area of the site allows. If not, you can proceed from the minimum dimensions - 2 meters wider and 1.5 longer than your car.
The above project of a one-story house with three bedrooms has an area of 100 square meters, made in the form of a rectangle with sides of 8.8 * 12 meters. The location of the bedrooms is the same - one block, all the technical rooms are also brought together in one place. With such a layout, the corridor turns out to be quite small, which will please many, but it will be a “passing” zone in which you can’t put anything.
If you need to place the parents' bedroom separately
When choosing a layout, many believe that the parents' bedroom should be located at some distance from the nursery. In this case, the approach to planning changes - the elongated rectangular shape of the house is optimal. The long side is divided into three parts by two load-bearing walls.
Such a house with an L-shaped layout is more expensive in terms of cost than a rectangular or square one.
Option 1: without a corridor
If you divide the house into three parts, it is possible to develop a layout for a house with three bedrooms without a corridor. One third of the house is divided into two bedrooms for children, the middle part is occupied by a combined kitchen / living room, the last third is divided between the entrance group / bathroom and the parents' bedroom.
Where the bedroom for parents is located, an entrance to the bathroom is organized from the kitchen / living room. How successful is this solution? Plus, it looks like this - a large kitchen / living room. But she is completely passable. That is, it will definitely not work to retire in it. Perhaps you like this idea. Although, in order to appreciate the convenience / inconvenience, it is worth living in such a house. Usually not everyone likes this, although at the “idea” stage everything seemed tempting.
Location of rooms in a one-story house with three bedrooms - the parents' room is located separately
Please note that this project of a one-story house with three bedrooms does not have a boiler room. If it is necessary, it can be allocated by reducing the area of \u200b\u200bthe kitchen / living room. But then it will be necessary to think over the layout, how to organize the entrance to it. A possible, but not very convenient option is from the kitchen, if it is located near the bathroom. The second is from the street. But then, you can make an extension to the house. Although, this is determined by the size of the house.
Option 2: with a corridor
A layout with two children's rooms and a parent's bedroom taken away can be implemented in a square house (in the figure below). The minimum possible dimensions are 12*12 meters. In terms of area, this is a little more than 140 squares. In this case, the dimensions of all rooms are close to optimal (square, have an area of more than 10 square meters). The living room is combined with the kitchen but is not a walk-through.
If possible / desired, you can do it in a rectangular house, just a square is more preferable, since the cost per square meter of housing is a little lower. I must say that the winnings are quite small, so you shouldn't bother with it too much. It is better to proceed from convenience, because you choose the project of a one-story house with three bedrooms for your own life.
In this layout option, the parents' bedroom is generally isolated. The advantage of this option is that in children there is a place under. There is also a drawback here - "wet" rooms are located on opposite edges of the house. The arrangement of engineering systems will be more difficult (in addition to sewerage and water supply, you will also have to think about separate ventilation).
Not everyone likes the idea of combining the kitchen and living room. In this case, you can easily solve the problem by installing a partition. The entrance to the kitchen can be either from the corridor or from the living room.
But, if you do not make other changes, the entrance to the living room is only through the kitchen, which is inconvenient. You can solve the problem by doing some transformations. The first - the "drowned" entrance zone becomes "normal", in the area of \u200b\u200bthe walls, the partition separating the corridor is removed. A large entrance area is formed, but without a warm vestibule. But we get an additional large room, which can be well equipped. True, this is another project of a one-story house with three bedrooms (see below).
From this area you can make an entrance to the living room. It turns out next to the entrance, which is quite logical. True, only part of the room remains functional, but the “damage” can be minimized by bringing the doors closer.
You can go even further - remove the partition separating the living room from the corridor. The wall here is load-bearing, so it will require the installation of columns. But the layout of the house will be in a modern style - from the entrance there is a single space that acts as a living room and a common room. For many, this seems convenient.
More options
Having a certain set of premises and requirements for their location, you will not get too many options. The layouts below differ in some details. Maybe one of them will suit you.
Beautiful projects of one-story houses: catalog, photo
Architectural projects of one-story houses are the most popular on our website in 2018. The layouts of projects of one-story houses are thought out to the smallest detail, the plans of one-story houses include solutions that allow you to save money both during construction and during operation.
Life experience suggests that one-story residential buildings are the MOST COMFORTABLE! Frequent use of stairs from floor to floor is tiring and not practical. Moreover, for families with young children and the elderly, this is the best option, as stairs can be dangerous. Project plans for one-story houses suggest convenient use of the premises. In addition, in a one-story house, everything is at hand, and all the rooms, and access to the terrace are nearby.
Plans for one-story houses: planning features
Although one-story houses have a number of advantages, do not forget that the layout of one-story house projects has a number of features:
- The construction of an attic house and a two-story house with the same total area is cheaper than the construction of a one-story building. This is due to the large areas of the roof and foundation of a one-story house, the construction of which is costly.
- In a one-story house with an area of more than 200 m2, the layout will be less comfortable, since the creation of several corridors leads to the loss of the general idea of \u200b\u200bthe house and the connection between the premises.
- The construction of such a house involves the acquisition of a large plot, which requires additional costs. This is especially true for one-story houses, the project of which includes a garage.
- The heating of a one-story house is also more expensive, since the attic space is wasted. In the case of an attic or two-story house, the floor heated by the air on the first floor reduces the cost of heating the upper rooms.
We do not advise our clients who have chosen foreign projects of one-story houses to give up their dreams, just because of the economy. It is better to pay once and live in a comfortable home. Many owners of two-story and attic houses in their eloquent reviews say that they would still like to build their next one-story house, since it is much more comfortable and convenient.
In this section, your attention is invited to a wide selection of projects of one-story houses of a wide variety of sizes, a variety of styles, designs and layouts. Moreover, the Z500 catalog is constantly updated with ready-made projects of one-story houses. Enjoy watching and choose your country house project!
Additional features
Before you buy a project, we recommend that you familiarize yourself with the additional features that we can provide you in the section. These additions will make it faster and easier to build one-story turnkey houses. Prices for all services are indicated. Here are the most basic services:
1. Addition. If the selected cottage project does not fully satisfy your wishes, we will be able to make changes to it so that the house becomes as comfortable as possible! The layout of one-story houses, the pie walls, the dimensions of the house can be changed, and many other adjustments are made that do not affect the reliability and quality of the house. Changes can also be made to the design of one-story houses.
2. The addendum proposes to adapt the typical strip foundation provided by the project to the characteristics of the soil on your site. Only an adapted foundation can guarantee the reliability and durability of the built house. Such adaptation is carried out on the basis of geological and geodetic surveys.
3. Supplement - a convenient tool for choosing the right construction organization, for monitoring work at the construction site. This is a complete list of all the necessary materials for building a house, indicating their quantity and the amount of work required. By supplementing this information with prices relevant for your region, you will receive a ready estimate for this project.
Other add-ons: "Architectural passport", "Additional copy of the project", "Adaptation for the seismic zone", "Comfortable home", "Warm floor", "Lightning protection", "Interior design" allow you to make your home even more comfortable and help you build it faster.
And our partners will help to build turnkey one-story houses inexpensively.
The projects of one-story brick houses presented in this section are also designed for aerated concrete, ceramic blocks and other stone materials.
By purchasing projects of one-story houses in our company, photos, drawings and videos of which can be viewed in this section, the client receives detailed project documentation, which consists of 5 sections: architectural, structural and 3 engineering parts - heating and ventilation wiring diagrams, water supply, power supply. The cost of engineering sections of the documentation is 20% of the project price indicated on the website. Below you can see an example of a one-story house project.
See below a selection of our popular one-story houses:All projects of our company are protected by copyright and guarantee legal security for developers when building houses according to Z500 projects. Below we have placed a certificate that confirms that our company is the official representative of the international architectural bureau Z500 Ltd.
