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Projects one-story houses with an attic (the layout is shown in the photo below) with an area of \u200b\u200bup to 120 sq m are very popular today not only in suburban construction, but also in the conditions of a fairly dense building of a modern city. The construction of such houses is inexpensive due to their compactness and simple design. The building is suitable for families with children, as it is possible to equip from 3 to 5 separate rooms. Consider best options design of residential buildings prepared by professional architects.
An example of a one-story house with a furnished attic and access to a balcony
Features of small buildings with an attic
One-story houses with an area of up to 120 sq m represent the "golden mean" of residential buildings both in terms of the cost of the finished project and the cost of material for construction.
The need to build such a house is often due not to the desire to save money, but to the small area of \u200b\u200bit itself. In this case, the attic will be a real salvation when you need a large number of rooms for a large family. Also, if you wish, you can always build additional buildings on the adjacent territory, for example, a guest house, a bathroom, or.
Project of a house with a layout of 1 and attic floors
Projects of attic houses deserve special attention, we will consider all the advantages and disadvantages in terms of choosing a layout, saving money and creating conditions for a comfortable stay.
| pros | Minuses |
|---|---|
| Small expenses for Construction Materials and payment for the work of professionals; | The ceiling on the ground floor should be more durable, so it is necessary to thicken it, as for two-story structures; |
| Costs for payment, heating and are reduced; | If it is planned to arrange a living room inside the attic, it is necessary to carry out additional and heating; |
| The saved funds can be spent on the equipment of modern high-quality heating systems, fashionable furniture, plumbing and home electronics; | It may be necessary to carry out communications upstairs (for example, for a bathroom or toilet); |
| You won’t have to wait long until the construction is completed, which cannot be said about two-story; | Sloping walls and ceilings do not always allow you to accommodate high furniture, which will have to be taken into account when creating a room design inside the attic. |
| The construction is the least labor-intensive in comparison with houses with an area of 200 square meters; | |
| Due to the attic, the internal area of \u200b\u200bthe dwelling increases; | |
| The attic is an additional place for summer holidays, storage of things or organization of work space; | |
| The original interior design of the upper attic room due to the sloping gable roof ceiling. | |
| The total area of living quarters is increased due to additional space under the roof. |
Attic bevels can create a special atmosphere of home comfort country house. They can start from the floor level of the first floor or be raised up to 180 cm from the floor.
Attic floor with attic glazing
The total living space can be conditionally divided into two parts by floors:
Despite the fact that in such houses it is rare to find a pool on the second floor, a spacious home library and a billiard room, there is still enough space to accommodate all the essentials for a comfortable life.
It is important to note that the attic is not a full-fledged second floor and does not repeat the area of the first. However, it will allow you to slightly increase the number of rooms due to the second level, even with a flight of stairs.
Lounge area at the attic level
What opportunities open up for the owners of attic rooms:
- open-plan interiors are fashion solution modern interiors. It is hardly suitable for a large family, where minimal sound insulation of the walls is required, but it allows you to make the home more spacious and brighter;
- the bedroom can be placed under the roof itself, and a large amount of daylight will flow through the window openings from above and illuminate the attic space. In the corners and niches under the roof slopes, you can arrange a cozy corner with a heating boiler and decor;
- if there was not enough space on the ground floor to equip the nursery, it can be moved to the attic. It will fit both a bed for a teenager and a bunk bed. sleeping place, and even a playground with toys;
- sometimes the slope of the roof does not make it possible to fully use the living space for interior decoration. In this case, the room can be moved closer to the center or moved under the roof to the second level of the building;
- even in one-story house you can equip a small balcony or loggia with access from the attic level. Even gable roof will not be an obstacle in this case;
- in the attic you can organize a spacious dressing room, furnishing it comfortable furniture, racks with hangers, shelves, cabinets or racks. In addition, you can store old books, personal items and sports equipment here;
- to make the house seem larger, the living room and dining room can be combined into one room on the first level, and separate rooms for each family member can be arranged in an insulated attic;
- the far corner is suitable for arranging a secluded corner - the master bedroom. Windows can be panoramic and offer stunning views of natural landscapes;
- upstairs it will be convenient to place an office or a mini-library with collections of books. A flight of stairs to the lower level is best decorated with wooden or metal railings;
- a great idea would be to create a home theater under a frame roof. Seats in the form of soft sofas, armchairs and pillows can be placed under the bevel itself, and the screen can be hung in the center near the span to the lower floor;
- attic rooms can be personal rooms if a large family with children and parents lives in the house. Bedrooms can be located both below and above, as seen in the diagram;
- since the attic is the most warm room in the house, it is recommended to have guest bedrooms here. This is especially true for country houses, in which additional wall insulation is not provided. During the whole day, the building will heat up from the sunlight, and warm air will rise in the evening to the attic floor;
- sometimes the owners decide not to build additional rooms in the attic, but choose to increase the height of the ceilings due to the absence of any partitions and beams. Thus, the dwelling seems more spacious, there is more light and air inside such a house, and it is also possible to implement any design and architectural style;
- due to broken line mansard roof it turns out unusual shape ceiling, such as a guest bathroom. Different angles of inclination give the room dynamics and depth.
As a rule, the attic is a "quiet" zone. modern cottage and serves to equip bedrooms or lounges. Here, if desired, you can equip and gym with Swedish wall or working area with office and workshop. It can also act as an auxiliary area with utility blocks, storage rooms or a spare bathroom.
The best solution would be to place a real stove in the attic to heat the entire home. At the same time, you can choose a model of any size and configuration, for any design and interior style.
One of the most important safety conditions is the installation of a reliable and high-quality ladder with comfortable steps and lift. The interfloor flight of stairs should be equipped with railings, the height and width of the steps should be well thought out, but also the aesthetic side of the issue - the design of the structure - should not be forgotten.
Attic glazing with vertical and inclined windows is also worth mentioning. The installation of the structure takes place in the roof slope, the number window openings will depend on the level of lighting and the area of \u200b\u200bthe attic space.
Inclined glazing
Double-glazed windows can be single or multi-leaf, have different thickness and design of window frames. If desired, the owners can install lucarnes - dormer windows. They are vertically glazed structures protected from all sides by walls and roofs.
Lucarna in the middle of the pitched roof
A fashionable trend today has become a transparent glass attic roof made of transparent load-bearing roof elements. They can be installed partially or cover the entire roof. Inside, they equip a cozy open-air room or.
Sample projects
For the development of any project of a country house or cottage, various building materials are used, depending on the preferences of the customer and the characteristics of the area where the construction object will be located.
Materials used for the construction of one-story houses for permanent residence:
- a rock;
- brick;
- concrete blocks (foam blocks, gas blocks, expanded clay, cinder blocks, wood concrete, etc.);
- wood (log, timber).
House from profiled timber
Particular attention should be paid to construction technology frame houses. They are prefabricated structures, the load-bearing elements of which are interconnected. The frame is made of metal or wood, the house can be assembled from ready-made panels or be made on the basis of a prefabricated frame based on a foundation base.
Example frame house with gable roof
Popular architecture execution styles:
Consider a few successful projects one-story houses for permanent residence, made in various styles, on the example of photos, layouts and drawings.
Attic house 104 sq m
The total area of a one-story building with a balcony is 104 sq m, the walls can be made of foam blocks, aerated concrete, bricks, the roof can be made of composite, cement-sand, ceramic and metal tiles. Inside the building, you can make up to 5 separate rooms (1 master and 2 guest bedrooms, a spacious studio-type living room with a kitchen and dining room), 2 bathrooms, a boiler room, a playroom, a storage room or a change house, while there is no garage.
The slider shows an example of a finished project from Shop-project with a set of drawings for construction.
Stylish house 120 sq m
A building with an attic and without a garage with an area of 120 sq m, the material for erecting walls can be brick, foam block, ceramic blocks or aerated concrete, the roof can be made of ceramic, flexible, composite, cement-sand or metal tiles. The project includes 4 residential rooms (2 bedrooms on the upper level, a living-dining room and a guest room on the lower level), 2 bathrooms, a pantry, an open-plan kitchen and spacious halls with a landing.
we've looked at past posts. Now let's look at the layout. american houses.
V American houses you almost never see a hallway or corridor. Instead, all front doors lead directly to the living room or other living room. The house can be entered not only through the front door. Most often there are at least two or three entrance doors. Front door or front door. The back door (usually glass) leads to the backyard. The third door is to the garage. Sometimes the door to the outside can be found in the very unusual place e.g. in the toilet. This is explained quite simply - so that you can go to the toilet from the pool without entering the house.
When you ask an American about the size of a house, you will almost always hear three parameters - the number of bedrooms, the number of bathrooms, and total area. For example, 3/2 1600 sq. ft. means that this is a house with three bedrooms, two bathrooms, and a size of about 150 square meters. m.
Private rooms
The interior space of American homes is divided into a private area and a public area. The private area primarily includes bedrooms. Bedrooms are divided into "master bedroom" and all other bedrooms. A separate bedroom is for the parent couple, and each adult family member. Children of the same sex, up to a certain age (12 years old), can share one bedroom, and then get their own. For example, a family of 4 will almost always live in a house with 3-4 bedrooms. The bedroom must have a window. If the room does not have a window, then it cannot be a bedroom. Also, almost always in the bedroom there should be a built-in wardrobe or pantry.
The master bedroom is the largest bedroom, it usually has a walk-in closet, or even two dressing rooms, and almost always has its own separate bathroom with toilet and bath. In expensive homes, the master bathroom can be very fancy, with a Jacuzzi, multiple sinks, fancy showers, and so on.
The rest of the bedrooms usually have smaller wardrobes. The rest of the bedrooms may not have their own toilet and bathroom, and they can combine one toilet / bathroom for 2 bedrooms.
For children's bathrooms, a fairly typical layout is washbasin>toilet>bathroom. Also, very often in children's bathrooms, lower washbasins, toilets, and bathtubs are installed.
Here is an example of a typical plan for an inexpensive American home. 
Sometimes there is a configuration where the toilet has two doors, and access from two different bedrooms is possible (this is called the Jack and Jill Bathroom). 
There is almost never a chandelier on the ceiling of the bedroom. Often, instead of a chandelier, there is a fan (with or without a lamp). And the main lighting in the bedrooms, as a rule, is not very bright, and is arranged with the help of spotlights or floor lamps.
public rooms
If the house is two-story, then the private zone is located on the second floor, and on the first there will be a public zone - kitchen, living room, hall, dining room. If the house is one-story, then the public area will be in the center. Also, one room can be reserved for an office or a library. The basement, if any, will be equipped as a library, gym, bar or games room.
The public area is usually not divided into separate rooms, instead the whole space is open and divided only by arches, partitions, shelving. The kitchen is most often separated from the dining room only by a bar counter or not separated at all. For example, on this plan, the family room (family room), dining room (dining room), living room (living room / living room) and kitchen (kitchen) are actually combined into one space. It is worth remembering that in English language, the word room means both a room with 4 walls and just a place / space, so a dining room can be either a dining room or just a place for a table.
In addition, there is often half the bathroom in the public area. What is half a bathroom? This is a toilet with a hand wash basin so that guests do not go to the toilet through the bedrooms. 
The patio is not just welcome, but considered a must. There you can arrange a children's playground, a small garden, swimming pools are often found, and there will almost always be a place for a barbecue.
Auxiliary or working premises:
There are ba large number of built-in wardrobes, storage rooms, a basement and an attic equipped for storage, and a spacious garage attached to the house. The washing machine is installed not in the bathroom and not in the kitchen, but in a special laundry room. Sometimes they are put in the garage. Linen can also be dried and ironed here.
Inside American homes, you almost never see wallpaper on the walls. Internal walls almost always painted. Light and plain walls dominate
Worth mentioning separately internal doors. In addition to conventional hinged doors, American homes have a wide variety of other options:
1. Barn door (barn door), moves sideways on the rail. 
2. Folding doors, usually used for dressing rooms and other utility rooms.
3. Sliding doors 
4. Pocket doors that go into the wall are also common. 
A few more different plans
