I got the idea for this house design while I was busy detailing Suburban Contemporary #15A, so I decided to model it. If you count the basement (suitable for a bedroom and rec room), it's about 3,600 sq. ft., with a typical Prairie-inspired roofline (hence the name). It also has a 3 car garage with shop, and a bi-level deck in the back. In the rear is a walk-out basement. This is a very stately home, not without some interior amenities. Wait till you see the master bath and master bedroom! This house design also has the new record for longest rendering time, at just over 50 minutes!
Note that this is a split entry design with the master suite on the same level (one-half level up) as the entry. I thought it would be nice to have visitors ascend a wide set of stone steps to reach the front door, itself shaded and protected by a high porch roof and stacked stone columns.
The rear view shows the bi-level deck and the walk-out basement. The upper level of the deck opens off the master suite and the lower level opens off the living room. Stairs allow us to walk down to the patio outside the basement sliding glass doors. Of course we have our barbeque grill and table and chairs. Inside the downstairs rec. room is a pool table and exercise equipment.
The first floor plan is below. Some things worth noting:
On the second floor (below), you might want to note the following:
Here is a view from the end of the driveway, more or less.
And of course, I have included a night view from the same vantage point.
From the right side, we see the garage and back door, leading into the mudroom/laundry and then the kitchen.
Here is a rear view slightly from the east.
Here we have the rendering time "winner" at over 50 minutes. This is the rear view from above, at night. There are a lot of shadow artifacts, but this image isn't too cluttered up.
I thought a view from the upper level deck would be interesting. The deck itself is bi-level.
And with this image, our house tour really begins. Note the bullet window in the front bedroom.
We come inside, and partake of the entrance foyer. The double doors at left lead to a closet. The doors into the master suite aren't quite visible off to the left. Note the transom window over the bedroom upstairs. All the rooms upstairs have these. Downstairs is the dining and living room area. The kitchen is also downstairs, around the corner to the right.
From this vantage we can see the upstairs study. Note the high ceiling in the study, and the transom windows over the doors.
From the vicinity of the living room, we look toward the front door and the dining area. That door on the right leads down to the basement. The door on the left leads out to the shop and the garage.
Here we look across the dining table toward the kitchen. The doors visible, from left to right, are to the mudroom/laundry, a half bath, the pantry/storage, a closet, the shop/garage, and finally the basement stairs (on the far right).
From the basement stairs, this looks toward the living room.
And from the far corner of the living room, we look back toward the kitchen.
With this image we enter the master suite. This view is from outside the master bath, which can be seen through the doorway. The partially visible doorway on the right leads to the den.
This is a view of the den, looking toward the master bedroom (the doorway on the right). The doorway on the left leads to the hall, and the master bath.
This image shows the rest of the den and hall outside the master bedroom.
From the doorway, this is the master bedroom. Note the tray ceiling and ceiling fan. Those are closet doors along the left.
From the back corner, we look toward the doorway into the den. I decided not to close off these rooms from each other, too much.
This is the first of several master bath images. This one is from the general vicinity of the doorway, and looks downward, slightly. Yes, the tub is sunken and the floor is also sunken down to meet it. Unfortunately, the person wishing to go to the other sink (behind the sink in the foreground), the shower or water closet will have to walk down and then up to get there. I probably would get tired of the mountainous terrain, after a while.
From the corner near the sunken tub, this view shows the shower, water closet door, and the second sink area.
From a fly's vantage point, this view shows the sunken floor around the front of the tub. I am not convinced this is the best design, but I still submit it for your perusal.
This view is looking a bit upward so you can see the ceiling details better.
The final master bath image, looking slightly downward toward the sunken tub.
We return to the main part of the house, and show a good view of the kitchen. That's the refrigerator on the left, angled 45° to the main walls. The door on the right leads to the laundry/mudroom.
This view is also of the kitchen, from the vicinity of the laundry room door.
And we have the last view of the kitchen, showing the tile detail behind the sink. The doors left-center lead to the pantry. The half bath door is just visible on the left.
Before we go upstairs, let's take a look at the laundry room. Of course, that door leads outside.
Now we have walked upstairs, and this view looks down on the entry. The sloped ceiling on the right side of the foyer (from our perspective) is necessary to accommodate the roofline.
This view looks out from the upstairs study.
Another view of the study, and one that especially shows the transoms over the doors.
This view is of the back bedroom. Left to right the doors are: bath, closet, and hall (with transom window).
Lastly, we take a short tour of the upstairs "main" bath. This view is from inside the door.
Another image of the bath, looking toward the tub/shower. The water closet is around to the right, behind the tub.
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