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Contemporary House Plan 917-2 400 Sq Ft, 1 Bed, 1 Bath, 1 Floor, 0 Garage

Key Specs
  • 1
    Beds
  • 1
    Baths
  • 1
    Floors
  • 0
    Garages
  • 400
    Square Feet
The San Rafael is one of six gorgeous little 400-square-foot houses in the California Collection created by The Homestead Partners. Each house has a full kitchen and bathroom, private bedroom with space for at least a queen-size bed, living/dining/kitchen that opens to an outdoor dining patio or terrace, and plenty of storage. Big enough to have a friend over. Just make sure you're in love with them first. There was more than one way to translate the ranch house into housing during the 1950s. The peaked roof and floor-to-ceiling windows look became thousands of subdivision tract homes, the best of which are still fabulous. You'll also recognize it as the prototype for scores of restaurants and cafés scattered throughout California, most famously the original Tiny Naylor's at La Brea and Sunset. Ours could be a five-stool diner if you insist, but then where would the guests sleep when dinner was over? Hint: on the porch if you build it somewhere with the right climate. Interior Features 400 square feet Open living/dining room and full kitchen, with raised eating counter peninsula, and sliding doors opening to covered raised side patio Cathedral ceilings with exposed beams throughout. Full bathroom Space for compact washer/dryer Bedroom sized for a queen bed, with built-in desk, storage, and closets Entry door opening to covered raised side patio Exterior Features 640 square feet Raised open-air patio with adjacent pool Covered raised side patio at entry Total Footprint 1,040 square feet

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Full specs & Features

Basic Features

Bedrooms: 1
Baths: 1
Stories: 1
Garages: 0

Dimension

Depth: 21' 11"
Height: 14' 8"
Width: 55' 8"

Area

Total: 400 sq/ft
Main Floor: 400 sq/ft
Patios: 640 sq/ft
* Total Square Footage typically only includes conditioned space and does not include garages, porches, bonus rooms, or decks.

Ceiling

Ceiling Details: Cathedral ceilings with exposed beams throughout.
Main Ceiling: 12'

Roof

Primary Pitch: 3:12
Roof Framing: Stick

Exterior Wall Framing

Exterior Wall Finish: Vertical Siding
Framing: 2x4

Additional Room Features

Great Room Living Room

Lot Characteristics

Suited For Narrow Lot
Suited For View Lot

Outdoor Spaces

Covered Front Porch
Grill Deck Sundeck

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Suited For Vacation Home

What's Included

PDF Plan Sets - all printed in color on 11" x 17" paper. The designer says that this is cheaper to print/copy than larger format plan sets, easier to use on the job site, easier to use when shopping for tile, etc., and more convenient to archive after your house or accessory building is complete.
  • Cover Sheet: General notes, full-color exterior rendering of the garage/apartment
  • Foundation Plan(s): This page shows all necessary notations and dimensions including footings, support columns, walls, and excavated/unexcavated areas.
  • Floor Plan(s): Drawn to a scale of 1/4"=1'-0" (1/4 inch equals 1 foot; 1 inch equals 4 feet). Position and dimensions of doors, windows, interior walls, etc. are indicated.
  • Exterior Elevations: Drawn to 1/4-inch scale. Detailed drawings of all sides of the building. Suggested exterior materials, and critical vertical dimensions. Suggested window sizes and types.
  • Overhead Roof Plan(s): Dimensioned roof plan and roof framing plan. If included, the framing layout is intended to be a suggested layout only. Design loads and weather conditions vary by region. As a result the size, spacing, and layout of all structural elements in this home design may need approval by a structural engineer or code official based on your specific site location.
  • Cross Section(s): Building Section drawn to 3/8-inch scale. Includes wall and roof section, dimensions of wall plate heights from slab-on-grade, eave overhang dimension from exterior wall studs, and generic exterior wall details, not to scale.
  • Electrical Plan(s): Drawn to 1/4-inch scale. Shows suggested locations for electrical components lighting fixtures, switches, and outlets.
  • Construction Notes / Detail(s): Shows basic parts and assemblies recommended for the home so the builder can see how things come together.

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