400 sq/ft footprint....

tjm73 · January 13, 2006, 04:00:06 PM

I found this site just as the 200 sq/ft design contest was ending. I read the thread with a lot of interest and found different ideas enlightening and extremely interesting. I've been kicking this idea around for a while. So here it is....

For fun I thought I'd post this little 'challenge' idea. Nothing gets ideas flowing like a challenge. Lets show what we can do with a house foot print no bigger than 400 sq/ft. Anything else is fair game. Multiple story, single story, cantelever rooms, anything goes.

tjm73 · January 13, 2006, 05:20:51 PM

Here's mine to get things started.

First floor:

Second floor:

January 13, 2006, 05:37:39 PM

tjm,

That looks pretty square and boxy. Although you've got the bases covered, I'm wondering if it has any curb appeal. It's pretty tall too!

I wonder what we could do to give it curb appeal.

Mike...

Mark_Chenail · January 13, 2006, 09:24:23 PM

Heres my contribution. Long and skinny with 400 sq.ft per floor but it has 2 full baths and room to sleep 6. And it looks mighty grand too, if I do say so myself.

jwv · January 14, 2006, 02:47:06 PM

Quotetjm,

That looks pretty square and boxy. Although you've got the bases covered, I'm wondering if it has any curb appeal. It's pretty tall too!

I like it, tjm! [smiley=thumbsup.gif] And square and boxy is an efficient (in terms of both time and money) way to build. As I said in another thread-you can do lots of things to add curb appeal if you just have a little imagination.

judy

January 14, 2006, 07:59:50 PM

I choose the simpe square because of it's efficient use of space. It wouldn't be too tall as the second floor has only 5' foor high walls, before the ceiling begins.

The bathroom is kicked out to provide the nessicary head room in the custom shower room.

It wasn't designed as a 'curb appeal' to be sold house plan. Just as an idea to help get thigns started in the thread.

trish2(Guest) · January 14, 2006, 09:46:59 PM

For those of us close to an IKEA, they often have "sample" vignette furnished floorplans on display at their stores. It's a good place to get ideas. My husband and I are thinking of modifiying one of their display apartments into a rental unit. It's one level\.18x24, with a slight bump out and will be a 1 bedroom in less than 500 sq feet. The bedroom is designed to accomodate a king size bed. We're trying to work in a pull down bed for 'guests' somewhere in the liv/din areas.

jwv · January 15, 2006, 10:59:15 AM

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The bathroom is kicked out to provide the nessicary head room in the custom shower room.

tjm,

I posted a question about a shower room a while back. http://www.countryplans.com/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1133712198/0#0

I'm looking for any and all ideas.

judy

Mark_Chenail · January 16, 2006, 01:03:31 PM

Come on guys, no one else gonna take up the challenge of a 400 sqft house?

tjm73 · January 16, 2006, 03:54:09 PM

Mike, I look forward to your ideas.

Mark, Thanks for the callout on the challenge. AND.......I tweeked your design a little bit. I really liked your idea, but thought it was missing a living area. Living in an area where the cold comes and stays for 6 or 7 months indoor living areas are pretty importent.

I made the downstairs bathroom a 1/2 bath and opened up the downstairs bunk room into a living area. In the master bedroom I got a little selfish and made it all one room for the bread winners of the family to enjoy.

Oppps....forgot the pic.....

Here it is..

ailsaek · January 16, 2006, 05:31:22 PM

How are we counting porches? I've got a design in the works, but it really wants a porch.

mark_chenail · January 16, 2006, 05:59:13 PM

tjm:
Thats a nice variation and actually I have a variant of the plan in my file that has a larger living room where that bedroom is but it made the plan more than 400sq.ft. Making a smaller bathroom was a good solution. And the bigger master bedroom is nice too.

mark_chenail · January 16, 2006, 06:03:10 PM

TJM: Heres another plan all on one floor of 400sq.ft. Actually 3 plans that all fit behind the same facade. Comments.

tjm73 · January 16, 2006, 07:16:29 PM

QuoteHow are we counting porches? I've got a design in the works, but it really wants a porch.

I would say that porches don't count toward the 400 sq/ft provided they aren't totally enclosed.

mikeschn · January 16, 2006, 07:35:39 PM

And here is my contribution...

Mike...

tjm73 · January 16, 2006, 09:49:49 PM

Is there a second floor?

mikeschn · January 18, 2006, 04:57:53 PM

There is, but there isn't. I haven't gotten that far yet. Maybe tonight or tomorrow morning.

Mike...

glenn-k · January 18, 2006, 05:00:13 PM

Did you say you were using Floorplan to draw his or something else, Mike. It looks good -nice renderings.

ailsaek · January 19, 2006, 02:51:24 PM

*sigh* My entry is going great except that I sort of forgot to leave a place for a staircase. Granted, it's an earth-bermed house, but I don't think having to go outdoors to get from the first to the second floor is going to be a very popular design option. :-/

mikeschn · January 19, 2006, 02:55:03 PM

Okay, I've had some time to work on the second floor...

Here's what I came up with...

What do you think?

I'm still learning floorplan. It's not really tough, but you have to know what commands are available. Does anyone else here use floorplan 10?

Mike...

glenn-k · January 19, 2006, 03:04:48 PM

Does floorplan handle exteriors - odd roof lines OK? I don't think anything will handle my twisted ribbon roof. rectangle 16 feet x 21 feet with opposite corners diagonally 2 at 8' and 2 at 15' rotating on a 12' axis in the 21 foot direction. Log beams 8" diameter on 2' centers

mikeschn · January 19, 2006, 03:10:37 PM

Glenn,

Assuming that you're not kidding, I would have to say, "I don't know"! I really am a beginner at floorplan, in spite of how long I've owned it.

But you could definitely throw that at a decent cad program and it would handle it.

Mike...

QuoteDoes floorplan handle exteriors - odd roof lines OK? I don't think anything will handle my twisted ribbon roof. rectangle 16 feet x 21 feet with opposite corners diagonally 2 at 8' and 2 at 15' rotating on a 12' axis in the 21 foot direction. Log beams 8" diameter on 2' centers

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