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Multi Family House Plans
Our multi family homes are attached homes with or without garages. Multi family homes have a common wall whether the homes be on one property or each home is on its own parcel. Duplexes are considered multi family homes. All of our multi family homes are designed with a double 2-hour firewall so that they can be built straddling property lines. All of our multi family plans come as single family versions as well. The Portland Courtyard entry is unique in that the homes are freestanding but are meant to work as one entity on a single piece of property.
The Fremont 3 1260-3 - 3 bed, 1.5 baths, 1181 square feet, 1 car garage, triplex, fits 50x100 lot
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The Fremont was an experiment in sardinism. The idea was to take some reasonable townhouse units and filet them down to a small but livable size. Slap them together and see what could be done with a 50x100 lot. We might be rocking the boat a little, but then again you might find our idea to be the perfect catch
The first thing to be done was to figure a reasonable width given the lot size. Five feet to the sides is fairly typical which nets a building width of 40'. Three units would be 13'-4" wide and 12'-6" inside. Given that we are material conscious, we chose to scale back a little and make each unit 12' wide. We're pretty happy with the 7' side yards. This also allows room for some bumpouts on the sides. This turned out to be necessary for the bedrooms. We were hooked on the result and proceeded on.
The next big issue was the roof. Most units like this have their own gable ends with crickets in the middle. But given how narrow and long each unit is, the crickets were taller than the gables. Plan B: A typical front to back roof on the rear 2/3 of the building with some pizzazz up front. There are ten valleys, seven gables, six ridge lines, and four crickets.
Each unit is something of a shotgun house. The front door (protected by the upstairs cantilever) opens to a parlor/dining/kitchen combo. A small hallway behind leads to the powder room, garage and stairs. Up the stairs are three bedrooms, one bathroom, and a laundry closet. Per your preference, the laundry could be turned into the bathroom. We toyed around with fitting two bathrooms upstairs but they were about as cramped as a marine head. The downstairs powder room was an afterthought when we realized that there was only one toilet in the whole space.
Since the center unit has no windows on either side, a third bedroom is neither legal nor possible. We've labeled it a loft with no closet. What you do with it is up to you.
All plans include four elevations, floor plans, foundation plans, at least two building sections, framing plans for the second floor and/or roof, and notes and construction details. This is everything you will need to build, but may not be everything you need to get a permit. Check with your local jurisdiction. Electrical layouts, cabinet elevations and engineering are not included.
The Foster 2 2048-2 - 3 bed, 2 baths, 1564 square feet, duplex
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The Foster duplex is a pair of skinny little things who are conjoined twins. Originally designed as this duo to duplex a corner lot, we have successfully separated the ladies to find their own destinies. At a mere 40' wide, these two could saunter onto most infill lots without having to 'drop a few extra'. Corner lots are ideal as both gals tend to face different directions. The ample porch invites you to come relax and stay a while. Inside you'll find openness from the parlor through the dining room and into the kitchen.
A door off the dining room gives you private access to the backyard. All amenities are on the first floor including the laundry room and the master bedroom. These little ladies can be quite elegant, but they're not so spoiled that they need their own powder room. Everything they need to know in life they learned in kindergarten, including sharing with others. Besides, one less toilet to clean means more time to spend baking a quiche.
Upstairs are two bedrooms and a bath. The loft is big enough to host an intimate Tupperware party. One of the bedrooms in particular has a fun walk-in closet with window. This closet should definitely make any woman happy to display all her stylish clothes in (not that we're encouraging any peeping Toms).
All plans include four elevations, floor plans, foundation plans, at least two building sections, framing plans for the second floor and/or roof, and notes and construction details. This is everything you will need to build, but may not be everything you need to get a permit. Check with your local jurisdiction. Electrical layouts, cabinet elevations and engineering are not included.
The Lombard 2 1558-2 - 3 bed, 2.5 bath, 1669 square feet, 2 units
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THE Lombard plan is well suited for skinny lots. Being only 15' wide, it can gracefully squeeze onto an infill lot and still blend into your 1910's neighborhood. The lines are reminiscient of a Victorian home - the amount of detail added all depends on your taste for gingerbread. Personally, we like spice, but since you may not we won't overwhelm you with its presence.
The full front porch is deep enough to lounge on and enjoy a warm summer day. It's even big enough for a hammock if you swing that way. The parlor is spacious and includes a nice little throwback - an inglenook! We're not quite sure why it's named as such, but you can ingle there as long as you like. The fireplace is a built-in unit, venting out the side of the house. The chimney is completely false, but is added for character. We'll readdress it upstairs. The dining room has a faux dropped beam ceiling and we've worked an inset bay for charm. We also envision wood panel wainscoting with a nice chair rail. Perhaps some crown molding or picture rail? The kitchen is very functional, and when you need a table for one you can slip into the diner style eating booth.
Upstairs we have brought some semblence of the modern with a vaulted master suite. Remember the false chimney from downstairs? It makes such a great little nook to slide the loo into. A pocket laundry room on the second floor is highly convenient to the bedrooms. Two more bedrooms and a bath round out the rest of the upstairs. At 1669 square feet, this makes an ideal starter home.
This plan is available as a single wide. We originally fabricated this as a single dwelling for narrow lots. Check it out, you just might like it.
All plans include four elevations, floor plans, foundation plans, at least two building sections, framing plans for the second floor and/or roof, and notes and construction details. This is everything you will need to build, but may not be everything you need to get a permit. Check with your local jurisdiction. Electrical layouts, cabinet elevations and engineering are not included.
Portland Courtyard Project
THE city of Portland launched a design contest in the summer of 2007. Finally realizing that families were making a mass exodus out of the city, Portland made the wise choice to start wooing families back. Large scale condo projects and mass transit have catered heavily to the DINKs. Unfortunately, DINKs don't put kids in school, schools don't get federal money for the missing kids and the schools suffer from lesser funds.
So to facilitate a more rounded city, Portland offered a courtyard housing project. The project was designed to create affordable family housing that would re-balance the demographics. The flipside of the coin is that they encouraged cramming as many properties on a site as possible. But c'est la vie. The one benefit to that tail is that more units on one property spreads the cost of the property out. Since "affordable" was one of the contest buzzwords, we see this as a suitable compromise.
Our design was based on several factors. First, offer playspaces for kids. Second, max out the units on the lot without letting folks graze elbows. Why max out the lot? First we need to define maxing out the lot. Placing two units on a 100'x100' lot doesn't help to add more infill housing. Placing all ten allowed units on the same lot would be a project too crowded and expensive to be worth living in. After much deliberation and lots of coffee, we found 6 units to meet the criteria of decent units, decent space, and decent cost spreading.
It was decided that the units would be free-standing so as to feel like single-family homes. Attaching units makes better sense from an energy efficiency standpoint, but setbacks are based on the size of the wall plane and we risked 6' setbacks around the perimeter instead of 5'.
Since tract housing looks oh so nice and boosts morale like a lead balloon, we created three different versions of the same plan. Same plan means easier, faster, cheaper construction. Different versions add character and color and keep the kids from forgetting which unit they live in (I live in the BLUE house!). The point was to blend in to the neighborhood, not have the neighbors calling you at 3am with death threats.
The main driveway is paved with interlocking pervious pavers, which eliminates the need for soakage trenches. The paver effect also subconsciously causes you to slow down since this is not a normal driving surface. The driveway is decorated with foursquare and hopscotch grids and makes a great surface for tricycle races. A small greenspace in the back is adorned with a play structure, sandbox, and bench for the parents to relax as they watch their kids throw sand.
Lest being seen should cause you undue stress, each unit is equipped with at least a 5'x32' private backyard with patio. The patio is right off the kitchen and dining and can serve as a grilling porch, outdoor dining, or hot tub paradise.
In order to cash in on the other buzzword, "green", we equipped each unit with on-demand water heating and solar panels. The gutters drain to a couple of common cisterns which could provide drinking water, but more likely will be tied to an irrigation system for the lawn. Landscaping is to be done with hardy, native species to reduce the effort needed to maintain a beautiful place.
Our only disappointment was the units being approximately 1320sf. Since off-street parking was strongly encouraged we figured the best solution was to add a garage to each unit. Without the garage we could have achieved 1500sf. Why not add a third story? Most of the existing houses in Portland's neighborhoods are 1 story with a moderate amount of 1-1/2 and 2 story mixed in. Three stories would be too dominating and could potentially block any neighbors to the north from sun for most (if not all) of the year.
"Wait. Are those made out of LEGOTM bricks?" Yes they are.
So to facilitate a more rounded city, Portland offered a courtyard housing project. The project was designed to create affordable family housing that would re-balance the demographics. The flipside of the coin is that they encouraged cramming as many properties on a site as possible. But c'est la vie. The one benefit to that tail is that more units on one property spreads the cost of the property out. Since "affordable" was one of the contest buzzwords, we see this as a suitable compromise.
Our design was based on several factors. First, offer playspaces for kids. Second, max out the units on the lot without letting folks graze elbows. Why max out the lot? First we need to define maxing out the lot. Placing two units on a 100'x100' lot doesn't help to add more infill housing. Placing all ten allowed units on the same lot would be a project too crowded and expensive to be worth living in. After much deliberation and lots of coffee, we found 6 units to meet the criteria of decent units, decent space, and decent cost spreading.
It was decided that the units would be free-standing so as to feel like single-family homes. Attaching units makes better sense from an energy efficiency standpoint, but setbacks are based on the size of the wall plane and we risked 6' setbacks around the perimeter instead of 5'.
Since tract housing looks oh so nice and boosts morale like a lead balloon, we created three different versions of the same plan. Same plan means easier, faster, cheaper construction. Different versions add character and color and keep the kids from forgetting which unit they live in (I live in the BLUE house!). The point was to blend in to the neighborhood, not have the neighbors calling you at 3am with death threats.
The main driveway is paved with interlocking pervious pavers, which eliminates the need for soakage trenches. The paver effect also subconsciously causes you to slow down since this is not a normal driving surface. The driveway is decorated with foursquare and hopscotch grids and makes a great surface for tricycle races. A small greenspace in the back is adorned with a play structure, sandbox, and bench for the parents to relax as they watch their kids throw sand.
Lest being seen should cause you undue stress, each unit is equipped with at least a 5'x32' private backyard with patio. The patio is right off the kitchen and dining and can serve as a grilling porch, outdoor dining, or hot tub paradise.
In order to cash in on the other buzzword, "green", we equipped each unit with on-demand water heating and solar panels. The gutters drain to a couple of common cisterns which could provide drinking water, but more likely will be tied to an irrigation system for the lawn. Landscaping is to be done with hardy, native species to reduce the effort needed to maintain a beautiful place.
Our only disappointment was the units being approximately 1320sf. Since off-street parking was strongly encouraged we figured the best solution was to add a garage to each unit. Without the garage we could have achieved 1500sf. Why not add a third story? Most of the existing houses in Portland's neighborhoods are 1 story with a moderate amount of 1-1/2 and 2 story mixed in. Three stories would be too dominating and could potentially block any neighbors to the north from sun for most (if not all) of the year.
"Wait. Are those made out of LEGOTM bricks?" Yes they are.
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