When it's time to build own house, then the question of which project to choose is one of the first to arise. Naturally, the layout, number of floors, and living space depend on the characteristics of the site, personal preferences and how large the family will live or vacation there. But still, when selecting a project for your cottage, pay attention to one-story houses, which have many advantages.
The number of floors of the future house should be chosen based on the functionality and characteristics of the people living in it. An important factor is also the cost-effectiveness of construction, as well as the area of the plot: in a large area, a one-story house will look most appropriate, but also in medium-sized and even small areas it will be an excellent option if its project is chosen correctly.
One-story houses more economical both in terms of construction and in terms of operation. it does not require as much power as for multi-storey buildings, but, however, the larger the area of the house, the greater the cost of the foundation. The construction of walls in such a house will cost much less, because they will not need to be further strengthened to withstand the load of the upper floor. Another aspect of savings is the installation of communications, the circuits of which in a one-story house are much simpler, which means that their implementation will take less time and require less financial costs, and heating a one-story house in winter is much easier and cheaper than a two-story house. But you can save not only at the construction stage, but also on operation, because renovation work will cost much less. In addition, such houses are excellent for families with children and elderly people, because they do not have structures that can cause injuries. A one-story house or cottage also attracts attention from a purely psychological point of view, because it creates a feeling of unity, which is important, especially if it is a family with children.
Choosing one project for yourself storey building, it is worth taking into account one of its features - a large roof area, which means that its installation should be approached carefully, and the costs here will be higher than in a two-story house of the same square footage.
The one-story project option will be most suitable if you need to build a house with an area of about 100 m2, and at the same time use funds, time and effort as rationally and economically as possible. Often one of the disadvantages of one-story houses is the peculiarity of the layout, in which some rooms will necessarily be walk-through. But this can easily be avoided if you choose a suitable project, and we chose several of the best designs of one-story houses.
Classic one-story house
This is a 61 m2 house with a spacious living room, kitchen, bathroom, two bedrooms and a storage room. It is ideal for a family of three or can be used as a home, as it combines such important qualities as efficiency and comfort.
The project attracts attention with a spacious living room, which is combined with a kitchen. There is not only a fireplace in the room - there is also a huge glazed exit to the terrace. If you want to have a small picnic or lunch outdoors, you can quickly and easily take everything you need right from the kitchen. The covered terrace will allow you to be there in any weather: both when the sun is blinding and when it rains. Two bright, spacious bedrooms will make your stay comfortable and enjoyable, and all the necessary things that you may need in the garden, house, etc. can be stored in the pantry.
The simple shape of the house itself and the gable roof make it possible to erect such a building in the shortest possible time, saving on construction and utility bills. The combination of all these advantages makes this project one of the most thoughtful, comfortable and economical.
Iris project
A luxurious huge house for a large family who are very demanding about their own coziness and comfort. The area is 160 m2, the project involves using laminated veneer lumber as a material for the construction of walls. Awesome appearance and spacious functional rooms are the main advantages of this one-story house. On its area there are three large bedrooms, a kitchen with a living room, an entrance hall, several bathrooms and other rooms.
Fairytale house
The project of a real fairy-tale house with an area of 110 m2 is optimal for a large family: there are three rooms, a couple of bathrooms and the trump card of the house - a living room combined with a kitchen. The walls of the house can be made of ceramic blocks, which will make construction not very expensive, and a strip or monolithic prefabricated foundation will make the building durable and reliable.
This house attracts attention with its clear division into day and night zones: and if the night zone is simply the most functional, then the day zone can attract the attention of anyone. The large living room here is equipped with a fireplace and is adjacent to the kitchen, which is decorated with a corner window. At first glance, it may seem that this is a trifle, but in fact such a window lets more sunlight into the room, makes the room visually more spacious, and, most importantly, unique and original. But that’s not all: huge glass doors lead from the living room to the courtyard. They, while remaining reliable protection for all residents, let light into the house, unite with nature, and on the adjacent terrace you can have a picnic at any time, because everything you need is at hand in the adjacent kitchen.
The night area of the house contains three bedrooms, two bathrooms and a storage room, and spacious corridors allow you to place an additional built-in wardrobe: convenient if a large family lives in the house and there is really a lot of things.
House with front garage
A huge spacious house that provides comfort, convenience and coziness to each of its inhabitants. The total area here is 212 m2, the living area is 178 m2, there is a garage for two cars, three bedrooms, several bathrooms, many utility rooms where you can store tools, household items, install built-in wardrobes, etc.
Externally, a house built according to such a project cannot be called anything other than luxurious, but the triangular attic window gives it a zest. This project is unique, as it provides the opportunity to completely customize everything to your taste, even to the extent of equipping a full second floor, giving about another 90 m2 of space. Also amenable to “remodeling” is a large bathroom, which can be divided into two, bedrooms, which can turn into an office, library, etc.
The house can be visually divided into two zones: night and day. In the day area there is a spacious living room with good natural light, aided by a huge screened doorway leading directly to the deck and backyard. This allows you not only to save electricity and make the most of natural light, but also creates comfort of movement, because you can go out into the yard quickly and easily, and grab ready-made food from the kitchen.
In the night area of the house there are three bedrooms and two separate bathrooms, the entrance to which is not through the bedrooms, but from the common corridor. A huge hallway will allow you to conveniently arrange any system of cabinets and carefully store numerous things. In addition, the house has access to the garage, which is adjacent to the workshop. The garage can accommodate two cars. In this house, every detail has been thought out for the comfort of a large family.
Cozy house with a large covered terrace
This house, despite its miniature dimensions, can become comfortable both for permanent residence and for seasonal holidays. With an area of 65 m2, it accommodates everything you need, namely three bedrooms, a bathroom, a kitchen with a living room, and the terrace area is simply phenomenal - 30 m2, which makes the house ideal for a family holiday, especially since the terrace is equipped with an external fireplace: with its help You can fry kebabs and heat the house, since it is double.
The project of this one-story house with wooden facade It amazes with its thoughtfulness, because in a very small area there are three bedrooms and a spacious bathroom comfortably located here. In addition, in the common corridor there is enough space to put a closet, arrange shelves and other storage areas. Kitchen area combined with the living room and has access to the terrace. All this is done for maximum comfort of the family who lives here permanently or comes to relax. The covered terrace can be arranged as you like, you can even organize several zones there: a dining area, a beach area, an area with comfortable chairs and a coffee table, because you don’t have to be afraid of precipitation and direct sunlight.
The peculiarity and main advantage of this project is the non-standard location of the entrances. Thus, the central entrance is located at the back of the house, and at the front the house welcomes guests with two entrances to the bedrooms and a swimming pool, which is accessed by a huge glazed door from the living room. The fact that you can immediately go out into the courtyard from two bedrooms and from the living room is the key difference between this project and a number of similar ones. The bright, spacious living room is equipped with a fireplace and smoothly flows into the casual kitchen area. The project assumes the presence of two bathrooms, which will be especially convenient for a large family. There are a number of rooms that can be equipped as storage rooms, dressing rooms, utility rooms, which will make life in such a house comfortable. Following the idea of the project, you can install a strictly square-shaped swimming pool on the terrace, which emphasizes the minimalism and futurism of the whole house.
Projects of one-story houses and cottages are very popular among developers and there are many reasons for this. When choosing a project, you should pay attention to the fact that all the rooms in a one-story house are on the same level, a kind of apartment layout. There is no need to constantly go up and down the stairs to the second floor. From this point of view, a modern one-story house is ideal for older people. Country cottages small areas(from approximately 100 sq.m to 150 m2) require less heating costs and retain heat well. Our catalog contains the most successful and optimal projects with photo visualizations and plan drawings, which have earned wide recognition among fans of “apartment houses”. Choose yourself or contact the manager for advice, we will definitely select exactly the solution that will completely satisfy you. Also keep in mind that any project can be modified to suit your requirements: redevelopment, replacement of wall material.
When choosing a project to build a house, you should pay serious attention to the number of storeys. From the right choice Very important indicators of future housing directly depend:
- cost-effectiveness in the construction and operation of a ready-made building
- functionality and comfort of the future home.
The main factor influencing the number of floors is the size of the site. A one-story house requires a fairly large plot. For small and narrow areas It is better to choose projects with several floors.
Advantages of one-story house projects
- The most expensive part of construction is the foundation. For a one-story house, there is no need to design a reinforced foundation, as for houses with several floors. It would seem that the benefit is obvious. But the need to lay a foundation over a large area reduces this advantage to nothing.
- But you can save significantly on the construction of walls. Due to the fact that they do not need to be reinforced to accommodate the additional load of the second floor, erecting walls for a one-story house will cost less.
- The project assumes 1 floor of the house simple circuits engineering systems. And, therefore, it is more economical than installing similar systems in a two- or three-story building.
- A one-story house, especially a simple one, is easier to build. In addition, maintenance and repair costs can also be significantly reduced.
- The absence of stairs allows for more rational use living space. In addition, rooms located on the same level make everyday life easier, and are even preferable if there are small children or elderly people in the family.
- Another plus in favor of the 1-story building project is psychological. In such houses a special feeling of unity of people is created. This is especially important if there are small children in the family.
Disadvantages of a one-story house project
There are few of them, but they exist. And it’s worth talking about them.
- If designed big house, then difficulties may arise with the so-called walk-through rooms - living spaces that can only be accessed through other rooms. And this affects the comfort of the home.
- The design of a one-story house involves high costs when installing the roof due to its large area.
Let's sum it up
- On a large plot it is more profitable to build a 1-floor house.
- A one-story project is most economical with a house area of up to 100 m2.
- With a house area of 100 to 200 m2, the number of storeys of the house does not affect the cost of construction. Rather, it is a matter of your preferences and taste.
Our company’s catalog of projects has enough options, for example, that will satisfy all the requirements that you have for modern housing.
Beautiful projects of one-story houses: catalog, photo
Architectural projects of one-story houses are the most popular on our website in 2018. The layouts of one-story house projects are thought out to the smallest detail; the plans for one-story houses include solutions that allow intelligent savings both during construction and during operation.
Life experience suggests that one-story residential buildings are the MOST COMFORTABLE! Frequently using stairs from floor to floor is tiring and impractical. Moreover, for families with small children and elderly people this the best option, because stairs can be dangerous. Project plans for one-story houses suggest convenient use of the premises. In addition, in a one-story house, everything is at hand, both rooms and access to the terrace are nearby.
Plans for one-story houses: layout features
Although one-story houses have a number of advantages, one should not forget that the layout of one-story house projects has a number of features:
- Construction attic house And two-story house with the same total area it is cheaper to build a one-story building. This is explained by the large areas of the roof and foundation of a one-story house, the construction of which requires large costs.
- In a one-story house with an area of more than 200 m2, the layout will be less comfortable, since the creation of several corridors leads to the loss of the overall idea of the house and the connection between the rooms.
- Construction of such a house involves the acquisition of a large plot, which requires additional costs. This is especially true for one-story houses, the design of which includes a garage.
- Heating a one-story house is also more expensive, since the attic space is wasted. In the case of an attic or two-story house the floor heated by the air of the first floor reduces the cost of heating the upper rooms.
We do not advise our clients who have chosen foreign projects of one-story houses to give up their dreams just because of savings. It’s better to pay once and live in a comfortable home. Many owners of two-story and attic houses in their eloquent reviews say that they would still like to build their next house as a one-story house, since it is much more comfortable and convenient.
In this section we offer you a wide selection of projects of one-story houses of the most different sizes, a wide variety of styles, designs and layouts. Moreover, the Z500 catalog is constantly updated ready-made projects one-story houses. Enjoy watching and choose your country house project!
Additional features
Before purchasing a project, we recommend that you familiarize yourself with the additional features that we can provide you in the section. These additions will make it faster and easier to build one-story turnkey houses. Prices for all services are indicated. Here are the most basic services:
1. Addition. If the chosen cottage project does not fully satisfy your wishes, we can make changes to it so that the house becomes as comfortable as possible! The layout of one-story houses, the pie walls, the dimensions of the house, and many other adjustments can be made that do not affect the reliability and quality of the house. Changes can also be made to the design of one-story houses.
2. The addendum suggests adapting the standard strip foundation provided by the project for the soil characteristics on your site. Only an adapted foundation can guarantee the reliability and durability of the built house. Such adaptation is carried out on the basis of geological and geodetic surveys.
3. Addition - a convenient tool for choosing the right construction organization, for monitoring work on construction site. This is a complete list of all necessary materials for building a house, indicating their quantity and volume necessary work. By supplementing this information with prices relevant to your region, you will receive a ready-made estimate for this project.
Other additions: “Architectural passport”, “Additional copy of the project”, “Adaptation for seismic zone”, “Comfortable house”, “Warm floor”, “Lightning protection”, “Interior design” allow you to make your home even more comfortable and will help you build it faster.
And our partners will help you build turnkey one-story houses inexpensively.
The projects of one-story brick houses presented in this section are also designed for aerated concrete, ceramic blocks and other stone materials.
By purchasing projects of one-story houses from our company, photos, drawings and videos of which can be viewed in this section, the client receives detailed project documentation, which consists of 5 sections: architectural, structural and 3 parts engineering - wiring diagrams for heating and ventilation, water supply, electrical supply. The cost of engineering sections of the documentation is 20% of the project price indicated on the website. Below you can see an example of a one-story house project.
Below you can see a selection of our popular one-story houses:All projects of our company are protected by copyright and guarantee developers legal security when building houses according to Z500 projects. Below we have placed a certificate that confirms that our company is an official representative of the international architectural bureau Z500 Ltd.
