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Search our Mediterranean Home Plans collection The Mediterranean style house casts an immediate impression of warm sea breezes, bright sunshine, and relaxed lifestyles. Shallow, broad rooflines are commonly covered with curved tiles, and exterior walls are clad in stucco...
Search our Florida Home Plans collection The design of the Florida style home is directly related to the rigorous climate of that sultry southeastern state. With a nearly year-round dose of heat, humidity and termites - not to mention an...
Search our Farmhouse House Plans collection Farmhouse style homes are most commonly identified by deep, sprawling covered wrap-around porches that often shade more than just the front of the home. These homes are closely related to
Search our online European Style Homes Plans collection European style homes do not usually mirror a specific architectural style from a specific European country. Rather, these homes generally embody a blend of architectural "flavors" that cast an overall look...
By David Porter AIA - Consulting architect to the Garlinghouse Company since 1989 You have looked through lots of plans magazines or you have spent hours sitting at your computer looking at plans services' websites and there it is; bingo....a rendering or photograph of that dream house you have always wanted. ...
Search our Earth Sheltered House Plans collection Earth Sheltered homes are certainly nothing new. People have been using the earth to provide shelter since...well...remember the caveman? Today's Earth Berm or underground home is anything but a cave, but...
Search our Craftsman House Plans collection As one of the most popular home styles being built today, the Craftsman home design embodies the strong, solid character of homes spawned from the Arts & Crafts era of the early 20th...
Search our Country House Plans collection The popularity of the Country style home design has continued to grow since its resurgence as an architectural trend over 25 years ago. The style's popularity may be somewhat attributed to the increased...
By David Porter AIA - consulting architect to the Garlinghouse Company since 1989 Since I am a licensed architect, I would be remiss if my answer wasn't just, "of course, you need only an architect." But, nah, for your use in designing a house, that isn't necessarily so. I will first explain...
Search our Coastal Home Plans collection Nothing says "kick back and relax" like an elevated oceanfront view from a Coastal Home. The design element that is most characteristic of this style is the pier & pile foundation, which ensures...
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