Our Lowlands House
Plan Details
Specifications
- Floors: 3
- Bedrooms: 6
- Bathrooms: 5
- Foundations: Slab
Construction
- Wall Construction: 2x4
- Exterior Finish: Brick, Lap Siding
- Roof Pitch: 12:12
Square Feet
- Main Floor: 1685
- Upper Floor: 1565
- Lower Floor: 1200
- Total Conditioned: 4450
- Garage: 440
Features
- Primary Bedroom: Double Sink, Shower, Tub, Walk-in Closet
- Additional: Fireplace, Media Room, Porch
Dimensions
- Width: 61'-6"
- Depth: 40'-2"
- Height: 43'-0"
- House Levels: Lower Level - 10'-0", Main Floor - 10'-0", Upper Floor - 8'-0"
Description
The raised-basement house with either 1-1/2 or 2 stories above is a distinct style of the coast and bayous of Louisiana. Because of the high water table in these areas, few homes were built with below-grade basements.
Our Lowlands House offers the option of building with or without the raised basement. Our updated version was inspired by a small plantation house on Bayou Lafourche. It's customary to use masonry at the raised-basement level and wood clapboard above. Here, the basement level is covered in a molded brick.
See all plans designed by William H. Phillips.