New Small Home Designs Are on the Way
Rand Soellner HOME ARCHITECTSTM, are creating a brand new series of small home designs. Merry Soellner calls them the CARDINAL CAMP COTTAGE series. They are focused on bringing the best features from all of Soellner’s residential designs; large, medium and small into affordable, compact, upscale quality new small home designs.
Features contained in these small designs are comparable with features seen in much larger houses. Including features such as multiple fireplaces, large kitchens, gracious master suites, outdoor living porches, and large open plan spaces.
These home architects are known for creating unique series of home designs, such as their Mountain Lodge series, Mountain Retreat Home series and Family Estate Villages. This latest grouping of small home designs is being created to yield upscale features in a very modest amount of square footage, with designs that feel bigger than they really are.
For instance, here are some of the in-progress prototype designs being developed: the Cardinal Camp Cottage series. The designs vary from a humble 1BR/1Ba 940 HSF (Heated Square Feet) in the Cardinal Cottage 1-Story, all the way up to the Grand Cardinal Camp Cottage, which is 3-stories, 5BR/3Ba and 2,534 HSF. The architects never thought that they would be calling small home designs in the 2,500 HSF range “grand,” but here they are. Nor did they think they could have fit 5 bedrooms and 3 full baths into that size of home, in such a small footprint, and still have it feel so spacious–yet it does.
There are many small home designs being developed based on the theme in this series by Rand Soellner. For instance, there is the ever-popular 3BR/2Bath 2-story Cardinal Camp Cottage with 1,914 HSF or the 1-story 3BR/3Bath model with 1,352 HSF. It has an enlarged gourmet kitchen and a pantry/laundry on the main level off the kitchen.
There are a total of 7 different main prototypes, with a mathematical variation of about 112 main different combinations, depending on whether or not you want various options like the 2 car garage (which could also be a carport or a Porte-Cochere, and could also be 3 car or 4 car or whatever you want), an outdoor living room (on either level), the optional powder room on the main level, and other features that can drive the variations upwards of several hundred different layouts.
It all depends on the features you want, and how much square footage you are willing to pay your contractor to build, based on these designs.
The key to these small home designs is the modularity of the options and how simple it can be for one feature can be added and others eliminated, based on client preferences.
Rand Soellner Architect offers these designs,completely open to customization, to his new clients and welcomes you. He also offers them at a special discounted price due to the volume he anticipates in this new recovering housing market. To see the designs, you will need to make an appointment to visit with the architects. From anywhere in the world, please call: 1-828-269-9046.
Soellner will be providing more updates on these upscale new small home designs soon. In the meantime, you may wish to consider reviewing the descriptions for the various models below:
CARDINAL CAMP COTTAGE SERIES SUMMARY LISTING:
- CARDINAL CAMP COTTAGE 3BR/2Ba, 2-Level: 1,914 HSF (Heated Square Feet).
- CAMP CREEK COTTAGE 3BR/3Ba, 1-Story: 1,352 HSF.
- CARDINAL CREEK COTTAGE 3BR/2Ba, 1-Story: 1,256 HSF.
- CAMP COTTAGE 2BR/2Ba, 1 Story: 1,112 HSF.
- CREEK COTTAGE 2BR/1Ba, 1 Story: 1,016 HSF.
- CARDINAL COTTAGE 1BR/1Ba, 1 Story: 960 HSF.
- GRAND CARDINAL CAMP COTTAGE 5BR/3Ba, 3-Level: 2,534 HSF.
CARDINAL CAMP COTTAGE SERIES OVERVIEW:
Small Home Designs #1
CARDINAL CAMP COTTAGE 3 BR/2Ba
1,914 HSF (Heated Square Feet) total, to exterior face of wood studs
2 Floor Levels:
- Main (1st ) Floor of 1,000 HSF
- Walk-out Basement of 914 HSF (not including concrete walls)
Main Level:
- A nice Master Bedroom (with fireplace), 19′ wide huge glass doors that open to views & outdoor living areas
- Master Bath
- Walk-in Closet
- Entry Foyer
- Stairs
- Open Plan Great Room Area: Living Room (with fireplace), Dining, large Gourmet Kitchen with large island
- Exterior front porch (Design indicates stone surface and steps, with nice timber post)
Additional Options:
- A powder room near the Dining/Kitchen area
- A 2 car garage, with direct access into the Dining area from the garage
- A garage shop
- An outdoor living porch, with options as either deck, or roofed and screened. Includes options for outdoor fireplace, sleeping porch area, outdoor living room area, outdoor dining & summer kitchen area.
Walk-out Basement (Terrace Level):
- 2nd Master Bedroom (with fireplace)
- Huge 2nd Walk-in Closet
- Bathroom
- large family room (with fireplace), with 19′ wide huge glass and wood doors that open to views & outdoor living areas.
- Kitchenette/Storage area
- Mechanical room
- large Laundry/Storage/Pantry, suitable for today’s larger front-load machines, lots of counter space & laundry sink and pantry.
- 3rd Bedroom/FlexSpace: This is a special Rand Soellner Architect design feature that allows the sliding wood doors for this space to retract into a special pocket so that this room can combine with the Family Room, for an enlarged Family Room, unless it needs to be pressed into service as a third bedroom. Also, exercise equipment can be located in this FlexSpace for Home Gym use. This is an amazing bit of design flexibility here, using movable panels, reminiscent of the Shoji screens used in Japan, but in this case, simple and economical sliding wooden doors from an overhead track.
Small Home Designs #2
CAMP CREEK COTTAGE 3BR/3Ba, 1-Story:
1,352 HSF.
Main Level:
- A nice Master Bedroom (with fireplace), with separate Toilet Room (with window), a 2-person shower, 19′ wide huge glass doors that open to views & outdoor living areas
- Large Master Walk-in Closet
- Entry Foyer
- Open Plan Great Room Area: Living Room (with fireplace), Dining, large Gourmet Kitchen with large island
- Pantry/Laundry off the Kitchen
- A 2nd Bedroom: with optional FlexSpace, movable door/wall panels to open up to the main living area, if desired for use as a home office, den, or other aspect of the main space
- 2 baths
- 2 closets
- A 3rd Bedroom
- larger optional deck/outdoor living area off of the 3rd bedroom
- Exterior front porch (Design indicates stone surface and steps, with nice timber post)
- covered pedestrian Garage access is through the outdoor living room area in this scheme
Additional Options:
- A powder room near the Dining/Kitchen area
- A 2 car garage, with direct access into the Dining area from the garage
- A garage shop
- An outdoor living porch, with options as either deck, or roofed and screened. Includes options for outdoor fireplace, sleeping porch area, outdoor living room area, outdoor dining & summer kitchen area.
Small Home Designs #3
CARDINAL CREEK COTTAGE 3BR/2Ba, 1-Story:
1,256 HSF.
Main Level:
- A nice Master Bedroom (with fireplace), 19′ wide huge glass doors that open to views & outdoor living areas
- Master Bath
- Large Master Walk-in Closet
- Entry Foyer
- Open Plan Great Room Area: Living Room (with fireplace), Dining, large Gourmet Kitchen with large island
- Pantry/Laundry off the Kitchen
- A 2nd Bedroom: with optional FlexSpace, movable door/wall panels to open up to the main living area, if desired for use as a home office, den, or other aspect of the main space
- 2 baths
- 2 closets
- A 3rd Bedroom
- larger optional deck/outdoor living area off of the 3rd bedroom
- Exterior front porch (Design indicates stone surface and steps, with nice timber post)
- covered pedestrian Garage access is through the outdoor living room area in this scheme
Additional Options:
- A powder room near the Dining/Kitchen area
- A 2 car garage, with direct access into the Dining area from the garage
- A garage shop
- An outdoor living porch, with options as either deck, or roofed and screened. Includes options for outdoor fireplace, sleeping porch area, outdoor living room area, outdoor dining & summer kitchen area.
Small Home Designs #4
CAMP COTTAGE 2BR/2Ba, 1 Story:
1,112 HSF.
Main Level:
- A nice Master Bedroom (with fireplace), with separate Toilet Room (with window), a 2-person shower, 19′ wide huge glass doors that open to views & outdoor living areas
- Large Master Walk-in Closet
- Entry Foyer
- Open Plan Great Room Area: Living Room (with fireplace), Dining, large Gourmet Kitchen with large island
- Pantry/Laundry built-ins into Kitchen area cabinetry
- A 2nd Bedroom: with optional FlexSpace, movable door/wall panels to open up to the main living area, if desired for use as a home office, den, or other aspect of the main space
- 2nd bath
- 2nd closet
- Exterior front porch (Design indicates stone surface and steps, with nice timber post)
- covered pedestrian Garage access is through the outdoor living room area in this scheme
Additional Options:
- A powder room near the Dining/Kitchen area
- A 2 car garage, with direct access into the Dining area from the garage
- A garage shop
- An outdoor living porch, with options as either deck, or roofed and screened. Includes options for outdoor fireplace, sleeping porch area, outdoor living room area, outdoor dining & summer kitchen area.
Small Home Designs #5
CREEK COTTAGE 2BR/1Ba, 1 Story:
1,016 HSF.
Main Level:
- A nice Master Bedroom (with fireplace), 19′ wide huge glass doors that open to views & outdoor living areas
- Master Bath
- Large Master Walk-in Closet
- Entry Foyer
- Open Plan Great Room Area: Living Room (with fireplace), Dining, large Gourmet Kitchen with large island
- Pantry/Laundry built-ins into Kitchen area cabinetry
- A 2nd Bedroom: with optional FlexSpace, movable door/wall panels to open up to the main living area, if desired for use as a home office, den, or other aspect of the main space
- 2nd bath
- 2nd closet
- Exterior front porch (Design indicates stone surface and steps, with nice timber post)
- covered pedestrian Garage access is through the outdoor living room area in this scheme
Additional Options:
- A powder room near the Dining/Kitchen area
- A 2 car garage, with direct access into the Dining area from the garage
- A garage shop
- An outdoor living porch, with options as either deck, or roofed and screened. Includes options for outdoor fireplace, sleeping porch area, outdoor living room area, outdoor dining & summer kitchen area.
Small Home Designs #6
CARDINAL COTTAGE 1BR/1Ba, 1 Story:
960 HSF.
Main Level:
- A nice Master Bedroom (with fireplace), 19′ wide huge glass doors that open to views & outdoor living areas
- Master Bath
- Large Master Walk-in Closet
- Wide Entry Foyer–with option for wider entry doorway and Entry porch
- Larger guest coat closet
- Open Plan Great Room Area: Living Room (with fireplace), Dining, large Gourmet Kitchen with large island
- Pantry/Laundry built-ins into Kitchen area cabinetry
- Exterior front porch (Design indicates stone surface and steps, with nice timber post)
- covered pedestrian Garage access is through the outdoor living room area in this scheme
Additional Options:
- A powder room near the Dining/Kitchen area
- A 2 car garage, with direct access into the Dining area from the garage
- A garage shop
- An outdoor living porch, with options as either deck, or roofed and screened. Includes options for outdoor fireplace, sleeping porch area, outdoor living room area, outdoor dining & summer kitchen area.
Small Home Designs #7
GRAND CARDINAL CAMP COTTAGE 5BR/3Ba, 3-Level:
2,534 HSF.
Main Level:
- A nice Master Bedroom (with fireplace), 19′ wide huge glass doors that open to views & outdoor living areas
- Master Bath
- Walk-in Closet
- Entry Foyer
- Stairs
- Open Plan Great Room Area: Living Room (with fireplace), Dining, large Gourmet Kitchen with large island
- Exterior front porch (Design indicates stone surface and steps, with nice timber post)
Additional Options:
- A powder room near the Dining/Kitchen area
- A 2 car garage, with direct access into the Dining area from the garage
- A garage shop
- An outdoor living porch, with options as either deck, or roofed and screened. Includes options for outdoor fireplace, sleeping porch area, outdoor living room area, outdoor dining & summer kitchen area.
Walk-out Basement (Terrace Level):
- 2nd Master Bedroom (with fireplace)
- Huge 2nd Walk-in Closet
- Bathroom
- large family room (with fireplace), with 19′ wide huge glass and wood doors that open to views & outdoor living areas.
- Kitchenette/Storage area
- Mechanical room
- Large Laundry/Storage/Pantry, suitable for today’s larger front-load machines, lots of counter space & laundry sink and pantry.
- 3rd Bedroom/FlexSpace: This is a special Rand Soellner Architect design feature that allows the sliding wood doors for this space to retract into a special pocket so that this room can combine with the Family Room, for an enlarged Family Room, unless it needs to be pressed into service as a third bedroom. Also, exercise equipment can be located in this FlexSpace for Home Gym use. This is an amazing bit of design flexibility here, using movable panels, reminiscent of the Shoji screens used in Japan, but in this case, simple and economical sliding wooden doors from an overhead track.
2nd Floor:
- Expanded Stairs to reach the upper level
- Bedrooms 4 and 5, closets included in both
- 3rd Bath
- Loft
- Structural option for Loft to view down into Great Room area below on Main Level
This 7th design has 2 stories plus a fully finished walk-out basement. The upper story is actually a loft level up in the steeply angled roof structure, so the scale of this residence, from the street, appears to be only a one-story house. That’s quite a miracle!
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All of the above prototype models are intended to be infinitely variable, allowing you to mix and match just about anything from one of the designs to another. So don’t be shy about asking. Yes, substitutions are allowed. Just ask the professionals at Rand Soellner to customize a solution for you.
The size of the main footprint is really amazingly compact. The above schemes can be obtained as small as 24′ x 40′, 24′ x 50′, or with an attached garage, 24′ x 64′ and up. If you have a small site, chances are one or more of these schemes will work for you. These designs conceived with small sites in mind. Stay tuned to this blog and the main website for upcoming additional small house design information and for updates on this Cardinal Camp Cottage series. All sizes, dimensions and square footages are subject to change, at the discretion of the architect and design modifications that may occur during continued development and refinement.
Contact for small home designs :
Rand Soellner Architect 1-828-269-9046 www.HomeArchitects.com rand@homearchitects.com