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The Tumalo: Traditional House Plan with Spacious Daylight Basement
The Tumalo is one of our most popular home plans. This house plan is perfect for a hillside lot; it includes a generous lower-level daylight basement that will make effective use of a sloping lot.
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Small Cottage House Plans Provide Unique Living Spaces
If you dream of living in a cozy house with plenty of character and a big garden, our small cottage house plans could be just right for you. Learn more about what our cottage house plans have to offer!
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What Makes a Craftsman Home? [Infographic]
This infographic illustrates the telltale features of a Craftsman home, with some history on how this popular home plan style developed.
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The Bridgeview: A Traditional House Plan with Craftsman Style
When it comes to house plans and designs, the Bridgeview house plan is excellent for those interested in age-in-place living because it’s all on one floor, plus its large great room and connected kitchen and dining room make it easy to entertain.
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Realizing Your Dream Home: Four Essential Factors in Deciding Where to Build
Which came first, the lot or the house plans? We recommend choosing a lot first and have compiled four important factors you should consider when choosing a lot for your dream home plan.
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The Morris: A Gorgeous Craftsman Bungalow Design with Loft
The Morris is a modern take on the classic Craftsman house plan, with everything homeowners love best about the traditional bungalow home plan style.
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Green Guest House Plans Provide a Warm Welcome
Learn more about the many advantages of green guest house plans, like durability, cost savings and much more.
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The Renicker: Craftsman-Styled Sloped Lot House Plans
Sloped lot house plans like the Renicker take full advantage of the unique design opportunities offered by slope-side building.
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What's Your House Plan Style? Take a Fun Quiz to Find Out
Find your house plan style with a fun quiz from HGTV! Whatever your needs, our custom home plans will fit your lifestyle perfectly.
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The Brunswick: Modern House Plans Offer Unique Style
The Brunswick is one of our most popular modern house plans, and it’s easy to see why! It boasts an incredibly open floor plan, lots of natural light and plenty of other thoughtful design touches.
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The Brandywine: Craftsman Home Plan Offers Maximized Outdoor Living
The Brandywine Craftsman home plan has a gorgeous daylight basement and wine cellar - making it perfect for wine lovers and families of all sizes.
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2012 Clark County Parade of Homes Features Multiple Mascord Home Designs
Alan Mascord Design Associates (the design force behind Houseplans.co) is contributing luxurious homes and house plans to the Clark County Parade of Homes.
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The Riverview: A Modern House Plan Perfect for Entertaining
A modern house plan that is perfect for entertaining and has incredible natural light - find out more about the Riverview.
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A Storybook Style Home Plan Featured at the Portland Street of Dreams
An enchanting home plan by Alan Mascord Design Associates (AMDA) featured in the Portland Street of Dreams, July 28th through August 26th.
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The Carpenterville: Small Cottage House Plan Provides Maximized Space
The Carpenterville house plan is ideal for smaller lots or for homeowners who seek to maximize their outdoor living space. The two-story small cottage house plan includes three bedrooms, two full bathrooms, a half-bathroom and a two-car garage.
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Why Homeowners Love Sloped Lot House Plans
Sloped lot house plans can offer homeowners many advantages, like a daylight basement and more. Find out how a sloped lot house plan can benefit you.
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Neskowin Beach House
At the heart of the Oregon coast, a small beach community lavishes in wonderful ocean scenes, brisk coastal winds and expanses of sandy beaches. There lies the Neskowin Beach House - A Contemporary masterpiece by Alan Mascord Design Associates Inc
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The Elkhead: Craftsman-Styled Cottage Home with Spacious Layout
Love the rustic charm of a cottage house plan as well as the beautiful elements of Craftsman house plans? The Elkhead blends both to provide homeowners with a refuge from the hustle and bustle of the outside world.
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Top House Plan Styles by State [Infographic]
Top House Plan Styles by State: Throughout the U.S., the prevailing architectural style can vary from region to region – although not as much as you might expect. The Craftsman home is not only popular across all age groups, but it remains a top choice from one end of the country to the other.
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Achieving LEED Platinum
When the Rivolis began the homebuilding process, the LEED for Homes program was still evolving from criteria originally intended solely for commercial buildings. The Rivolis had quite a few questions that lacked clearly defined answers, and they found it challenging to navigate the LEED requirements and checklists.
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