Projects for building a house on a small plot
Have you ever thought about why people build a country house for themselves, especially those who have comfortable and cozy apartments? The answer is simple: to live as close as possible to calm nature and away from the noisy areas of our country. But sometimes you can face the problem of small plot sizes, which makes you think about reducing the volume of the house itself.
Project of a small house with a veranda
A person, having lived for some time in the city and having seen enough of the noisy streets and cars, wants to live on his private plot outside the city in. But not always at our disposal is a large piece of land. With the tips below, you can plan and furnish a cozy home in a small space.
The project proposed by us has a two-level plan and structure.
Layouts of two floors of a cottage 11x13 with a balcony But it is interesting that the entrance to the house is carried out not from the usual first floor, but from the second (in our case, “console”). The peculiarity of this building can be considered that the owner, entering his house, does not experience difficulty in lifting, and at the same time, a beautiful landscape opens before him. The first and main floor of our compact house is downstairs. Thus, the visitor gets the impression that the house has a small area. But, despite this, on the first floor you can place all the necessary premises, even a billiard room and a cinema.
Today, due to the large-scale rise in prices for materials and work, the problem of building a compact house on a small plot is especially acute. That is why such a project will be of interest to you.
The project of a compact two-story house with a garage The main criteria that guided us when planning such a house are the simplicity of the object and its logical installation, as well as the possibility of uniting man with nature. These nuances are important, since people who build a house outside the city do it, in our opinion, precisely because of the desire to be closer to nature.
Such a project is especially suitable for those areas of the landscape where there is a slight drop.
It is this feature of the terrain that is taken into account, and then used in our project. To save space, the main part of the building goes underground, and the second half remains at the top, which occupies a small piece of space from the total area. This is exactly what you see during the initial inspection of the building, thanks to which the building looks neat.
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Draft project of the house
Save space by using terrain
The structure of this house is unique, as it was made to order. The main idea of such a project is very simple and understandable - it is the use of the terrain. The unique design of this building is distinguished by a roof, which, in addition, serves as a continuation of your site. Having entered the territory, we do not notice the transition from the site of your building to the covering of the ground floor of the house itself. The roof of the main underground building is flat with a slight slope. This was done in order to make it easier for an ordinary person to assess the simplicity of the layout and the volume understandable to the inexperienced eye.
Now you need to pay your attention to what kind of materials are needed to build a house for such a project. This object may pleasantly surprise you with the fact that everything is done according to modern construction technologies.
The original project of a compact house embedded in the ground As noted earlier, the entire structure occupies two levels, the upper of which has a much smaller area and protrudes several meters from the main building, which significantly increases the load on the load-bearing elements. Because of this, when planning work, you should think about a solid foundation for such housing.
The best option would be to use a material such as reinforced concrete, which provides a high level of strength. In such conditions, the only possible layout for the implementation of this house is a reinforced concrete shell.
In addition, this design requires the use of reinforcement as a fixing element. If, knowing these characteristics, you think that it will be cold in such a house for the winter, then you are mistaken. The walls of the building are qualitatively insulated with polystyrene, and not in one, but in two or three layers. 
Partitions between rooms and walls that do not require increased strength are made of specialized blocks, the material of which is aerated concrete. This option is lightweight and great for multi-level buildings. In addition, it is made of foam material, which allows it to be used for various purposes.