1980s split level house in the Virginia suburbs. Main level includes reading room, dining, kitchen, living and master bedroom suite. New front elevation at entry, new rear deck and complete re-cladding of the house. Interior: The prototypical layout of the split level home tends to separate the entrance
one half level up. In this home the lower level "living" room off the entry was physically isolated from the dining, kitchen and family rooms above, and was only connected visually by a railing at dining room level. The owner desired a stronger integration of the lower and upper levels, in addition to an
entry level that responds to the front garden with a series of interior contours that are both steps as well as seating zones, while the orthogonal layout of the main level and deck reflects the pragmatic daily activities of cooking, eating and relaxing. The stairs between levels were moved so that the
From split-foyer to 3-story, country-style home with wrap-around porch
second levels,” the client recalls. “How do you modify a feature like that?”
Enter Craig Durosko, Founder & Chairman of Sun Design Remodeling.
“A split foyer is a fascinating challenge,” Durosko discloses. “For starters, you have to eliminate the mid-level front-facing stair well, and create alternatives
FROM SPLIT FOYER TO SPACIOUS FRENCH COLONIAL
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Tastes change; so, too, an owner’s requirements of their home.
In the early 1960’s, for instance, no floorplan concept seemed better suited to demands of modern life than the split le
deployed half-levels to neatly apportion interior space into sleeping zones, family gathering rooms and service areas. Carrying the social engineering a step further, designers next introduced the “split foyer” which directs traffic up and down from a locale between two floors—giving equal value to kitchen and
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“2 level grass instead of stairs”
“level deck with no rail, way to terrace down a slope”
2 level grass instead of stairs
base level deck with no rail, way to terrace down a slope
exrterior and landscape of split level
Split number two explodes with additions of different forms on its back side. What appears to be a modest set of changes at the front gives way to a riot of new construction at the back.
1980s split level house in the Virginia suburbs. Main level includes reading room, dining, kitchen, living and master bedroom suite. New front elevation at entry, new rear deck and complete re-cladding of the house. Interior: The prototypical layout of the split level home tends to separate the entrance
one half level up. In this home the lower level "living" room off the entry was physically isolated from the dining, kitchen and family rooms above, and was only connected visually by a railing at dining room level. The owner desired a stronger integration of the lower and upper levels, in addition to an
entry level that responds to the front garden with a series of interior contours that are both steps as well as seating zones, while the orthogonal layout of the main level and deck reflects the pragmatic daily activities of cooking, eating and relaxing. The stairs between levels were moved so that the
Love the different levels & yet it remains so open
Split level addition, open, clean, modern
give this split layout an almost Scandinavian sensibility. The low ceilings might have made this space feel cramped were it not for the pale palette; as it is, it works beautifully.
Like the wide stairs and openness between levels.
Split level - up/down direction would be reversed in Hawthorns
Successful split level staircase. Like the cleristory
keep the split-level view open and safe.
The open door in the bottom right of this photo brings one to stone steps and this intermediate level. Open-riser wood steps ascend to a living space bathed in light from large windows. So what is the space in between? ...
often, split-level stairs look clunky and awkward. These appear to float, underscoring the restful lines and serene feel of the space.
Added to 9,734 ideabooks Last comment "stair runners! Something like this would be great in our house for the main stairs." This photo has 6 questions
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For a back split or side split house
short stair case to upper level
typical split level places a staircase between a basement and the main living level. The kitchen sits at the top of the stairs and services the attached dining room. This design takes the staircase and moves it to the interior of the home, placing the kitchen in the "pit" and the dining room on the sunny