Ranch House Plans
Ranch house plans feature an asymmetrical footprint often one story or split level, characterized by lack of decoration; "less is more."
Architectural Features of Ranch House Plans
- Sprawling One-Story Elevation, featuring an open floor plan
- Captivating Wide Picture Windows, double-hung windows with shutters; often metal
- Low-Pitched Roof, often with eaves, having a moderate-to-wide overhang; hipped, cross-gabled, or side-gabled roof; occasionally exposed rafters
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Ranch House Plan Features
Sprawling One-Story Elevation
Also known as "Ramblers", Ranch style house plans emphasize openness with few interior walls and an efficient use of space. A sprawling, one-story elevation with a cross-gabled or symmetrical footprint defines this popular style. Perfect for those who need one-level living or love mid-century style, the Ranch home has regained its popularity today.
Captivating Wide Picture Windows
The asymmetrical rectangular, L-shaped or U-shaped layout of ranch and raised ranch-style homes offer a long, narrow, horizontal floor plan illuminated by large double hung and picture windows as well as sliding glass doors leading out to a patio. Ranch house plans also feature exterior details including porch supports, and decorative shutters some borrow from traditional Spanish homes to include courtyards at the back of the house.
Low-Pitched Roof
Incorporating Prairie, Bungalow, and Spanish sensibilities, these informal single-story homes feature low-pitched gable roofs, deep-set eaves and an attached garage keeping in line with the "less is more" design mentality.
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