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One story American style home. What an average, typical, American family home looks like from the outside and inside. American style façade

Such a house is good for a young family in which there are (or will be) children and pets. The house is medium in size, but there is enough space for everyone. Each child has their own room. Such houses are in demand among buyers for whom the phrase "American home" is consonant with the "American dream".

american house design

The first thing that catches your eye when you see a photo american home- a wide veranda with a neat fence. There are always a few chairs on the veranda, sometimes a table. It's like an outdoor living room. And in front of the house - a well-groomed lawn. This pleasant picture is the face of the whole house, as if saying “Welcome”, hospitable people live here!

Such a house is most often two-story, on a low foundation. The front door is equipped with a wide porch (covered terrace) with stairs. Mostly houses without architectural frills. White facade, dark shutters on the windows. Moreover, the shutters perform a purely decorative function. Sloping roof. A spacious garage is invariably attached to the house. A well-groomed lawn is required in front of the house.

The back yard is spacious, if the size of the site allows. Sometimes there is a pool in the backyard. If there is not enough space for a pool, then at least a barbecue lawn. Often, a golf lawn or a basketball court is equipped in the backyard.

The simple arrangement and design of the American home is due to its history. Not so long ago, cottages in America were built not to last too long. The outer walls are plywood, the inner walls are plasterboard. Causes:

  • mild climate, allowing you to neglect the insulation of the house;
  • frequent hurricanes destroying houses (thus the house was easy to rebuild);
  • and of course, the relative cheapness of such buildings.

Over time in frame construction technologies were introduced to combine the ease of construction with the strength of materials. For example, the use of SIP panels, which we will discuss later. All this helped to become similar houses not only as an economical dwelling, but also to withstand the test of time and weather conditions.

There are several main styles american houses:

  • colonial;
  • Tudor style;
  • Victorian style;
  • rustic;
  • ranch style.

Layout and interior

The layout of American homes implies a combination of comfort and practicality. Rooms for the rest of the family are a must here. At the same time, there is a place for everyone to retire. Each has its own bedroom. And often, their own bathroom with a toilet.

The house can be entered not only through the front door. Most often on the first floor there are two or three entrance doors. Front door or front door, pressed wood or MDF. Backdoor(often glass) leads to the backyard. The third door is to the workshop, through which you can go to the garage.

All auxiliary rooms are usually located on the first floor. The living rooms are on the second floor. So, on the first floor there is a kitchen, a living room, a hall, a dining room. Also on the ground floor one room can be reserved for an office. The basement is equipped for a library, gym, bar or games room.

The bedrooms are located on the second floor. Sometimes the children's rooms can be on the second floor, and the parents' bedroom on the first. Each bedroom has a dressing room and, as already mentioned, a bathroom with a toilet. On the ceiling, often instead of a chandelier, there is a fan. Lighting is provided by spotlights or floor lamps.

Auxiliary or working premises:

  1. Wardrobes, built-in wardrobes and pantries are provided for storage.
  2. The washing machine is not installed in the bathroom, but in a special laundry room. Linen can also be dried and ironed here.
  3. The kitchen is always spacious. And very comfortable. Often the kitchen is combined with the dining room, where there is a large dinner table and the whole family gathers.

The layout of a one-story American house is similar. The bedrooms are located in the part of the house furthest from the garage. Adjacent to the garage is a workshop, a laundry room, and sometimes a kitchen-dining room.

Building the American way

Built using American technology frame houses that are easy to build and rebuild. The advantage of such technologies is the speed of construction of buildings. Of the main types of construction of American houses, the most popular are:

  • frame modular housing construction;
  • frame-panel house or frame-panel house.

Modular building. Buildings are built in the form of sections (modules). The projects of such American houses are of the same type. It is cheaper to assemble the house directly at the factory and transport it to the place with a special carrier trailer. Often, this mobile homes that have no foundation. The modular house-constructor can be assembled directly at the factory, but it can also be done at the construction site. While the foundation is being poured, sections of the house are mounted nearby. Factory assembly provides for built-in communications and even furniture.

Panel or panel house. The essence of the technology is that the building is assembled from panels (shields, blocks) sewn onto a pre-built wooden frame. Various materials can be used as panels:

  1. OSB board or plywood. Previously, they were widely used to build houses in areas with a mild climate. Not applicable in our context.
  2. Thermoblock. At the heart of the thermoblock is a polystyrene foam insulation in a metal frame. Expanded polystyrene has excellent heat-saving properties.
  3. The so-called SIP panel. The outer walls of the panel are made of OSB, and inside - polystyrene foam. Due to the three-layer structure, such a panel can withstand longitudinal and transverse loads well. Therefore, a SIP house is very durable.

Decoration Materials:

  1. Outside, the house is sheathed with siding or wooden clapboard. Less common brick cladding and tiles.
  2. Interior decoration of walls and ceiling - drywall or lining.
  3. Floor covering - carpet, wood or tile.

The disadvantage of American wooden houses is an increased fire hazard. If the whole area consists of such houses, then everyone can burn down. Therefore, houses are necessarily equipped with smoke detectors. Also, to reduce the fire hazard, OSB boards are treated with a flame retardant, which gives the material the quality of self-extinguishing.

If you are planning to build a house using American technologies, first of all, you need to choose high-quality panels. When buying panels, you must be one hundred percent sure that they are not made in a handicraft way. Make sure that the manufacturing technology meets the standards. Otherwise, the house you built risks collapsing like a house of cards. The fire-fighting treatment of the plates is also important.

The term for the construction of a frame-panel house is from one to three months. It is not difficult to choose a house project suitable for your individual conditions.

Construction stages:

  • foundation pouring;
  • frame construction;
  • installation of floors and roofs;
  • arrangement of all internal communications (sewerage, electricity and others);
  • Finishing work.

The frame is assembled from a bar 150 * 50 mm. Mineral wool is placed between the racks of the frame. outer wall mounted from OSB. Then the horizontal crate is mounted. A heater is placed between the crate. If you use SIP panels or thermal blocks, then the horizontal crate with insulation can be omitted.

The horizontal crate is covered with a vapor barrier membrane. And already on top of the membrane, a vertical crate for external finishing material is mounted. A vapor-tight membrane is also laid on the inside of the frame. Then drywall.

Internal partitions can be mounted from a bar 150 * 50 or 100 * 50 mm. Also between the racks is a mineral wool or other roll insulation. A membrane is attached to both sides of the frame. Then the permanent drywall.

For finishing work, everyone chooses materials to their taste. You can traditionally perform external cladding with siding, or you can use plaster. The interior of American houses is also a matter of taste. Since America is a colonial territory, each nation created interiors of different styles in the same American cottages. Therefore, do not look for a standard, but give scope to your imagination.

Some consider frame houses unsolid, unfounded. Is it a matter brickwork. Let's face it: American frame houses are not castles. However, most people with average incomes will agree that the cost-effectiveness of building such houses is a big plus. In the end, comfort is more important for a family than pretentious surroundings. But this does not mean that frame houses are gray and inconspicuous. Photos and videos of American houses made in different design styles are the best proof of this.

American houses, photo:

American home designs are a mixture of different architectural styles. This is a practical home that is different convenient layout which is perfect for a large family.

Features of American-style house projects

This architectural style came to us from America, where settlers year after year added to the classic frame, wooden or brick house their national traditions, constantly improving it. Thanks to this, the facade of such housing always looks attractive, despite its simplicity.

When choosing a suitable project plan for yourself, you should adhere to the following rules:

  • it is convenient if the kitchen is combined with the dining room, as a result, usable space is saved, and the room for cooking and eating is bright, very spacious;
  • if the family has small children, then their bedroom should be on the second floor or attic, and the parent on the first;
  • the peculiarity of American design is conciseness, thanks to which the living room can be combined with a children's playroom, or a glazed heated veranda can be used as an additional room to accommodate an office or a miniature fitness room;
  • in two-story cottages where a large family will live, it is worth taking care of the presence of two bathrooms and the same number of bathrooms, this will allow you not to create a queue in them in the morning when the children are going to school and the parents are going to work.

Varieties of American-style house projects

The price of a project plan always depends on its complexity or the size of the house itself. Projects one-story houses cheaper. And if additional architectural forms, then the cost will rise slightly. In any case, it is more profitable than ordering an individual design from scratch. And there will be no need for extra time for the preparation of documentation again.

Such cottages often have a built-in garage, which saves space on the site. It is further convenient to use it for the construction of a gazebo or digging a pool.

Compare the projects of American cottages and houses among themselves by choosing the best option, you can use our catalog. We have a large selection of ready-made project plans, each of which can be modified by architects to suit the needs of the customer. Using our projects for the construction of suburban housing, you will be sure that everything in it is thought out to the smallest detail.

Then proceed to the pouring of the foundation itself.

For it, you can use either a concrete foundation or piles.

Stage 2. Frame erection


 We process with an antiseptic

After the work with the foundation is completed, the external finishing begins.

The final step is interior decoration, according to your design project - installation, plumbing, ceiling installation, furniture placement

The construction time of a conventional frame-panel house is from 1 to 3 months.

American home decoration


When you have chosen the technology you need, and have decided on building materials, you can begin to choose finishing materials. There is already full scope for your imagination, because there are practically no restrictions here. Everyone can choose materials to their taste. Therefore, do not look for standards, but unleash your imagination.

In conclusion, I would like to say what is construction frame houses according to American technology is very profitable and justifies all hopes. And finding a project that suits your individual conditions is very easy.

we've looked at past posts. Now let's look at the layout of American houses.

In American homes, you almost never find a hallway or hallway. Instead, all front doors lead directly to the living room or other living room. The house can be entered not only through the front door. Most often there are at least two or three front doors. Front door or front door. The back door (usually glass) leads to the backyard. The third door is to the garage. Sometimes the door to the outside can be found in the very unusual place e.g. in the toilet. This is explained quite simply - so that you can go to the toilet from the pool without entering the house.

When you ask an American about the size of a house, you will almost always hear three parameters - the number of bedrooms, the number of bathrooms, and total area. For example, 3/2 1600 sq. ft. means that this is a house with three bedrooms, two bathrooms, and a size of about 150 square meters. m.

Private rooms

The interior space of American homes is divided into a private area and a public area. The private area primarily includes bedrooms. Bedrooms are divided into "master bedroom" and all other bedrooms. A separate bedroom is for the parent couple, and each adult family member. Children of the same sex, up to a certain age (12 years old), can share one bedroom, and then get their own. For example, a family of 4 will almost always live in a house with 3-4 bedrooms. The bedroom must have a window. If the room does not have a window, then it cannot be a bedroom. Also, almost always in the bedroom there should be a built-in wardrobe or pantry.

The master bedroom is the largest bedroom and usually has a walk-in closet or even two. wardrobe rooms s, and almost always has its own separate bathroom with toilet and bath. In expensive homes, the master bathroom can be very fancy, with a Jacuzzi, multiple sinks, fancy showers, and so on.

The rest of the bedrooms usually have smaller wardrobes. The rest of the bedrooms may not have their own toilet and bathroom, and they can combine one toilet / bathroom for 2 bedrooms.


For children's bathrooms, a fairly typical layout is washbasin>toilet>bathroom. Also, very often in children's bathrooms, lower washbasins, toilets, and bathtubs are installed.

Here is an example of a typical plan for an inexpensive American home.

Sometimes there is a configuration where the toilet has two doors, and access from two different bedrooms is possible (this is called the Jack and Jill Bathroom).

There is almost never a chandelier on the ceiling of the bedroom. Often, instead of a chandelier, there is a fan (with or without a lamp). And the main lighting in the bedrooms, as a rule, is not very bright, and is arranged with the help of spotlights or floor lamps.

public rooms

If the house is two-story, then the private zone is located on the second floor, and on the first there will be a public zone - kitchen, living room, hall, dining room. If the house is one-story, then the public area will be in the center. Also, one room can be reserved for an office or a library. The basement, if any, will be equipped as a library, gym, bar or games room.

The public area is usually not divided into separate rooms, instead the whole space is open and divided only by arches, partitions, shelving. The kitchen is most often separated from the dining room only by a bar counter or not separated at all. For example, on this plan, the family room (family room), dining room (dining room), living room (living room / living room) and kitchen (kitchen) are actually combined into one space. It is worth remembering that in English language, the word room means both a room with 4 walls and just a place / space, so a dining room can be either a dining room or just a place for a table.


In addition, there is often half the bathroom in the public area. What is half a bathroom? This is a toilet with a hand wash basin so that guests do not go to the toilet through the bedrooms.

The patio is not just welcome, but considered a must. There you can arrange a nursery playground, a small garden, swimming pools are often found, and there will almost always be a place for a barbecue.

Auxiliary or working premises:
There are ba large number of built-in wardrobes, storage rooms, a basement and an attic equipped for storage, and a spacious garage attached to the house. The washing machine is installed not in the bathroom and not in the kitchen, but in a special laundry room. Sometimes they are put in the garage. Linen can also be dried and ironed here.



Inside American homes, you almost never see wallpaper on the walls. Internal walls almost always painted. Light and plain walls dominate


Worth mentioning separately internal doors. In addition to conventional hinged doors, American homes have a wide variety of other options:
1. Barn door (barn door), moves sideways on the rail.

2. Folding doors, usually used for dressing rooms and other utility rooms.

3. Sliding doors

4. Pocket doors that go into the wall are also common.

A few more different plans







Home in american style are considered one of the most popular in Russia in the construction of suburban structures. This is because such houses have been seen more than once in the movies, in pictures, and, perhaps, with our own eyes. These houses, in addition to their visual appearance, differ in mass. interesting features which are most often ignored in our country.

In this article, using the example of a photo of an American-style house, we will talk about all its features, origin and construction.

Origin of American Style

The American style was finally formed in the 18th century and it is considered not only an element of the taste of the developers of that time, but also the comfort of the residents.




Americans feel much better in small private houses and believe that having their own independent territory is much better than crowding in apartments of high-rise buildings. In the USA, people live in families and it is not very convenient to settle from five to ten people in one apartment.

Also, the appearance of the style is based on religious principles. In Russia, people profess a completely different Christianity and do not think much about the design of their house, which fits the design of the local church.

In the US, people are used to being distant from others, as everyone shares their views on religion, politics. This is a country of freedom of speech, so all people are different and you want to live separately from the annoying neighbors that you constantly have to see in the entrance. In their opinion, only poor people live in apartments.

Today, the American style has grown to the peak of its development. Gradually improving, under the influence of changes in the world of technology, American homes have become even more interesting, comfortable and in some cases even non-volatile.

It is also worth noting that this kind of houses were built initially because of their environmentally friendly features, as well as the ability to buy those materials that are not produced in the country. Today, this restriction has been lifted, but the inhabitants of the country still adhere to the classic version.

Key Features of American Style Homes

Before creating an American-style house project, everyone always thinks about what other advantages are there that are not yet known?

In fact, they are much more than just beautiful appearance, interior, and landscape design. The main features of the American-style house include the following:

  • symmetry of the structure;
  • low-rise;
  • attached garage;
  • multiple inputs;
  • vast territory;
  • eco-friendly finish;
  • veranda, terrace or wide porch.




American houses are perfectly symmetrical, which means that there is one even whole structure, which most often resembles the shape of a cube. Americans prefer to build houses not in width, but in height to a greater extent, since they do not always have the opportunity to stretch the house over a large part of the site.

A competent ratio of the frame of the house to the site, as well as the proportional dimensions of the walls, are considered the most convenient option for housing today.

The main feature of the American house is its low-rise. In general, it is not at all necessary to build houses with three floors, and a Russian resident knows this. No one wants to build tall houses, and then heat those rooms in which no one lives.

As a rule, the style lies in a favorable layout, where on the ground floor there is a connection to all communications, as well as a kitchen, a dining room, a bathroom, a living room and offices for work, if necessary. On the second floor there are bedrooms, as well as rooms for personal purposes. One-story houses American style have fewer rooms and are not equipped with cabinets.

As with any other residential lot, American Cottages are also equipped with a garage. The only thing is that they most often attach it to the main structure, but if there is no need for an additional room, then you can find houses with a built-in garage.

In our country, people are accustomed to metal gates, Americans, in turn, prefer roller shutters or doors that open remotely.




The layout of the American-style house is more complicated. In houses for large families, you can often find several bathrooms (on the first and second floors). It's easier, more convenient, and if there is free space, you can use it for an additional bathroom.

Also, in such a house there can be two entrances - one front, and the second "service", which leads to the courtyard. Americans like to divide the site into several small areas so that there is somewhere to roam, even if the site itself is small.

As a rule, in Western states not much territory is allocated for personal needs for ordinary citizens. That is why for centuries people have been told that the territory needs to be zoned, which creates the effect of vastness.

On their plots, Americans prefer to do beautiful landscape design more than to plant a row vegetable crops. This must be taken into account when building a house, since a properly planned site, even a small one, can look much more interesting.

A distinctive feature of the American house from the Russian one is also the environmental friendliness of the finish. Today, more and more often, Russian owners began to finish their premises eco-friendly materials as they have become more affordable both in price and quantity. Americans love cleanliness and pleasant Fresh air, so the environmental friendliness of their houses was noticed hundreds of years ago.

As for the area around the house, various playgrounds are most often built here, terraces, verandas are attached, and a wide porch is made.

As a rule, a beautiful alley leads to the house in front of the entrance to the territory, and the house itself closely borders on the neighboring plot, separating its premises from the neighboring one. simple fence. American-style home design is all about simplicity without being overly elegant.



American style room decor

Most often, the interior of an American-style house is decorated in cream colors. For this, any suitable tile is selected, as well as other materials that allow you to recreate classic style, which gives some zest from the past.

In this business, Americans are conservative and much less often you can find a high-tech interior or in other versions. You can often see different wooden structures which complement the interior well.

But the basis of the composition is lighting, which will bring the whole idea to life. Over the past decades, energy-saving light bulbs have been installed in homes in lamps, but ceiling lamps must always give yellow light to everything.

And yes, lamps are an important part of the decor. The more lamps and nightlights, the better. Vacation home in the American style can be done without too much lighting.

Photos of American-style houses