Designing the Kathryn

I had several goals in mind for designing the Kathryn:

1. Design an L-shaped home with an attractive front-entry garage. It can easily be changed to a side-entry, but I wanted to show that there is a way to make front-entry homes attractive. I’ve seen too many homes that would look great if it weren’t for their front-entry garages.

2. Keep the garage from being the prominent feature of the front of the home.

3. A functional open layout with space to breathe. One example is the width of the kitchen. It gives a built-in buffer between the island and the living room furniture, even when people are sitting at the island and the living room furniture is right next to the kitchen.

4. A downstairs Flex Room that can be used for homework, video gaming, game room, home theatre, or whatever suits your needs. Why should only two-story homes have this feature?

5. Total heated and cooled area around 2500 SF.

6. A private bathroom for each bedroom, plus a powder room for guests.

The Kathryn II and III show alternative arrangements for the powder room and how the space is divided between the living room and bonus room.

Click Here to see the Kathryn Floor Plan.