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This 5,470-square-foot home pairs a broad European-style main level with an unusually active lower floor. The indoor sports court stands out, but the two pantries, large craft room and separate in-law quarters deserve attention too. The bedroom count tells only part of what is here.
Specifications:
- 5,470 Heated S.F.
- 2-4 Beds
- 3.5-5.5 Baths
- 1 Stories
- 4 Cars
The Floor Plans:
Entry, Den and Great Room
The covered front porch opens into an entry beside the den, with the great room straight ahead. You do not have to cross a seating area to reach the front door. I like that simple separation because visitors can arrive while everyone else carries on with dinner or television.
At about 13 by 15 feet, the den has enough room for a desk, bookcases and a chair without becoming another oversized gathering room. Its front-facing position suits work that involves occasional visitors. It also gives you somewhere quieter to read while the larger rooms are busy.
The great room is about 22 by 26 feet, with a fireplace on the wall shared with the primary bedroom. That leaves room for a substantial seating group rather than furniture scattered around the edges. The stairs down sit near the entry end, so lower-level traffic passes beside the room.
I would arrange this room around conversation first, since the lower floor already provides plenty of entertainment space. Rear windows look from the seating area toward the covered deck, while the open side leads toward the kitchen and dining room. Those rooms continue the shared space for meals and company.
Kitchen and Dining Room
At about 23 by 28 feet, the kitchen is large enough to support two islands. You have two separate work surfaces, rather than one enormous island everyone must walk around. One can handle meal preparation while the other holds serving dishes or someone’s paperwork.
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The cooking equipment sits along the side wall, and the sink is on the rear counter. I like having the main working fixtures off the islands because the center of the room stays useful for several jobs. Cabinet materials and countertop upgrades matter here because you see so much of them from adjoining rooms.
The dining room projects toward the backyard and measures about 14 by 12 feet. It gives the table its own place without closing it behind a wall, and doors on either side connect to the covered deck. Behind the kitchen’s main work area, two pantries divide the storage and preparation jobs.
Pantry and Butler’s Pantry
The pantry is about 8 by 16 feet, which is closer to a small room than a cupboard. Its long shape provides substantial storage along the kitchen’s working edge. You can separate food, serving pieces and bulky appliances instead of trying to fit everything you own into the main cabinets.
Beside it, the butler’s pantry measures about 8 by 12 feet and includes another sink. That gives you a second place to rinse, prepare or set out food while someone uses the main kitchen. I think this pairing makes more sense for frequent hosts than simply adding another bank of decorative cabinets.
Shelf depth and counter space will matter more than fancy finishes in these rooms. Builders can fit storage to actual appliance sizes, while outlets at the preparation counter keep small machines ready to use rather than buried. The everyday entrance is nearby, while the laundry arrangement sits in the bedroom wing.
Craft Room, Mudroom and Powder Room
The craft room is about 21 by 21 feet, with a central work island and counters around part of the perimeter. There is enough space to work without squeezing a sewing machine into a spare bedroom. You have room to leave a project underway without taking over the dining table.
Its location beside the mudroom makes sense for deliveries, supplies and projects that involve carrying things in from the garage. I like this room for someone who quilts, wraps gifts or works on several hobbies at once. Dedicated task lighting and durable work surfaces would be worthwhile upgrades here.
The mudroom connects directly with the two-car garage and has storage along its inside wall. The nearby powder room serves the main living areas without sending guests through the primary suite. In daily use, this garage-side entrance may see more traffic than the front door.
It also connects to the rest of the garage spaces.
Two-Car Garage and Shop Garage
The two-car garage gives you a straightforward arrival route: park, enter the mudroom, then continue toward the kitchen. Groceries do not need to travel through the front entry or great room. That matters in a house this broad, where a poor garage connection could mean a long walk with every load of shopping.
Beyond it is another large garage area, with a shop garage at the far end. These are distinct spaces, so the household vehicles do not have to share every inch with tools or a project car. The wooden garage doors seen outside add warmth beside the light stone and black window trim.
The garage structure includes a precast concrete slab, a significant construction choice given the spaces below. The shop also makes electrical capacity and work lighting worth deciding early. An indoor sports court runs alongside this garage arrangement, with its playing floor downstairs. The primary bedroom wing is across the main floor.
Primary Bedroom, Bathroom and Laundry Room
The primary bedroom sits on the opposite side of the great room from the garage entrance. At about 19 by 17 feet, it can accommodate a bed and additional seating without borrowing space from the hallway. The shared fireplace wall gives this bedroom something besides size, and a rear door reaches the deck.
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The adjoining bathroom is about 15 by 14 feet, with a tub, separate shower and two sinks. The fixtures are spread around the room rather than lined up along one wall. I like the space between them, although the suite is large enough that your daily routine will involve a little walking.
Two walk-in closets sit farther toward the front: one about 13 by 14 feet and the other about 13 by 9 feet. Those are room-sized closets, and their different proportions allow different storage arrangements. The connecting hallway also separates the sleeping area from the laundry room and clothing storage.
The laundry room, about 13 by 9 feet, is the clever part of this wing. Clothes can move between bedroom, bathroom, machines and closets without crossing the public rooms. There is another laundry room downstairs for the bedrooms there. The rear door in this wing takes you onto the covered deck.
Covered Deck
The covered deck stretches across the rear of the main living spaces, wrapping around the dining room’s projecting bay. It extends well beyond a small landing outside one door. You can use different portions for eating and sitting while keeping a direct connection to the bedroom, great room and kitchen side.
I like the multiple access points because an outdoor meal does not send everyone through the same doorway. The dining room sits between two deck areas, so food and people have more than one route outside. The roof overhead makes this space useful beyond the hours when you want full sun.
The rear exterior combines steep gables, broad windows and brick accents, with an outdoor spiral staircase beside the deck. That staircase provides another connection between levels without bringing outdoor traffic through the living rooms. Back inside, the stairs near the kitchen lead to a separate upper-level bedroom and bonus room.
The Main Level Floor Plan
The stairs near the kitchen go up to the bonus room and a bedroom. The bonus room is about 21 by 42 feet, an unusually long space that can support several activities. A television area at one end and games or project tables at the other would not need to compete for the same corner.
The bedroom on this level is about 21 by 19 feet. It sits across the landing from the bonus room, rather than along a conventional bedroom hallway. That arrangement suits someone who wants a substantial private room with nearby space to spread out, separate from the primary suite and lower bedrooms.
A bathroom with a shower serves this upstairs pair, and a small closet sits beside it. I would pay particular attention to sound between the bonus room and bedroom if the former becomes a late-night television room. The stairs return you to the main floor, where another staircase leads down to the larger recreation areas.
Game Room, Sitting Area and Snack Kitchen
The stairs near the entry go down to the game room and snack kitchen. The game room measures about 27 by 26 feet, with a fireplace along the bedroom-side wall. Its broad open shape allows a game table and seating to fit without blocking the route through the room.
A sitting area, about 14 by 10 feet, extends toward the backyard. That extra space is useful because someone can read or talk away from the main game table without leaving the shared space. The covered patio wraps around this projection, much as the deck wraps around the dining room above.
The snack kitchen is about 9 by 16 feet and includes an island sink, cooking equipment and counter space. This lower floor can handle simple meals and bowls of chips. Drinks and food can stay downstairs, which reduces repeated trips up through the house during a gathering or a long afternoon of games.
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I like having a place to prepare food beside the recreation space, particularly with the sports court nearby. The covered patio also gives this floor a direct outdoor connection instead of relying entirely on interior stairs. Along the opposite side of the game room, three bedrooms form their own quieter wing.
Lower-Level Bedrooms, Bathrooms and Laundry Room
Two of these bedrooms are each about 14 by 11 feet, while the third is about 16 by 12 feet. The two smaller rooms sit toward the front, and the larger one is closer to the rear patio. Each has closet storage and a nearby bathroom, so overnight guests need not share one busy hall bath.
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There are three bathrooms in this wing, each with a shower. That is a substantial amount of bathroom space for three bedrooms, and it changes how the lower floor works when several people stay. People can get ready at the same time rather than heading upstairs or waiting in the recreation rooms.
The second laundry room sits near the bedroom hallway, close to the stairs and mechanical space. Bedding and towels from this floor can stay here through the whole wash cycle. Together with the primary wing’s laundry room upstairs, this arrangement means neither bedroom group depends on the other for washing clothes.
The enclosed pool equipment room sits at the far rear corner, with access from the patio rather than through a bedroom. That keeps a service function separate from sleeping space. The route back through the game room leads to the exercise room and a flexible room on the other side.
The Second Level Floor Plan
The exercise room is about 16 by 15 feet and sits between the snack kitchen and sports court. It has its own door, which helps separate a workout from the game room’s activity. The nearby bathroom includes a shower, so this side of the lower level can handle exercise without borrowing a bedroom bathroom.
The flexible space beyond measures about 17 by 21 feet and has another bathroom with a shower. Its separate position gives it options as a hobby room, studio or additional sitting room. I would favor a use that benefits from a door, since the adjoining game room already supplies plenty of open gathering space.
Mechanical equipment and storage occupy a substantial central area beside the stairs. There is also a separate cold storage room, rather than one catchall closet for everything. These support spaces matter in a house with several bathrooms and kitchens. Equipment access and household storage have somewhere to go outside the finished rooms.
Materials can follow the uses here: a workout surface in the exercise room, and flooring suited to whatever occupies the flexible room. Those choices are easier when the two rooms have distinct jobs. This side of the lower floor also leads to the sports court, another large space with a specific use.
Sports Court and Outside Storage
The sports court is about 33 by 42 feet, with basketball markings across the floor. There is room for indoor play beyond what a widened hallway with a hoop would allow. Its position beside the exercise room gathers the active uses together, while the main bedroom remains well away on the opposite side upstairs.
I like that separation, though court noise deserves real attention during construction. Wall assemblies, doors and ceiling treatment will affect how much bouncing and shouting travels into adjoining rooms. The outdoor spiral staircase beside the court also provides a route between the upper deck and the lower outdoor area.
Along the court’s far side is outside storage, about 11 by 47 feet. Its long shape is useful for seasonal equipment and items that do not belong in bedroom closets. Beyond this storage strip is a separate in-law living area, with its own kitchen and two bedrooms on this side of the house.
In-Law Kitchen, Living Room and Bedrooms
The in-law area occupies the far side of the lower level, beyond the sports court. Its kitchen is about 8 by 20 feet, beside a living room about 12 by 20 feet. That gives this part of the house a place to cook and sit without depending on the main kitchen or game room.
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This is the third kitchen in the house, and its purpose is different from the snack kitchen. It supports a separate daily routine rather than refreshments during recreation. The long kitchen arrangement keeps the appliances and cabinets along the side, while the adjoining living area supplies room for seating and a table.
Two bedrooms sit beyond the living room, each about 12 by 12 feet. One has a walk-in closet and a bathroom with a shower; the other is beside a bathroom with a tub. Those two bathing options are useful if this space serves visiting family members of different ages.
I think this wing suits relatives who want company nearby but prefer their own mealtimes and bedtime. Its position also means a longer trip to the main household rooms, a fair trade for separation. Construction choices throughout the house will need to support these different routines, including those in the in-law living area.
The Third Level Floor Plan
BONUS: What to Decide Before You Build This Plan
Sound control deserves an early place in the specifications for the sports court, upstairs bonus room and garage workshop. Insulation alone does not settle every noise issue; doors, wall construction and connections between floors matter too. Those details are easier to address before finished surfaces close everything in.
Electrical planning should follow the house’s actual work areas. The craft room needs useful outlets and task lighting, the shop needs capacity for its intended equipment, and both kitchen islands need convenient power. Wiring for internet access in the den, bonus room and in-law living room would support the separate uses already built into the layout.
Plumbing and ventilation choices should account for two laundry rooms, three kitchens and the many bathrooms spread across levels. The covered deck and patio also deserve lighting planned around their separate seating and dining areas. Which part of the house would you claim for yourself?
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