The Inverted Floor Plan

Ruminations on Living at the Top At Coastal Home Plans we offer up a good many home designs that feature what we call an “inverted floor plan.” This type of plan positions the living areas on the highest floor while allocating space for the sleeping areas to the middle or lower floors. The purpose? It’s [...]

Modern Beach House Plan

We’ve just added a spectacular new home plan that blends seaside living with Modern design aesthetic. This home, called “Siesta Beach”, features an L-shaped floor plan that wraps around a delightful pool courtyard. The interior is designed for the way we really live with a large Theatre Room at the heart of the main floor [...]

Design Trends: Smaller House Plans Take Center Stage

Thinking about building a new home? If so, you’ve probably shaved a few square feet off the size of the home you originally thought you were going to build. As the economy limps along, many folks have “skinnied up” their version of their dream home to help keep the total cost of their project down. [...]

Green Building Techniques Sprout Out of Classic Home Design

Green. These five letters represent one of the most popular buzz words of today’s world. Industries search high and low for new ways to help save resources and conserve energy, and millions of dollars are spent towards these efforts. In the home building industry, building green can be much less complicated and exert much less [...]

Understanding Obscure Home Design and Construction Terms

Design or construction jargon getting you down? When searching for the perfect design for your new home, you may have discovered a few unfamiliar terms or styles. Anything from a coastal balustrade to a cupola can furrow the brow of anyone new to the coastal home building world. When you come across these obscure terms, [...]