Beach House Plans for the Perfect Southern Cottage!

Beach House Plans bring to mind a special summer place for you and your family to get away from it all - a special beach cottage overlooking the ocean or coastal waterway. But the beach cottage house plan as a weekend or vacation getaway is only one aspect of the contemporary cottage. The cottage designs from Southern Cottages are equally appropriate as a permanent residence. The smaller house plans are a perfect home for young marrieds, empty nesters and retirees. The larger plans provide ample space for a large family.

Southern Cottages is a house plan service offering a variety of architect designed cottage house plans available in a stock plan format, thereby reducing their cost significantly. The designs offered are are well suited for beach house plans to be built on waterfront sites or vacation house plans to be built on wooded sites, meadow sites or in-town locations. The cottage plans have all the necessary modern conveniences and architectural features for a gracious informal lifestyle. The house plans are a collection of exciting home designs which blend traditional southern home styling with contemporary architectural features and open plan floor layouts.

Each house plan has distinctive architectural features which makes it "something special" and sets it apart from the typical standard plan book offerings. These designs are not typical builder's plans or subdivision house plans. Some of the designs are quite complex in their structure and roofline, thereby contributing to their visual interest. On the other hand, the layouts of the floor plans are designed to be simple and straightforward. Circulation space is minimized or combined with living spaces so you are not paying for a lot of dark hallways. The proximity of rooms and service areas are designed for ease of use and convenience. Interior volumes and spatial relationships are designed to create dynamic and interesting spaces.

The beach house plans are not grandiose or pretentious but are practical with an added architectural flair for a more informal lifestyle. The "cottage" attribute is evident in all the designs, even the largest house of over 4,400 square feet.

The cottages presented range in size from 1,210 square feet to 4,409 square feet. They offer a variety of architectural styles ranging from whimsical to mainstream. All the plans were designed by the architect over a period of the past 15 years.