Carmichael Duplex Plan is Private and Spacious

The Carmichael is a duplex, but it appears like two country cottages with adjoining garages. Each unique unit is private and spacious.

This duplex plan is designed for construction on a downhill sloping lot. A family might wish to move into one of the units, and rent out the other, or share purchase with friends or  relatives.

In the left unit the recessed, covered porch opens into a vaulted foyer where high plant shelves rim the entry on two sides. This creates a passageway into the vaulted dining room and great room.

A wider plant shelf marks the juncture of the dining room and window-bright, bayed kitchen. Counters and cupboards wrap around four sides, and a raised eating bar fronts the peninsular counter next to the dining room.

Windows fill the great room's rear wall where atrium doors open onto an elevated deck, which the master suite also accesses. Two more bedrooms and a second bathroom are upstairs.

The right unit is set further forward. One large room fills the rear. Light flows into the vaulted living room through windows that span most of the back, where a set of atrium doors lead out onto a raised deck.

Another wide window brightens the dining room, which has a flat ceiling and is fully open to the kitchen. The utility room is also on the main floor, located in a pass-through space that links with the garage. Two more bedrooms, a bathroom, and a loft are upstairs.

The master suite is the only sleeping area on the main level. It features a roomy walk-in closet plus direct access to the main floor bathroom.