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Great Side Home

This unique home actually has a working fountain in the middle of the house, set beneath clerestory windows that protrude from the roof.

 If your property dictates that you build a house with a side view, this house features 6'–tall windows with transoms above them lining one entire side of the house, along with a pair of glass doors that open to a wide and deep deck.

As you step into the house off the covered front porch, you enter a narrow foyer with coat hooks on the left and double doors on the right that then widens to reveal a sunny atrium with a fountain or an indoor garden.

Great Side Design

The double doors you passed open to a room that can be used as a study or a guest bedroom. If used it as a study or office, you could move the laundry into the space behind the closet and enlarge the master bath area. There's a bumped out bay filled with windows looking out to and through the front porch, and another window next to a small closet for additional light.

The center section has a range on top and an oven below it so that the person doing the cooking gets to enjoy the activities in the living areas, and the entire counter has a raised outer edge for casual dining and/or serving. In the corner of the kitchen, there are two 4'–tall windows flanking the sinks, and the ceiling vaults up all the way to the roof, where two skylights are located.