The Open Plan Home | United Bilt Homes Blog

United-Bilt?s Carlton, shown at left, is a great example of an open plan home. Open plan homes have no walls between the living and dining room or the dining room and kitchen. The result is a large, open space that allows lots of communication among the rooms. Bedrooms have walls, but no hallways, so that one room leads freely into another. The front door open directly into the living room, too.

Compare this with house plans from a century ago and you?ll immediately notice a lack of nooks and crannies. This was one of the reasons for open plan homes: when middle class families quit having household servants, they needed spaces that allowed housewives to get the chores done and also watch the children.

Central heating made it practical to warm large, open spaces, so that new technology allowed open plans. There was also a feeling that having all-purpose rooms gave more freedom than small rooms with specific purposes. The Victorian home with one room where people sat in the morning and a different one for greeting guests and yet another room for children to play in was seen as old-fashioned and restrictive by modern people.

Finally, the efficiency craze made the open plan home appeal to Americans. With less wasted space, less ornamentation, and fewer dust-catching corners, the open plan home was ? and still is ? more efficient to build, furnish, and clean. With new methods of home building and new home building technologies allowing builders to span large spaces safely with roofs, the open plan was possible. With time and motion studies, ?rational living,? and factory techniques brought into the home, the open plan was also desirable.

By the middle of the 20th century, the open plan home was characteristic of American homebuilding and was beginning to influence home design in other countries, as well. The Carlton, a classic open house plan, is great for family life, entertaining,and casual living.

Source: http://www.ubh.com/blog/2012/03/the-open-plan-home/

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