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House Plan 10416
sq ft
3427beds
3baths
3.5bays
2width
108'depth
32'
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Quick Specs
3427 Total Living Area1441 Lower Level
1986 Main Level
3 Bedrooms, 3 Full Baths, 1 Half Baths
2 Car Garage
108'1 W x 32'8 D
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Additional Notes
Exterior wall is poured concretePlans are not to be sold in New Jersey or Maryland.
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Prices subject to approval prior to fulfillment.Specifications
| Total Living Area: | 3427 sq ft |
| Lower Living Area: | 1441 sq ft |
| Main Living Area: | 1986 sq ft |
| Garage Area: | 588 sq ft |
| Garage Type: | Attached |
| Garage Bays: | 2 |
| Foundation Types: | Basement |
| Exterior Walls: | Concrete |
| House Width: | 108'1 |
| House Depth: | 32'8 |
| Number of Stories: | 1 |
| Bedrooms: | 3 |
| Full Baths: | 3 |
| Half Baths: | 1 |
| Max Ridge Height: | 24'0 from Front Door Floor Level |
| Primary Roof Pitch: | 3:12 |
| Roof Load: | 37 psf |
| Roof Framing: | Precast Concrete |
| Formal Dining Room: | Yes |
| FirePlace: | Yes |
| 1st Floor Master: | Yes |
| Main Ceiling Height: | 8 |
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Plan Description
Garlinghouse Retro Earth Sheltered House Plan 10416 with 3,427 Sq Ft, 3 Bedrooms, Concrete Construction and 2-Car Garage
From the legendary Garlinghouse Retro Collection, Earth Sheltered House Plan 10416 is one of the collection's most distinctive residential designs. Offering 3,427 square feet of finished living space, this remarkable home features 3 bedrooms, 3.5 bathrooms, a first-floor owner's suite, fireplace, formal dining room, and attached 2-car garage. Designed with poured concrete exterior walls and precast concrete roof construction, this earth berm home explores a fascinating relationship between architecture, energy-conscious living, and the surrounding landscape.Unlike a conventional house where most exterior surfaces are exposed to changing weather, an earth sheltered home uses the surrounding ground as part of its environmental strategy. Portions of the structure are protected by earth, whose thermal mass can help moderate temperature fluctuations. When properly engineered, waterproofed, insulated, drained, and ventilated for the specific site and climate, earth sheltered construction can reduce exposure to temperature extremes and wind while creating a remarkably private living environment.
Who should consider an earth sheltered house? This design can be especially compelling for someone building on a hillside, rolling acreage, wooded property, or scenic homesite where the goal is to integrate the house with the land rather than dominate it. Homeowners interested in energy efficiency, passive design principles, privacy, reduced exterior noise, and unconventional architecture may also find the concept particularly attractive.
House Plan 10416 is far from a small underground retreat. Its substantial 3,427-square-foot floor plan provides generous accommodations for everyday family life and entertaining. The broad horizontal footprint strengthens the home's relationship with the property, while the two-level arrangement makes intelligent use of the earth sheltered concept.
Inside, familiar comforts balance the home's unconventional construction. A fireplace creates a warm gathering point for family and friends, while the formal dining room provides a dedicated destination for celebrations and entertaining. The first-floor owner's suite becomes a private retreat with the added convenience of main-level living. Three bedrooms and 3.5 bathrooms provide comfortable accommodations for family and overnight guests.
The attached 2-car garage offers protected parking plus valuable storage for tools, recreational equipment, hobbies, and property maintenance supplies. This can be particularly useful when House Plan 10416 is built on acreage, a hillside, or a more remote scenic property.
Site selection and professional engineering are especially important with earth sheltered construction. Soil conditions, groundwater, structural loads, drainage, waterproofing, insulation, ventilation, and local building requirements must all be carefully evaluated. The right property and experienced building professionals are fundamental to realizing the potential benefits of this specialized architecture.
House Plan 10416 also demonstrates the remarkable breadth of the Garlinghouse Collection. Founded by L.F. Garlinghouse in Topeka, Kansas, the company helped pioneer affordable, professionally designed, builder-ready plans for American families. Across more than a century, Garlinghouse explored everything from traditional American homes to innovative concepts such as this earth sheltered design.
For homeowners seeking privacy, architectural individuality, energy-conscious design, and a closer relationship between home and landscape, House Plan 10416 deserves renewed attention. This enduring Garlinghouse design proves that some of today's most interesting housing ideas were already being explored generations ago.
Better Living by Good Design.
What's Included?
Exterior Elevations Scaled drawings of the front, rear, sides of the home. Information pertaining to the exterior finish materials, roof pitches and exterior height dimensions.
Typical Wall Section This section will address insulation, roof components, and interior and exterior wall finishes. Your plans will be designed with either 2x4 or 2x6 exterior walls, but most professional contractors can easily adapt the plans to the wall thickness you require.
Fireplace Details If the home you have chosen includes a fireplace, the fireplace detail will show typical methods to construct the firebox, hearth and flue chase for masonry units, or a wood frame chase for a zero-clearance unit. Available for most plans.
Foundation Plan These plans will accurately dimension the footprint of your home including load bearing points and beam placement if applicable. The foundation style will vary from plan to plan.
Roof Plan The information necessary to construct the roof will be included with your home plans. Some plans will reference roof trusses, while many others contain schematic framing plans. These framing plans will indicate the lumber sizes necessary for the rafters and ridgeboards based on the designated roof loads.
Typical Cross Section A cut-away cross-section through the entire home shows your building contractor the exact correlation of construction components at all levels of the house. It will help to clarify the load bearing points from the roof all the way down to the basement. Available for most plans.
Detailed Floor Plans The floor plans of your home accurately dimension the positioning of all walls, doors, windows, stairs and permanent fixtures. They will show you the relationship and dimensions of rooms, closets and traffic patterns. The schematic of the electrical layout may be included in the plan.
Stair Details If stairs are an element of the design you have chosen, the plans will show the necessary information to build these, either through a stair cross section, or on the floor plans.
Typical Wall Section This section will address insulation, roof components, and interior and exterior wall finishes. Your plans will be designed with either 2x4 or 2x6 exterior walls, but most professional contractors can easily adapt the plans to the wall thickness you require.
Fireplace Details If the home you have chosen includes a fireplace, the fireplace detail will show typical methods to construct the firebox, hearth and flue chase for masonry units, or a wood frame chase for a zero-clearance unit. Available for most plans.
Foundation Plan These plans will accurately dimension the footprint of your home including load bearing points and beam placement if applicable. The foundation style will vary from plan to plan.
Roof Plan The information necessary to construct the roof will be included with your home plans. Some plans will reference roof trusses, while many others contain schematic framing plans. These framing plans will indicate the lumber sizes necessary for the rafters and ridgeboards based on the designated roof loads.
Typical Cross Section A cut-away cross-section through the entire home shows your building contractor the exact correlation of construction components at all levels of the house. It will help to clarify the load bearing points from the roof all the way down to the basement. Available for most plans.
Detailed Floor Plans The floor plans of your home accurately dimension the positioning of all walls, doors, windows, stairs and permanent fixtures. They will show you the relationship and dimensions of rooms, closets and traffic patterns. The schematic of the electrical layout may be included in the plan.
Stair Details If stairs are an element of the design you have chosen, the plans will show the necessary information to build these, either through a stair cross section, or on the floor plans.
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