The lakefront neighborhood of Idlewood Beach has hosted West Michigan families for generations in both humble and magnificent cottage-style homes. Streetscape Communities turned to Homescape Design Group for plans for two delightful cottage homes to be built on adjacent 50’-wide lots. Adapting plans from the BayHome Collection, Homescape converted a story-and-a-half Canterbury plan initially developed for a flat or descending site into a split-level appropriate for an uphill site. The photos show the tight site conditions of the two homes and the spacing of the homes on parallel 50’ lots.
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Rendering produced by Homescape presents the vision for Idlewood Beach. |
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Reality a few months later. At left the exterior of the stair tower. At right, the interior view. |
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On this narrow site, the "front" door of the house is actually on the side. |
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Decorative garage doors, trim details, and landscaping give this 24'-wide home real curb appeal. |
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Rendering of the second home planned for Idlewood Beach. |
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The shot at left shows the tight proximity of the homes in Idlewood Beach. At right, furniture-style armoires serve as an alternative to traditional linear closets. |
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Far image shows the porch side of the two BayHomes. |
