split level
Half-story architecture style
A split level is a house design where floors are staggered at half-story intervals, so adjacent rooms sit at different heights connected by short staircases: The split level has bedrooms up a few steps from the living room.
Popular in mid-20th-century American suburbs, the style maximizes usable space on sloped lots.
As an adjective: a split-level home.
Two-story home, offset levels
- foyerBuilding's entrance room
- mezzanineIntermediate story between floors
- cantileverBeam supported one end
- carportRoofed vehicle shelter
clerestory · eaves · facade · gable · rafter · open concept · mid-century · modernism
Outlying residential district
- detachedApart or uninvolved
- family homeResidence shared by kin
- drivewayPrivate residential road
- garageEnclosed vehicle storage structure
backyard · deck · patio · cul-de-sac · neighborhood · master bedroom · living room · basement
Defined territorial divisions
- living spaceInhabitable area of home
- sunken living roomRecessed entertaining space
- step-downVoluntarily leave office
- step-upAn increase or advancement
landing · elevation · tiered · separated · public spaces · basement · family room · recreation room
raised ranch
Two-story home, offset levels
- foyerBuilding's entrance room
- mezzanineIntermediate story between floors
- cantileverBeam supported one end
carport · clerestory · eaves · facade · gable · rafter · open concept · mid-century · modernism · ranch
suburb
Outlying residential district
- detachedApart or uninvolved
- family homeResidence shared by kin
- drivewayPrivate residential road
garage · backyard · deck · patio · cul-de-sac · neighborhood · master bedroom · living room · basement · realtor
zones
Defined territorial divisions
- living spaceInhabitable area of home
- sunken living roomRecessed entertaining space
- step-downVoluntarily leave office
step-up · landing · elevation · tiered · separated · public spaces · basement · family room · recreation room · multilevel
- suburbssuburb, subdivision, bedroom community, commuter town, suburban sprawl
- home layoutopen plan, open floor plan, floor plan, great room, living room
- suburban homessuburban home, tract home, tract housing, single-family home, single-family
- House Plansfloorplan, blueprint, home design, layout, residential design
- midcenturyEames chair, Danish modern, Scandinavian design, teak furniture, walnut furniture
- ranch homesranch house, rambler, raised ranch, single-story, single story