House

Abstract

In a house having a standard two-story building height, an inner living space is provided, which gives a feeling of spaciousness and openness. A house includes: a first floor; a second floor; a higher second floor as a skip floor positioned substantially a half story higher than the second floor and being led from the second floor; and a gable roof provided above these floors. The higher second floor is provided along a gable end wall of the gable roof on at least one side to spread across a full width of the gable end wall. An upper area of the higher second floor is integrated with an attic space under the gable roof.

1 . A house comprising:
 a first floor;   a second floor provided so as to overlap with a part of an upper area of the first floor, the second floor being led from the first floor via stairs;   a higher second floor provided so as to overlap with a remaining part of the upper area of the first floor, the higher second floor being a skip floor substantially a half story higher than the second floor and led from the second floor; and   a gable roof provided above the second floor and the higher second floor, wherein
 the higher second floor is provided along a gable end wall of the gable roof on at least one side so as to spread across a full width of the gable end wall, and 
 an upper area of the higher second floor is integrated with an attic space under the gable roof, and a ceiling of the upper area of the higher second floor is a sloping ceiling along a slope of the gable roof. 
   
     
     
         2 . The house according to  claim 1 , wherein
 a floor surface of the higher second floor is positioned 1.0 to 1.5 meters higher than a floor surface of the second floor,   a ceiling height of the first floor below the second floor is 2.1 to 2.7 meters while the ceiling height of the first floor below the higher second floor is 3.1 to 4.2 meters, and   an eaves height of the gable roof is 6.0 to 6.7 meters and a height of a ridge is 10.0 meters or less.   
     
     
         3 . The house according to  claim 1 , wherein
 a window with an opening area from a vicinity of a floor surface of the higher second floor to a height of a gable is provided in the gable end wall above the higher second floor.   
     
     
         4 . The house according to  claim 3 , wherein
 a window having a same width as that of the window provided above the higher second floor is provided in the gable end wall positioned between a floor surface of the second floor and the floor surface of the higher second floor.   
     
     
         5 . The house according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the upper area of the higher second floor is a beamless space where a lower chord member of a gable roof truss does not extend across the upper area of the higher second floor.   
     
     
         6 . The house according to  claim 5 , wherein
 a ridge supporting post is erected on a floor plane of the higher second floor so as to directly support a ridge of the gable roof.