It does not appear that the house was designed by an architect. The plan site says "other homes by this designer". Since "architect" is a term in most states which is legally protected--no one may call themselves an architect unless they are actually a licensed architect in the state where they do business. To get around this, folks who sell generic house plans use the term "designer" which in most states has no restriction as to its use.

These plans-for-sale businesses typically have a "designer" on staff as an employee and/or sub-contract out to free-lance designers.

As Lily'smom suggest, if you really want to know your best bet is to contact the company to see if they will give you the information.

Ok thanks. I did call and they wouldn't tell me. Oh well I thought the plan and house looked interesting.

That would be one expensive roof to put on.

Oh I'm not planning on building it. I just ran across it and thought it was a cute house and wanted to know who designed it. I was hoping some on here would know. It's not a big deal.

Thanks anyways.

It has an almost fairy tale cottage feel to it.

It has a $$$$ look to it!

It has a $$$$ look to it!

That too!

"It has a $$$$ look to it!"

Hence the fairy tale look!!!!

Do not ask me why, but I like the barn shutters

I noticed the shutters, too... I was like, "Huh. Never seen that before. Sliding barn shutters. Creative."

Can anyone tell me what that detail on the roof is called? The one where at the upper portions of the gables, the roof extends a little further out than the rest of the roof. It highlights the exterior trim detail in the gables, but wondering if it had a name. Our architect has drawn that detail in our future home. This is the first house that I've noticed it on.

I have seen it many times

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"It has a $$$$ look to it!"

Hence the fairy tale look!!!!

Touche MWM!

Gthigpen, the projecting upper gable fascia with the cute curved beam and little block details, in architectural and construction circles, is called "my retirement fund gable".

Y'all gave me a good chuckle over this house. Naf Naf those barn door shutters are very interesting to say the least.

Sliding window shutters, not on barns or garages:

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The sliding doors for windows is a clever detail for vacation houses and those where owners will only occupy the house for relatively short periods, since the sliding door can be closed and locked from the inside.

For houses where occupancy is full-time, year around, they are a very expensive detail which may never be used in a closed fashion. After all, if one is occupying the house, why would one close off the view and the natural light?

If the issue is privacy, that's what interior wood shutters, curtains and drapes have provided for hundreds of years.

Hurricanes and tornadoes?

The sliding doors for windows is a clever detail for vacation houses and those where owners will only occupy the house for relatively short periods, since the sliding door can be closed and locked from the inside

When I first saw this, I thought that too. However then it becomes an open invite to some people unknown to the house owners to try and enter the house when not invited.

I was wondering if they ever froze in place. Can't imagine gettin' out there perched on a ladder with an ice pick (or a hair dryer on a reaaaaally long extension cord).

I can see them being useful in a hurricane area. We use plywood to cover our windows when a hurricane is a threat. Seems like it would be much easier to use sliding shutters. I'm wondering what the price difference would be between these shutters vs. metal hurricane shutters.

So did the barn door shutters migrate outside-in or vice versa?

@Worthy: It's nice to have options, you know, depending on which way the casement windows swing. ;-)

Only... Would these things even be appropriate for any architectural style that uses casements? Hmmm....

At least the sliding shutters are more functional than the ones that are simply nailed to the house. (and then ornamented with shutter dogs to try to further fake you out!) I give them points for function.

I will have a modern modified version INSIDE my house to cover the window in my guest bedroom / "thunder room" (for the dogs to chill out during storms since they hate them!) I am so not a curtain person. ;-)