Split-Level Homes: 50 Floor Plan Examples

Cortesía de Fabián Dejtiar

Faced with the challenge of designing homes on terrains with steep slopes – or in compact urban contexts that do not allow much variation in plan – several architects have experimented and proposed split-level homes to enhance the use of space, allowing, among other things, interesting visual perspectives.

These variations can be seen in numerous examples published on our site. Below, we have selected 50 examples that can help you in your next project. 

One-Room Residence of 5 Layers / Matsuyama Architect and Associates

© Toshihisa Ishii

via Matsuyama Architect and Associates

via Matsuyama Architect and Associates

House in Miyamoto / Tato Architects

© Shinkenchiku Sha

via Tato Architects

via Tato Architects

House NA / Sou Fujimoto

© Iwan Baan

via Sou Fujimoto

via Sou Fujimoto

Gap House / STORE MUU design studio

© ViBRAphoto/Yoshihiro Asada

via STORE MUU design studio

via STORE MUU design studio

Pit House / UID Architects

© Koji Fujii / Nacasa ＆ Partners

via UID Architects

via UID Architects

V House / Giancarlo Mazzanti + Plan:b arquitectos

© Rodrigo Dávila

via Giancarlo Mazzanti + Plan:b arquitectos

via Giancarlo Mazzanti + Plan:b arquitectos

Casa Lago Ranco / Claro + Westendarp arquitectos

Cortesía de CWA

via Claro + Westendarp arquitectos

via Claro + Westendarp arquitectos

House in Matubara / Fujiwarramuro Architects

© Toshiyuki Yano

via Fujiwarramuro Architects

House M / Teppei Fujiwara Architects Labo

© Sadao Hotta

via Teppei Fujiwara Architects Labo

via Teppei Fujiwara Architects Labo

Atelier_142 / Atelier Wilda

© David Foessel

via Atelier Wilda

via Atelier Wilda

Nest / UID Architects

© Hiroshi Ueda

via UID Architects

via UID Architects

Pam & Paul’s House / Craig Steely Architecture

© Darren Bradley

via Craig Steely Architecture

via Craig Steely Architecture

Scenario’s House / Scenario Architecture

© Matt Clayton

via Scenario Architecture

Bear House / Onion

© Wison Tungthunya

via Onion

via Onion

House Vision / Jun Igarashi Architects

© Anna Nagai

via Jun Igarashi Architects

Casa en el Carrizal / Daniel Moreno + Sebastián Calero

© Lorena Darquea

via Daniel Moreno + Sebastián Calero

via Daniel Moreno + Sebastián Calero

Dos Casas de Corcho / Lopez Rivera

© José Hevia

via Lopez Rivera

via Lopez Rivera

Binh House / VTN Architects

© Hiroyuki Oki

via VTN Architects

via VTN Architects

Ghat House / Max Núñez

© Roland Halbe

via Max Núñez

via Max Núñez

Canyon House / Paul Hirzel

© Art Grice

via Paul Hirzel

via Paul Hirzel

Loba House / Pezo von Ellrichshausen

via Pezo von Ellrichshausen

via Pezo von Ellrichshausen

via Pezo von Ellrichshausen

097 • Yojigen Poketto / elii

© Imagen Subliminal

Cortesía de elii

Cortesía de elii

d+k House / buck&simple

© Simon Whitbread

via buck&simple

via buck&simple

Single Family House – Tolstoi str. / Outline Architecture Office

© Sorin Diaconescu

via Outline Architecture Office

via Outline Architecture Office

La Tallada House Refurbishment / ARQUITECTURA-G

© José Hevia

via ARQUITECTURA-G

via ARQUITECTURA-G

Cubierta Verde / Cardoso + Zúñiga

© Luis Alonso

via Cardoso + Zúñiga

via Cardoso + Zúñiga

Outeiro House / Ezzo

© Joao Ferrand

Cortesía de Ezzo

Cortesía de Ezzo

Stepped House Towards the Landscape / 05 AM Arquitectura

© José Hevia

via 05 AM Arquitectura

via 05 AM Arquitectura

Juranda House / Apiacás Arquitetos

© Pregnolato & Kusuki Estúdio Fotográfico

via Apiacás Arquitetos

via Apiacás Arquitetos

H House / Sou Fujimoto Architects

© Iwan Baan

via Sou Fujimoto

via Sou Fujimoto

CMG House / Ricardo Torrejón

© Joaquín Velasco

via Ricardo Torrejón

via Ricardo Torrejón

Tiered Lodge / Naoi Architecture & Design Office

© Hiroshi Ueda

via Naoi Architecture & Design Office

via Naoi Architecture & Design Office

RIBBON / Komada Architects’ Office

© Toshihiro Sobajima

via Komada Architects' Office

via Komada Architects' Office

Patio-House In Gracia / Carles Enrich

© Enric Fabre

via Carles Enrich

via Carles Enrich

Townhouse B14 / XTH-berlin

© Anja Büchner

via XTH-berlin

via XTH-berlin

Roll House / Moon Hoon

© Nam Goong Sun

via Moon Hoon

via Moon Hoon

Tsubomi House / FLAT HOUSE

© Takumi Ota

via FLAT HOUSE

via FLAT HOUSE

Black Box / UTAA

© Jin Hyo-suk

via UTAA

via UTAA

Spiral House / Keikichi Yamauchi architects and associates

© Koji Sakai

via Keikichi Yamauchi architects and associates

via Keikichi Yamauchi architects and associates

Casas Hermanas / S-AR stacion-ARquitectura

© Ana Cecilia Garza Villarreal

via S-AR stacion-ARquitectura

via S-AR stacion-ARquitectura

Sleep and Play / Ruetemple

Cortesía de Ruetemple

Cortesía de Ruetemple

Cortesía de Ruetemple

Jordi & Africa’s House / TEd’A arquitectes

Cortesía de TEd’A arquitectes

Cortesía de TEd’A arquitectes

Cortesía de TEd’A arquitectes

W House / SLOW office

© Zhiwei Fei

via SLOW office

via SLOW office

Blank / HAO Design

© Hey!Cheese

via HAO Design

via HAO Design

Black&White BOX / Atelier Casa

© Hiromi Terashima

via Atelier Casa

via Atelier Casa

House in Iwasawa / Opensite Architecture Studio

© Takeshi Yamagishi

via Opensite Architecture Studio

via Opensite Architecture Studio

Shimotoyama House Renovation / ALTS Design Office

© Kenta Kawamura

via ALTS Design Office

Bookshelf House / Shinsuke Fujii Architects

© Tsukui Teruaki

Cortesía de Shinsuke Fujii Architects

Cortesía de Shinsuke Fujii Architects

Cat House / SeijiIwamaArchitects

© eiji Iwama

via SeijiIwamaArchitects

Casa Alero / y+ M design office

© Yohei Sasakura

© y+ M design office

© y+ M design office

* Remember when proposing split-level homes, always consider people with different abilities, as well as adults and children.