Shea3D: Buyers get more options
Shea Homes has taken floorplan flexibility to a new dimension with its Shea3D concept.
Flexible plans are one of the hot trends when it comes to new-home design. For many builders, it means turning a secondary bedroom into a home office or a dining room into a den. But for Shea, it means three versions of the main living area of each floor plan. All versions have the same square footage, and all have a combined kitchen and great room. But each has a separate focus. The company calls these focuses outdoor-centric, entertainment-centric and kitchencentric.
Shea3D lets buyers personalize their house to their lifestyle, said Ken Peterson, Shea’s vice president of sales and marketing.
“One of the most exciting things about Shea3D is we provide our customers with choice,” he said. No matter which floor plan you pick, “you have three distinctive choices for the main living area of the home.”
Outdoor-centric plans are focused on backyard views. Consider them the basic floor plan. The great room, which has picture windows, and dining area are along the outer wall. The kitchen, which has an ample-size island, is usually more toward the interior of the home; its cabinets line the back wall of the combined space.
Outdoor-centric plans also have a flex room or flex space that can be used as a den, dining room or homework area.
Entertainment- and kitchencentric plans have even larger combined kitchens/great rooms. That’s because the flex room or space has been in-
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