This plan for a side-by-side duplex, each with two bedrooms and a single garage, makes excellent use of a 60-foot lot and provides top-notch floor plans to suit the most discerning families.

In both homes, a covered entrance leads into a foyer, with a coat closet and the second bedroom to the left. Down a corridor is the open-plan great-room complex.

The great room’s gas fireplace will cast its warmth as far as the dining room and kitchen. Sliding doors open onto a large sundeck, with stairs down to the back garden.

The dining room is separated from the kitchen by a prep island, which includes a double sink and the dishwasher. Natural light will flood through the dining-room window and illuminate the kitchen, as well.

The kitchen’s L-shaped counter configuration will save steps for the cook.

The master suite, with a double closet, looks out to the side garden. The three-piece ensuite has a tub.

The second bedroom, overlooking the front garden, has an extra-wide window sill.

Ceilings are nine feet high throughout.

Exterior finishes include stucco and horizontal siding, as well as brick accents. Windows are mullioned, and decorative garage doors provide contrast.

Each home contains 1,195 square feet of living space. Together, the pair of homes measures 56 feet wide and 56 feet deep, for a total of 2,386 square feet.