Tip 1
Follow the four marked T stairs toward the top of the grid; keep the stairwell clear.
LAYER-BY-LAYER HOUSE PLAN
Compact Two-Story House Blueprint
A space-efficient two-story plan that places daily survival functions downstairs and keeps sleeping, enchanting, or map storage above.
Best when vertical space is available but the building plot must stay close to 9×11 blocks.
Medium2 floorsJava + Bedrock
- Footprint
- 9×11
- Blueprint height
- 14 layers
- Build time
- 45–55 min
- Structure items
- 738
- Style
- Timber two-story
MATERIAL CHECKLIST
Blocks to collect
Counts are calculated from the layer grids for the structural shell, including the door and any marked stairs. Furniture, lighting, decorative details, and scaffolding are additional. Roofs use the full blocks in the legend.
| Material | Count |
|---|---|
| Stone bricks | 36 |
| Oak planks | 159 |
| Oak logs | 24 |
| White concrete | 181 |
| Oak stairs | 4 |
| Spruce door | 1 |
| Glass pane | 9 |
| Dark oak planks | 324 |
| Structure item total | 738 |
INTERACTIVE BLUEPRINT
Build the layers in order
Finish one grid before moving upward. Use the buttons or keyboard focus controls, then download any active layer as SVG.
Set the exact footprint, then fill the interior floor before raising any walls.
S: Stone bricksF: Oak planksW: White concreteL: Oak logsG: Glass paneD: Spruce door — lower half, opens toward frontU: Door upper half — placed with D belowR: Dark oak planksT: Oak stairs — bottom half, ascending toward grid topEmpty
CONSTRUCTION ORDER
How to build the Compact Two-Story
- Step 1Build the 9×11 foundation and position the stair opening before decorating the ground floor.
- Step 2Raise the first level, then fill the upper deck around the two-cell stairwell.
- Step 3Repeat the framed walls upstairs and keep windows clear of the stair landing.
- Step 4Close the six-tier roof from both sides and check the ridge alignment from the front.
BUILDING TIPS
Make the plan work in your world
Tip 2
Put noisy utility blocks downstairs and the bed or enchanting table upstairs.
Tip 3
Frame each floor with the same log spacing so the taller facade stays coherent.
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