Two storey house design

Two Storey House Design: See the House on Your Plot First

Most people searching for a two storey (or two story) house design are planning a new house: a narrow city plot, a suburban lot, or a sketch from a designer that is hard to picture. This AI two storey house design tool turns that picture into a photo-like view of the finished house. Upload a photo of the plot, a sketch or a clay model, and ArchitecturesAI draws a two-storey house in the same view; then describe the walls, the balcony, the roof and the gate in a sentence. The result is an idea picture of the outside. It is not a floor plan, a structural design or a quote.

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An empty narrow urban plot of bare earth between a two-storey house on the left and a three-storey house on the right, with a low brick boundary wall with a gate opening, overhead power lines and a paved lane in front — An AI-generated pair made with our own image model. The "before" is an AI-drawn stand-in for a photo of a plot, not a real site. Edit prompt used: "Build a new modern two-storey house on this narrow plot: white and warm grey plastered walls, a front balcony on the upper floor with a glass railing, a vertical wood-look louvre panel beside the balcony, a flat roof with a small rooftop terrace and a railing, a car porch on the ground floor with a black gate in the boundary wall. Keep the neighbouring houses, the power lines, the lane, the boundary wall and the camera angle exactly the same." What followed it: a white and grey plastered two-storey house with an upper balcony behind a glass railing, a vertical wood-look louvre panel and a railing for a rooftop terrace; the neighbouring houses, the power lines, the lane, the boundary wall and the camera stayed in place. What differs from the prompt: the house stands at the back of the plot with bare earth in front, there is no car porch, and there is no black gate, since the opening in the wall is unchanged. We ran this one once.

The same plot with a new white and grey two-storey house at the back of the plot, an upper balcony with a glass railing, a vertical wood-look louvre panel and a rooftop terrace railing; the earth, wall, gate opening, neighbours and power lines unchanged — An AI-generated pair made with our own image model. The "before" is an AI-drawn stand-in for a photo of a plot, not a real site. Edit prompt used: "Build a new modern two-storey house on this narrow plot: white and warm grey plastered walls, a front balcony on the upper floor with a glass railing, a vertical wood-look louvre panel beside the balcony, a flat roof with a small rooftop terrace and a railing, a car porch on the ground floor with a black gate in the boundary wall. Keep the neighbouring houses, the power lines, the lane, the boundary wall and the camera angle exactly the same." What followed it: a white and grey plastered two-storey house with an upper balcony behind a glass railing, a vertical wood-look louvre panel and a railing for a rooftop terrace; the neighbouring houses, the power lines, the lane, the boundary wall and the camera stayed in place. What differs from the prompt: the house stands at the back of the plot with bare earth in front, there is no car porch, and there is no black gate, since the opening in the wall is unchanged. We ran this one once.

Why two storeys, and what people look for

Builders and design guides such as Housing.com and OnGrid point to the same reasons for building up: more floor area on a small or narrow plot, bedrooms kept apart from living rooms, and space for a balcony or a roof terrace. Front elevations that people save and share often have:

A flat roof with a terrace, or a hip or gable roof in tile.
An upper balcony with a glass or metal railing.
Two materials: plaster above, stone, brick or tile cladding below.
Wood-look louvres, panels or a soffit for warmth.
A car porch or garage and a gate in the front wall.

How to try a two storey house design with ArchitecturesAI

In the editor above, the mode is Render Architecture, the type is Residential and the style is Modern. This mode has no prompt box: you start from an image.
Under Select Image, upload a JPG or PNG: a daylight photo of the plot taken from the street, a photo of an existing house, or a sketch, a clay model or a screenshot from your 3D software.
Click Generate. Free accounts can only use Low quality (Medium and High are marked PRO). Sign in with Google or email when asked.
To steer the result, click Edit Image on it (the box is called Edit Instructions) or use Custom Action, and describe the materials, the balcony, the roof, the gate and what must stay the same. Each edit is another render and uses credits. Run it a few times, since every result differs.
The three examples below ran directly on our image model with the written instructions shown. They did not go through the editor above, so your own results will differ.

Upload your plot photo or sketch

A new two-storey house on a narrow plot

Narrow plots between existing houses are the most common starting point. This example keeps the neighbours, the wall and the power lines, and shows that the model may place the house further back than you expect.

From a sketch or a 3D model to a photo-like front view

If you already have a sketch or a simple 3D model, the render keeps its shape and adds materials and a setting. Both examples kept the form and changed some details, listed in the captions.

A black pencil line sketch on white paper of a two-storey house with a gable roof, an upper balcony on the right, a front door with a small canopy and a garage door on the left — Both images are AI-generated with our own image model. The sketch is an AI-drawn stand-in for a hand sketch, not a real drawing. Edit prompt used: "Turn this line sketch into a realistic daylight photo of the same two-storey house: light beige plastered walls with dark grey stone cladding on the ground floor, a dark grey tile hip roof, black framed windows, a glass railing on the balcony, a dark wood garage door and front door, a short concrete driveway and small plants in front. Keep the house shape, the hip roof, the projecting upper room, the balcony, the doors, the windows and the camera angle exactly the same." What followed it: beige plaster, dark grey stone cladding on the ground floor, a dark grey tile roof, black window frames, a glass balcony railing, wood garage and front doors, a driveway and plants; the shape, the balcony, the doors and the windows stayed as drawn. What differs from the prompt: the sketch itself has a gable roof, not the hip roof we asked for when we drew it, and the render kept the gable; there is no clearly projecting upper room. Added without being asked: fences and trees. We ran this one once.

A photo-like render of the same house with beige plaster upstairs, dark grey stone cladding on the ground floor, a dark grey tile gable roof, black windows, a glass balcony railing, a wood garage door and front door, a driveway, plants, fences and trees — Both images are AI-generated with our own image model. The sketch is an AI-drawn stand-in for a hand sketch, not a real drawing. Edit prompt used: "Turn this line sketch into a realistic daylight photo of the same two-storey house: light beige plastered walls with dark grey stone cladding on the ground floor, a dark grey tile hip roof, black framed windows, a glass railing on the balcony, a dark wood garage door and front door, a short concrete driveway and small plants in front. Keep the house shape, the hip roof, the projecting upper room, the balcony, the doors, the windows and the camera angle exactly the same." What followed it: beige plaster, dark grey stone cladding on the ground floor, a dark grey tile roof, black window frames, a glass balcony railing, wood garage and front doors, a driveway and plants; the shape, the balcony, the doors and the windows stayed as drawn. What differs from the prompt: the sketch itself has a gable roof, not the hip roof we asked for when we drew it, and the render kept the gable; there is no clearly projecting upper room. Added without being asked: fences and trees. We ran this one once.

A plain white clay model of a box-shaped two-storey house with a flat roof, the upper floor cantilevered over the entrance, a long window band on the upper floor and a tall entrance opening, on a light grey ground — Both images are AI-generated with our own image model. The clay model is an AI-drawn stand-in for a 3D model, not a real project file. Edit prompt used: "Turn this clay model into a realistic daylight photo of the same two-storey house: white smooth plaster on the upper floor, warm wood cladding under the cantilever, dark grey brick on the ground floor, black framed glass in the window band, a pivot front door in dark wood, a green lawn, a paved path and a few young trees, blue sky. Keep the box shape, the flat roof, the cantilever, the window band, the entrance opening and the camera angle exactly the same." What followed it: white plaster on the upper floor, dark grey brick on the ground floor, black-framed glass in the window band, a dark wood front door, a lawn, a paved path, young trees and a blue sky; the box shape, the flat roof, the cantilever and the camera stayed as modelled. What differs from the prompt: the wood cladding is only a thin strip under the cantilever and one panel in the window band, the door is an ordinary door rather than a pivot door, and a second ground-floor window was added on the right. We ran this one once.

A photo-like render of the same house with white plaster upstairs, dark grey brick downstairs, black-framed glass in the window band, a thin wood soffit and panel, a dark wood door, a lawn, a paved path, young trees and a blue sky — Both images are AI-generated with our own image model. The clay model is an AI-drawn stand-in for a 3D model, not a real project file. Edit prompt used: "Turn this clay model into a realistic daylight photo of the same two-storey house: white smooth plaster on the upper floor, warm wood cladding under the cantilever, dark grey brick on the ground floor, black framed glass in the window band, a pivot front door in dark wood, a green lawn, a paved path and a few young trees, blue sky. Keep the box shape, the flat roof, the cantilever, the window band, the entrance opening and the camera angle exactly the same." What followed it: white plaster on the upper floor, dark grey brick on the ground floor, black-framed glass in the window band, a dark wood front door, a lawn, a paved path, young trees and a blue sky; the box shape, the flat roof, the cantilever and the camera stayed as modelled. What differs from the prompt: the wood cladding is only a thin strip under the cantilever and one panel in the window band, the door is an ordinary door rather than a pivot door, and a second ground-floor window was added on the right. We ran this one once.

What the AI keeps and what it may change

Usually kept: the camera angle, the neighbours and the setting, and the shape of a sketch or model.
Often different from what you asked: where the house sits on an empty plot, gates and car porches, roof type when the input shows another, the size of wood details.
Often added without being asked: windows, fences and trees.
Never produced: floor plans, structure, plot setbacks, cost estimates or approval drawings.

Adding a floor to a house you already have?

If you want to add an upper floor to an existing single-storey house, see our second story addition page, which starts from a photo of your house. For the front view of a new house, our front elevation design page covers more elevation styles.

Free tier and plans

You need a free account to render. New accounts get 2 free renders, and free renders carry a watermark. In India this site does not include free renders, so a paid plan is needed there. Weekly, monthly and yearly plans for more renders without the watermark are on the pricing page.

The plot, the sketch and the clay model on this page are AI-drawn stand-ins, not real. Each example was run once, directly on the model, not through the tool above.

Frequently asked questions

Can AI design a two storey house?

It can draw exterior idea pictures: a two-storey house on a photo of your plot, or a photo-like view of your sketch or 3D model. It does not draw floor plans or check plot rules.

Is it "two storey" or "two story"?

Both mean the same: "storey" is the British and Commonwealth spelling, "story" the American one. The tool works the same either way.

Is there a text box in the editor?

The prompt box exists only in Architecture Generator mode. The editor above opens in Render Architecture, where you upload an image and change the result with Edit Image (Edit Instructions) or Custom Action.

Can I use a SketchUp or clay model screenshot?

Yes. Upload a screenshot or export. In our clay example the shape and cantilever stayed and the materials were added, with some details simpler than asked.

Is it free to try?

Yes. After you sign in, a new account gets 2 free renders with a watermark, in Low quality. In India this site does not include free renders. Paid weekly, monthly and yearly plans are listed on the pricing page.

See your two-storey house before you build

Upload your plot, your sketch or your model, compare a few front views, and take the best one to your architect or builder. Your first 2 renders on a free account are on us.

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