Anyone who has lived in or traveled through suburban America will have seen a split-level house. Though this style of house began to appear as early as the 1930s, it saw its heyday in the post-World ...

The sloping green roof is planted with several species of flowering plants that change appearance throughout the year. The home’s facade is sheathed in a rubber membrane that waterproofs the interior ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." If you take a drive through an older suburban neighborhood in the United States, you'll likely come ...

In architecture, split-level houses are typically in response to a plot's uneven or sloping topography. In the case of the houses featured here, their split level interiors are a matter of function, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Design by Guideline Studios LLC / Photo by Mike Kuhr Split-level homes are a suburban relic of post-WWII baby boom housing trends ...

LANCASTER IN STYLE, PART 33: BI-LEVEL AND SPLIT-LEVEL, 1960s-80s. Post-World War II housing offered an opportunity to experiment with new design ideas for the emerging “nuclear family.” With few ...