Cliff may homes house plans

Cliff May Papers, Architecture and Design Collection, Art, Design & Architecture Museum, University of California, Santa Barbara © UC Regents

House of Cliff May, Los Angeles 1957

Vintage "Cliff May homes" brochure from 1953. Cliff May "The Father of the California Ranch Home" designed many unique homes here in Cali...

Cliff May Atomic Ranch with a Lincoln in the carport

California Mission Ranch! Switch the mudroom/laundry/kitchen comes directly off the garages. Move the dining room up to the corner. Family Room area next to kitchen. Vintage House Plans, Spanish Style Homes Mission or California Mission

In this early hacienda style version of the ranch house, Cliff May creates privacy with a patio that is surrounded by the house and garage on three sides, with a walled-off fourth side, as well as a gated motor court. Each room in the house opens onto the inner courtyard, and the property is shown in the rendering facing out towards the Pacific Ocean. The living room is off-set and protrudes from the corner of the house to take advantage of the view in three directions.

Today on our list: 8 ranch house plans inspired by Cliff May — available, like the others, from houseplans.com. Wow, those historic-minded folk at houseplans.com are working overtime, it seems. While these are not original Cliff May plans — they have been updated for current building codes — they are “Cliff May-inspired” — and that’s important because Cliff…

Built in 1974 and designed by Cliff May, this is one of his signature hacienda-style homes. It has a beautiful courtyard as well as a tile roof and floors.