HERALD AND NEWS, KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON
SUNDAY, JUNE 8, 1958
THE HOUSE OF THE WEEK
PAGE 8 D
Roofed Arcade Makes A Split Of This Ranch
By JOHN O. B. WALLACE
Complete separation of living
and sleeping areas is achieved in
this ranch house by a unique adap
tation of the split level idea to a
single level house.
Instead of splitting the areas by
' the use of higher and lower levels,
the split idea is carried out by
a front-to-back arcade which slic
es through the center of the house.
The end result of the plan, de
signed especially for the House of
The Week series and designated
XD, is a sharp division of activity
and sleeping areas.
The arcade, itself, is split into
three parts a covered entry, an
entry foyer and an outdoor living
patio and all parts are sheltered
by a roof.
Architect Samuel Paul, who cre
ated design X-8, got his inspiration
for the underlying concept of this
plan from a quotation of obscure
. or unknown origin:
"Neither shall their sleep be dis
turbed nor their activity be cur
toiled.", ' "This sums it up," Paul says,
adding: ,
"One unit consists of rooms
where work, dining, ' recreation,
conversation and activity of one
sort or another is going on. The
activity in this area varies from
noisy in the family room to sub
dued sounds in the living room.
"The other unit consists of sleep
ing rooms where quiet and privacy
are the prime requisites."
Contrasting Use Of Space
In his arrangement, the archi
tect has made contrasting use of
space within the two principal
areas.
An open plan prevails in the
activity area, whereas the sleep
ing area is enclosed by sharply
'. defined walls.
In the activity area, all five
rooms flow into each other in a
circle of open space.
The circle starts at the entrance
foyer, curves toward the living and
dining rooms, then into the infor
mal dining and family room, the
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Statistics
House of The Week design
X 8 has eight rooms, 214 baths
and foyer. The living area in
cludes living room with attached
outdoor living patio, dining
room, informal dining family
room, kitchen, coffee room and
lavatory. Three bedrooms and
two baths are in the sleeping
area. The overall dimensions
of the house are 36 by 61 feet.
A minimum plot 80 by 100 feet
is recommended. There are
1,732 sq. ft. in the living and
sleeping areas. The covered en
try has 90 sq. ft., the entry
foyer 144 sq. ft., and the outdoor
living patio 140 sq. ft.
BACK OF THE CARPORT an
room
kitchen and the coffee room then
back to the entrance foyer.
The curve of the circle is broken
occasionally by accordian parti
tions. - ,
The dining room can be shut
off from the informal dining-fam-ily
room by one partition; the cof-.
fee room can be. closed off from
the entrance foyer by another par
tition. Thus the partitions close off the
work and noisy area from the for
mal, quieter area.
In the sleeping area, planned
carefully for maximum -privacy,
the master bedroom is secluded
from all other bedrooms and from
all parts of the house.
A bank of closets on one wall
creates a buffer between the out
door living patio and the master
bedroom. Another wall has stag
gered studs for insulation to make
it sound resistant.
A bending bedroom hall likewise
contributes to privacy no bed
room door is visible from the en
trance foyer, and the hall bath,
artificially ventilated, has its en
trance door concealed. .
Glassed-in Entrance Foyer
In the arcade, a covered entry
leads to the glassed-in entry foyer.
Here you can look through a glass
wall to the outdoor living patio and
beyond into a garden.
The kitchen separates the fam
ily and coffee rooms and a two
way fireplace separates the living
and dining rooms.
Construction economics , are
achieved by building the sleeping
area over crawl space. The ar
cade is slab on grade with slate
flooring. A full basement is below
the living area.
Exterior details include a sim
ple roof line, vertical wood sid
ing with large window areas, and
roof overhangs. Brick or stone
may be substituted for the exterior
if desired.
Optional materials are possible
for the roof; use either tabbed
down asphalt shingles or built-up
roofing with marble chip finish.
d to the left of the entrance is the five-room living area. At the .right is the three-bed
sleeping area. Dividing these main areas is a front-to-back central arcade. ' ,
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TWO TERRACES are included in this plan, one off the informal dining-family room, the
other off the living room. The central arcade, with slate flooring, has three parts cov
ered entry, entry foyer and outdoor living patio. There is a roof over the entire arcade.
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THIS IS THE VIEW inside the entry foyer. Visible beyond the glassed wall are the out
door living patio and the rear garden. Portions of the coffee room and living room can
be seen at the left in this sketch.
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