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HERALD AND NEWS. KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON
SUNDAY, JUNE 22, 1958
THE HOUSE OF THE WEEK
Architect Conquers the Problem of Space
Inexpensive Split Has Eight Rooms, Two Baths
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By JOHN O. B. WALLACE
If you have a big family,
you'll appreciate a house like
this and the price, too.
"It has the potential," says the
architect, "of being the most in
expensive house for its size in the
standard construction class."
A surprising eight rooms and
two baths are shoehorned into its
three levels. And yet the basic
area is less than 1,000 square feet.
Designed by Rudolph A. Matern
and numbered X-10 in The House
of The Week series, the plan of
fers these features, level by level:
On the entrance level foy
er, living room, dining room and
kitchen with space for breakfast
area.
On the upper level three bed
rooms and an oversized bath plus
nine closets. The
vanities and two lnvaln
planter area at the head of the Nanking planters and tor the chimney. There are large glass areas. The roof is of white asphalt shingles, which reflect
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bath has two THIS MINIMUM-SIZED HOUSE has a big house look. Large, four-foot composition panels with square, vertical grooves
walories plus a r0 u.se fr '""?r. They go up fast, cutting construction time.' Brick is used on the garage face, for the entrance-
tub.
On the lower level
excluding the garage, adds 213
the summer heat.
Other Features, Too
tion room, mud room, laundry square feet to the house, but be
room, garage, and bath with show- cause It is below the bedroom lev-er-
el its construction cost is at least
There is a full basement under cut in half," Matern says.
tl.e living level. E e jnch of is
used for living. Here is a home
for all those people who need three
Additionally, it has five exterior bedrooms who could never afford
entrances, a dramatic foyer bal- to build before."
cony, a log - burning fireplace. The entrance has been given an
abundant storage space, and a importance often lacking in small
rear terrace. homes: offset glass and vertical
Architect Matern says he chose panels surround the door; delicate
a split level type because it offers drop-lights hang from the ceiling
more livable space within the just inside the foyer, and brick
same area. On cost, it's best to planters flank the porch. .
figure with a specilic contractor. The vertical paneling at one side
"The' lower or recreation level, of the door has been ' used
Statistics
House of The Week design
X 10 has overall dimensions of
43 feet 2 inches by 23 feet 8
inches and will fit a 60 by 100
foot lot. The raa'i area of the
house, the living and bedroom
levels, has a total of 985 square
feet. There are 213 square feet
in the recreation room, mud
room and bath and 245 square
feet in the garage. A full base
ment lies under the living level.
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THE FLOOR PLAN ABOVE shows the living' and bedroom
levels with a total of only 985 square feet. The plan be
low shows the recreation room level.
THIS OVERHEAD VIEW looks across the living room to
ward the entrance foyer. Drop lights hang from the
sloped ceiling. Stairs to the bedrooms form a five-foot-long
balcony overlooking the living room. Large glass
- areas permit abundant natural light.
inside, too. The living room wall
near the door has been covered
with the same, grooved paneling.
At the point where the foyer
flows into the living room, the
stairs to the bedrooms form a
five-foot-long balcony overlooking
the living room.
Plenty Of Natural Light
The large glass areas in the
entrance foyer and living room ex
tend along the angle of the sloped
ceiling and permit a flood of na
tural light.
In the evening, with the interior
lights on, this glass area adds
drama to the view as guests ap
proach the house. The living room
has a log-burning fireplace and the
snare undpr the stair-balconv is
used for book shelves. The kitchen, a joy to any house- laundry room, garage and the
The high sloping ceiling gives wife' has a U-shaped service area recreation room complete this lev
the appearance of extra space in and sPace for a breakfast nook. el.
the living room, dining room and Tne service door is four steps down Louvered, accordion-type doors
kitchen. Large glass windows are Irom ,ne K'tcnen ana oil the low- are specified for all bedroom clos-
GARAGE twPl v I s
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ets. These doors open to make the
used on one side of the dining er Ievel mua m-
room and sliding glass doors open The entire floor of the recreation entire closet accessible but pack-
from the dining room onto a rear room level is of labor-free. resilient age into a small space to save
terrace. tile. A bath with shower, closets, room.
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