HERALD AND NEWS, KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON
SUNDAY, AUGUST 10, 1958
THE HOUSE OF THE WEEK
PAGE 10 D
From An Atlantic Isle for All America
Ranch Inspired By Bermuda Architecture
By JOHN O. B. WALLACE
A trip to Bermuda by an Ameri
can architect, seeking ideas for a
different type of dwelling with pop
ular appeal for all parts of the
United States, resulted in this in
teresting House of The Week de
sign. Designated X-18 and created es-
pecially for the House of The Week
series, the plan captures the charm
and atmosphere of homes found on
the British Crown Colony 600 miles
off the eastern coast of America.
The "Bermuda house" can be
built with or without a basement
to suit the needs of any U.S. region.
Design X-18 is the work of Lester
Cohen, noted for smartly styled
small homes. He made the trip to
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THIS SEVEN-ROOM RANCH style home, inspired by
Bermuda architecture, was designed to be built anywhere
in the United States, either with or without a basement.
The 'Bermuda room," an ourdoor, partly shielded breez
way, can be fully enclosed if desired.
Bermuda, he says, for the purpose lhe nine.foot outer ceiling neigIlt
of "crystalizing my ideas for a Cohen's plan includes a Bermuda
popular American home based onoom 16 by 16 fcet 6 which
Uie nexible living features which is shown here a5 an outdoor, part
have distinguished Bermuda archi- y shielded breezeway between the
lecture for so long." house and tne garage. There is a
IU Bermuda characteristics start barbecue grill in one corner,
with the "welcoming arms" of the The front part ot this room is
masonry detail around the front sheltered and is entered through a
step, the fuU-lcngth shutters on picket door The root siopes upward
each side of the door and the fan to thc ridge for extra heigllt. One
window over the door. wall ot the garage encloses the Ber-
The Bermuda atmosphere Is muda room on the right. Sliding
brought inside with a tray ceiling giass doors separate it from the
in the living room. The same type dining room and the rear is open
of ceiling also may be used in to the back garden,
the master bedroom. The architect believes many per-
A tray ceiling, the forerunner sons will want to completely en-
of the cathedral ceiling, is of nor- close the Bermuda room as a full
mal height around the perimeter room, or use louvered glass walls
of the room but toward the center or screens at the back. In warmer
it slants upward on all four sides climates, the Bermuda room be
so that there is an upper "well" comes a permanent living room
rising to a height of one foot above just as it is.
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EXCELLENT CIRCULATION PATTERNS are established In this floor plan. The center hall
is separated from the living room by a latticed divider. A rear vestibule gives access
to the dinette and kitchen and to the cellar stairs or lavatory without going through
the living, sleeping or working areas of the house.
In cooler climates, the area can room or as an outdoor entertaining
serve the family as a recreation room.
Although inspired by Bermuda
architecture, Cohen points out that
his plan is "up to date and Ameri
can." The room layout includes a
wing of three bedrooms, all ac
cessible from either thc center hall
in the front or from the rear ves
tibule at the back of the house.
In the kitchen, a snack bar and
wall oven separate the work area
from the dinette. Each of the two
kitchen areas is about 8 by 12
feet in size, and the work area is
laid out in an "L" shaped arrange-
Statistics
House of The Week design
X-18 has a habitable area of
1,492 square feet. Add 277
square feet for the "Bermuda
room" and 294 square fact for
the garage. The overall, dimen
sions of the house are 32 by 81
feet 6 inches. A lot 100 by 100
feet is recommended. The
house can be built cither with
or without a basement.
THIS VIEW OF THE LIVING room looks toward the fireplace. The arched opening at the
left leads into the dining room. The tray ceiling slants upward on all four sides to form
an upper well rising one foot beyond the outer ceiling height.
ment cAicnor leaiure wiucn caicn-
The dining room lies at the back CS ",e fuU navor ot Bermuda
of the living room and between the roof- Here wnite asbestos shin
the kitchen and the Bermuda room. 6les are used; they are most like
It has double windows at the back the ridged, slate roofs so preva
overlooking the garden, and a sim- ient in Bermuda,
pie fireplace. This room has a deep
box bay front window and an The mas0I"'y and stucco finish
arched opening into the dining construction of the house is fully
room- fireproof.
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