HERALD AND NEWS, KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1958
THE HOUSE OF THE WEEK
PAGE SIX
A Split With a Personality!
Pick - Your - Plan Area Fits Owner's Own Taste
By JOHN O. B. WALLACE
Houses should have a personali
ty all their own, too. This happy
stale of affairs is seldom realized
except in the expensive custom
built dwellings, but the stylish
three-level ranch-type split shown
here is an emphatic exception to
this statement.
Designed by a noted American
architect and designated X-24 in
the "House of The Week" series,
it is a "personality house" in the
sense it was created to fit a wide
variety of contrary needs and
tastes.
Its chief feature is a large entrance-level
room more than 400
square feet in area. This space can
be adapted to many purposes ac
cording to the needs, temperament
and personality of the owner.
The architect, Rudolph A. Mat
em, says:
"I wanted to design a home in
which there is a large area
easily accessible to the outdoors
and other parts of the house
that could be used or arranged
according to the personal require
ments of the individual owners.
"The basic living requirements
can be designed into a home to
satisfy the population in general.
But all individuals live differently
l Llli- LIVING 8 BEDROOM LEVELS ': j -.' 1 1 ENTRANCE LEVEL '
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THIS RANCH-TYPE SPLIT will fit the personality of any
owner because it has a large select-your-plan area adapt
able to the special needs of any individual. The floor
The Sleeping Area Laundry facilities and a lavatory
, , i i . .... are on the lower level and handily
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and have their own special needs. ... . .. . . , . ., near the kitchen. The heatine Dlant
"The sclcct-your-plan area in js separated fr0m the living level and the utilities are in the base
House of The Week design X-24 b eignt st Bot baths are of ment
gives each owner the opportunity (he Hollywood" type with built-
to build his own special needs into in vanitories and piantcrs. The Casual Areas
a oasic. weu-acsignec, nome. The master Dedroom. w feet g
Here are complete details of this inches by H feet 6 inches, has
plans, in the Inserts above, show all three levels. The
basement is under the area occupied by living and dining
rooms and kitchen.
area description:
The Living Area
Nearly square in shape,
area includes the 14 by 20
The porch at the right is cov-
plan in an easy-to-follow, area-by- its own private bath. There is a ered by lne extcn"ng roof, Is en-
cathedral-type window at the front closed on two sides Dy DricK walls
of the master bedroom, with a long and runs the full depth of the
planter box outside. house. There is a rear terrace off
Housekeeping Areas &e lower leveK
front living room and the dining The kitchen, at the rear of the 5torage Statistics
room. The living room has banks house and adjoining t h e dining In the bedroom wing alone there
of glass on two walls, one of which room, has the appearance of be- are 12 closets and a five-unit bank
is formed by sliding glass doors jng a balconied kitchen because 0f nnen closets. A full basement
leading to an adjacent porch. 0f js connection with the lower, nes un(er the living area. The ga
A through, two-way fireplace adjoining level. rage is under the bedroom wing at
serves as a separation between There are no partitions to de- (he left. There are large storage
the living and dining rooms. The tract from this feeling of open- closets in both the lower and upper
outside extension of this fireplace ness. A rear service entrance is foyers,
becomes a barbecue grill on the near the foot of the four steps at '
covered porch at the right. The the back of the kitchen. The kitch- Special Features
dining room opens directly onto en, an ample 15 by 12 feet, has
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SKY VIEW of select-your-plan area shows how family
room and office-den arrangement looks.
The select-your-plan area is 15
feet 3 inches wide and extends the
full depth of the house, 27 feet 5
inches. There are stairs from this
area to the basement. A lavatory
is only a step away. Its possible
arrangements are numerous.
The front part could become an
office and the rear a family room.
Other possibilities include a doc
tors or professional suite, shop,
dark room, maid's room, recrea
tion room, den, hobby room, guest
room, a fifth bedrom r even a
rental apartment.
The Exterior
Brick and vertical boards are
used in combination on all outside
walls. The twindoor front entrance
is protected overhead by a flat
deck. A pierced masonry wall,
planters and an angled trellis add
decorative touches. The roof is of
asphalt shingles. The chimney is
brick with a concrete smoke cap
above the flues.
Dimensional Data
Overall dimensions are 65 feet 2
inches by 29 feet 6 inches. A mini
mum lot of 90 by 100 feet is recom
mended. There are 1,585 square
feet in the living and bedroom
levels and 541 square feet in the
entrance level. The garage has 2M
square feet. There are eight rooms,
including four bedrooms, and 2'i
baths.
HERE ARE FOUR of many possible arrangements for the
select-your-plan area on the lower level. They include
a rental apartment or an apartment for older relatives.
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