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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 21, 1958)
HERALD AND NEWS. KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON SUNDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1958 THE HOUSE OF THE WEEK PACE TEN Pushbutton Ranch a Housewife's Delight By DAVID This is the era of the electronic pushbutton, but most of us live in houses that would have served as well ia the heyday of the hand crank. Modern applied science has har nessed the atom, revolutionized production lines, invaded eater space. But while man reaches for the moon, housewives reach for a dust mop. Outside of the kitchen, the American home has been relative ly unaffected by the age of auto matic control. This is more the result of habit than necessity. To show what science can do for a home. Architect Alan Wood Fraser set out to design one in corporating all of the practical aids to housekeeping and hospi tality on the market today. The result is House of the Week X 37, aa inviting, roomy, three bedroom ranch. What It Offers Among its pushbutton comforts: 1. Touchplate electrical system: A low voltage control circuit makes it possible to turn on or off all or any light in the house L BOWEN from the master bedroom or two other locations. Pilot lights on, the master bedroom panel show which lights in the house are burning. The central control switches eli minate any fumbling in the dark; whole sections of the house can be lighted at one time. X. Intercommunication system: This links bedrooms, access doors, kitchen, terrace and garage. A hi-fi set can be cut into the inter com to bring music to bedrooms or outdoor terrace. J. Vacuuum cleaner outlets: Vacuum hose can be "plugged into" suction outlets connected by hidden permanent ducts to pow erful motor in basement. Heavy equipment never moves even dur ing complete house-cleaning. 4. Automatic devices center: A single motor built into the kitchen counter powers all mixing, blend ing and juice extracting attach ments. 5. Reversible windows: All mov able windows are of the type that can be flipped over so both sides can be washed from the inside. ' S. Driveway heating coils: The flip of a switch heats driveway so snow will melt as it falls. " r-- -- rrv??gggSLl nf TOMORROW'S HOME TODAY: This gracious ranch is designed o fake advantage of all the modern scientific aids to home comfort; and housekeeping, from a touchplate light ing system to permanent vacuum cleaner ducts. The home has three bedrooms, large liv ing room, dining room and kitchen. Habitable area is 1,595 square feet. of two or three wall plugs in a room, this equipment permits you. to plug in at six-inch intervals any where around a room. 8. Automatic lawn "sprinklers: 7. Electric strip outlets: Instead Pop-up heads on buried tubing rSS-TNKM KITCHCM T OUT CM LIVIHC ROOM 000 SC'VJCC AUTOMATIC oevicci ctc rOLO-AUAV tfMlCRS, OO0 OVCft Le raven LTt m-ri cove 1! CUT SVS1CW KKAjtCft tlCMTINO IMTCftCO OUTLET As Hr yX X' . . f r N jss, fey s P7iiMT wn.ee a M oiiiic door , It1 ' 1 I men : E? i I fvv 1 - f me 3 l J I IMfWCKOOH J . "1 emu ' - E ,.r. SA Midi ku i jujJVK- e st KWn t F- -1V T E C E T"T nccraic Wf a 11 I f J 1 J .Jilt. -tY l!CT ITStO. T- TT J ."y II J T i.V A-37 . stool STOMCC oe-icme coils vaoe driveway .AIM SMImtLC System rise when water is turned on. When water is turned off, they slide down out of sight. Designed For Comfort The floor plan has been laid out to insure that these comforts and conveniences embellish a home carefully attuned to modern de mands. The- generous entertaining area has an attractive fireplace, with space for built-in TV and hi-fi on one side and an informal refresh ment bar on the other. The bar can be concealed with a foldaway door. A picture window in the living room looks out over the front ter race entrance and sliding glass doors open onto the rear terrace from the dining room. Step-Saving Kitchen The kitchen has a bow window, with utilities arranged in an "L" shape and a desk for "household bookkeeping. The oven is built-in and cooking burner units fold back in the wall when not in use. There's a step-saving pass-through to the refreshment bar and a dumb waiter for service to storage room in basement. Adjoining the kitchen is a first floor utility room providing laundry space that's easily reached but outside the main living area. All three of the bedrooms have fluorescent cove lighting, giving soft indirect . light. An in-between bath serves the two front bedrooms.- 1 The master bedroom in the rear has four sliding door closets and a fixed picture window wall. By us ing the alcove treatment and add ing a second toilet, the architect gets an economical double function from the main bath: the master bedroom retains a private toilet even when the larger area is in use . as a guest powder room. Statistics X-37 has six rooms, and . its over-all dimensions are 64' by 46'. Thre are 1.59a square feet., of habitable area, plus 763 in the over-size two-car garage and serv ice area. . - FLOOR PLAN: Marginal notes detail the many modern conveniences Architect A I a a Wood Fraser has called for in construction of this six-room ranch. The plan provides a luxurious entertainment area, plus a large master bedroom and step-saving service area directly off the kitchen. MODERN LUXURY: Here's view from the entrance foyer across the living room into the dining room. Door in dining room wall leads to kitchen. Also visible is pass-through from kitchea to refreshment bar. The hi-fi ot can send music to any point in house over intercom system. Send this coupon for your STUDY PLAN . . YOU CAN GET a study plan for The House of The Week by filling in your name and address on the coupon on this page and sending it with 35 cents to this newspaper. This study plan shows each floor of the' house together with each of the four elevations, front, rear and sides of the house. It is scaled at Vs-inch per foot It includes a guide on "How to Get Your House Built" ' You can take this study plan to your bank or other mortgage lender and to your builder and get rough estimates on the cost of construction in this area, as well as an idea of the cost in relation to your budget . With this information you win know whether you will want to proceed with construction by order ing working blueprints direct from the architect and asking for bids for the work. STUDY PLAN ORDER COUPON Building Editor Enclosed is 35 cents. Please send me a copy of the study plan of The House of The Week, X-37 ! (please print) Citf
