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HERALD AND NEWS. KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON SUNDAY, JANUARY 18, 1953 THE HOUSE OF THE WEEK Women Call the Tune for Ideal House By DAVID L. BOWEN PAGE SIX I Eighty women from all sections of the United States traveled to Washington recently to tell the na lion's homebuilders what they want ed in a house. Here is a home designed to their specifications. It has eight rooms, two and one half baths, a glamorized center hall, both a balconied dinette and a formal dining room, a fireplace a centrally located work or hobby prea plus a family room off by itself at one end of the house. The plan, X-41 in the House of the Week series, is a composite built on the main preferences ex pressed by delegates attending th" Women's Conference on Housing. sponsored by the Na'ional Assn. of Home Builders and the United In dustry Committee for Housing. This, incidentally, was one of two women's conferences on housing at Washington last fall. One of the moderators at the three-day conference was Herman H. York, prize-winning architect and frequent designer of House ol the Week plans. As a participant in the discussions, he was in an ideal position to get a detailed picture of the elements delegates believed should be included in a modern home. Here's how he put them togeth er: Entertainment Area The living room is in the front of the house, with direct access from a domed ceiling entrance foy er. This foyer, incidently, connects I ment. with a flagstoned rear foyer two steps lower to make a "center hall" connection so that children can come in the back door and go out the front without crossing a single room. The living room has a bowed multiple pane window, instead of the conventional picture window which found no approval at t h e conference. It also has a fireplace, a luxury feature high on the dele gates desired list. The dining room has a "semi separate location, a compromise between the totally separate and the "L" shaped arrangement which appeared equally popular among the women. Informal Living A special feature of X-41 is a room in the sleeping section set aside for study, quiet hobbies, sew ing or similar activities. Architect York has further increased its mul liple use by making provision for a hideaway bed and a folding partition, so that when needed it can serve as a guest sleeping room. In addition to this relaxation or work room, a large family room or den is located beyond the dining room. This room is intended for noisier family activities and con nects through sliding glass doors with the huge terrace which runs most of the length of the house at the rear. The plans allow for yet another private family area as an optional arrangement in the base- - - " - - .- . .j LOW FLAGSTONED FOYER and iron railins add to glamor of the kitchen area, which includes ample space for informal family meals. The formal dining room is visible in background. Kitchen Detail Women at the conference insist ed that kitchens should be large enough to provide an eating space for informal meals. Most of the delegates also wanted kitchen cab inets out of sight from the living and dining rooms. The kitchen in X-41 not only answers these de mands but also gives control of the rear yard, play area. Among other desirable .features: a built-in cut- WHAT THE WOMEN WANT: This eight-room contemporary home was designed to the specifications of 80 delegates from all parts of the United States who attended the Women's Conference on Housing in Washington, D.C. it has three bedrooms, 2Vi baths. ; j lllto , ... m1jp '. 'IV fAl. , BAlCOUiiD PlP T JiiluX J-! '..:' DEN c FAMILY RM. DINING RM. ,!. j DINUTt twPallOiM MASTER bED RM. ,-' iff u.ao u".i3 ,!("" Ii4 Fovea. IOiLJ I4,,n '4j! J KITCHEN -j m .H- T J THB1 LIVING RM. 1 : I I-Upim . j "I I -) '4-" W-l, T.fi " ' . -Iy . . ffflf j ' r ' ' COVlttED; poa-nco i '! V-4f -" Ilj y--Tryj)iii A' fi ' Jt;drj' it? '',,,''' ' s TTTi VI BED RM. FLOOR PLAN: Wide foyer and hobbies, play or study area in the sleeping wing are two of the attractive features of X-41. The design includes a luxurious master bedroom, Urge living and dining rooms, a wide kitchen and dinette area, and a generous wood-panelled family room or den. The basement plan, not shown, includes an optional lower level recreation area and maid's room. ting board, a planning desk, a broom closet 'often overlooked nowadays). Sleeping Wing The three bedrooms are isolated from the noise areas. All have two closets, and both of the two in the master bedroom are "walkins." The master bedroom has a pri vate full bath, and sliding glass doors lead to a balcony terrace overlooking the rear yard. The main bath is "split" with a sliding door, a practical and de sirable arrangement when two bed rooms are served by the same bath. The Exterior On exteriors, women attending the housing conference expressed desire for a house which, whether traditional or modern, retained the warmth of domestic architecture They like wood which shows its grain, or brick which "looks like it belongs on a house and not a gas station." Architect York had this in mind in fashioning a con temporary exterior with a fresh clean appearance. Its "homeyness" was achieved by limiting the exte rior materials to brick, wood shin gles and flush boards. Storage and Dimensions The garage is generously over sized to provide for garden tool storage and work bench. A large cellar off the optional lower rec reation room gives ample room for additional storage. The habitable area of the house is 2,193 square feet, not including the family room which contains 284 square feet. The garage covers 453 square feet and another 1,042 square feet of space adaptable for finishing is enclosed by the base ment. The over-all length is 81 feet, the depth 45 feet. Minimum lot width recommended is 115 feet. The square foot area of the house is higher than average, but neces sary to make room for features delegates desired. Architect York reports the women at the confer ence were frank to admit that there were many things they want ed which they could not afford. That doesn't mean they'll never enjoy them; it just means they won't get them as soon. Send this coupon for your STUDY PLAN YOU CAN GET a study plan for The House ot 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 Vfc-inch per toot. 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 will know whether you will want to proceed with construction by order ing working blueprints direct from the architect and asking for bidsjor the work. STUDY PLAN ORDER COUPON Building Editor: Enclosed is 35 cents. Please send me a copy ot the study Dlan of The House of The Week. X-41 Nome Strtet Clt, tpleoM print)
