TIKRALD AND NEWS, KLAMATH FALLS, ORECON
THE HOUSE OF THE WEEK
PACE SIX
Comfortable Ranch Satisfies Space Hunger
' By Dovid L. Bowen
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the reason a family m'A t-a iiuiv.
i.n bailment inlo a hou. : or (ion.
one hou c (o another is to gc'. more
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ines invoked many far morej
glamorous and uplifting but down
if low the romantic generalities
ui.'out med-jrn, suburban, gracious
livtrii; !i re's one plain fact: io
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l'Ur, B-3 in (he House of the
Week series of distinguished architect-designed
homes recognizes
this fact of life.
"A well-proportioned room of ad
equate dimensions does not re
(jure compromises of 'multi-use'
hanuling." says B-3 designer Ar
chitect Herbert W. Neumann. "And
(he avoidance of constant compro
mise is what the term gracious
living actually means."
Open the front door in this three
bedroom ranch and you enter a
foyer that is as large as many
rooms.
"This is a gracious introduction
to the house," continues Neumann,
"and alto insurance for a sound
traffic pattern. Kxtra hall space,
usually described as 'waste' in a
small home, has been used here
to give the bedrooms a feeling of
privacy not often found in a ranch
home."
. The kitchen is large enough to
take care of work and breakfast
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WORTH DREAMING ABOUT: This three-bedroom ranch
home was designed fo fulfill completely the basic family
need for space. It has a large foyer, L-shaped living and
dining room, family room and a rear porch.
areas with attractive comfort for
each. The family room is not re
quired for meals and can be main
tained as an informal living room
rather than a catch-all for routine
family functions.
Main living room and dining
room are completely off the regu
lar traffic route and thus can be
kept ready at all times to serve
their proper function; providing an
attractive setting for entertainment.
Including the two-car garage, B-3
has a width of 77' 44" and will
in most areas fit on a 100' lot. The
depth is 40' 4'. Habitable area Is
1,844 square feet. Brick contrasts
with wood shingles on the exterior
and the inviting front porch is ue
lined by wrought iron columns.
Additional Details
Living room is in the front, just
to the right of the foyer. It has
a bright window overlooking the
porch and a fireplace with flag
stone hearth. The dining room ad
joins the living room in an L-
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FLOOR PLAN: Good planning keeps idle traffic out of the living and dining rooms. Note
also the huge size of the three walk-in closets. Living area is 1,844 square feet.
ENGINEERED FOR ENTERTAINING: Artist's view looks toward fireplace wall from foyer.
Fart f dining room it visible at Uft ind beyond that th rear porch.
shape and has sliding glass doors
opening to the side porch and a
picture window at the back.
The big front foyer directs traf
fic to all carefully separated
zones: formal entertaining, bed
room section and the family room
The latter is as large as many
living rooms and has its own pic
ture window looking out over the
back yard. It is centrally located
and can be reached from the foy
er, through swinging doors from
the kitchen, or from the rear ves
tibule. A second area for relaxation is
the porch adjacent to the dining
room, which can be left open,
screened, louvered or enclosed.
Plenty of basement area is avail
able for future play space or hob
by room if development on the
lower level is desired. If built with
out a basement, the area shown as
stairway would become utility and
laundry room.
Efficient Kitchen
Spacious planning provides the
kitchen with a good, generous U-
shaped section to hold all appli
ances, work counters and put-away
shelves. The work area is off the
traffic route. There's a big break
fast area at the window end.
The planning of the bedroom
wing accentuates privacy a re
quirement sometimes ignored in a
ranch house. The foyer serves as a
buffer between living and sleeping
areas, Bedroom hall, bathrooms
and closets separate the rooms ef
ficiently, so that all members of
the family can be shielded as
much as possible from other room
activities and noises.
Master bedroom has a walk-in
closet of room proportions and
there Is a bathroom with stall
shower that is partitioned to of
fer lavatory service at the rear
vestibule. An extra guest lavatory
could be added, if desired, at the
foyer by converting the big closet
to that purpose.
B-3 STATISTICS
This ranch design offers 1,844
square feet of living space.
There are two baths and a to
tal of seven rooms, three of
them bedrooms. Out of a total
of eight closets, three are of
luxurious walk-in dimensions.
Width of the plan is 77'4" and
depth is 40'4".
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