%$:Level Gives Bonuses
By DAVID G. BAREl TIIER
A homo that demonstrates eco
nomic advantages of sp)it-l*v?l
planning, as well as the glamor
which this style adds to interiors,
is shown in Design HW-l for The
House of the Week.
In every community, the split
level house is proving to be the
most popular type of dwelling
since onostory ranch styles stole
the show from two-story homes.
This plan combines advantages of
both one-story and two-story ar
rangements. When properly laid
out. it adds three bonus features
that it predecessors usually lack.
1. Extra high ceilings in living
nnd dining rooms, rising nearly
two stories high.
2. A sun-lighted and dry recrea
tion room at grade level.
3. A garage in the house with a
short driveway to the road ?
boons to be appreciated in bad
weather.
Herman H. York, an authority on
home architecture, prepared De
sign liW-1 partly as an answer to
critics of the split-level. He calls
this plan a logical answer to the
way people live.
' We automatically divide our
homes into day and night zones."
York says. "Lately a third zone
has developed. A lot of factors ?
television, hi-fi, increasing parental
concern over adolescents, family
hobbies, more home conveniences,
traffic congestion and high prices
for public amusement ? all have
combined to center new interest in
the home.
"This trend has created the third
zone ? a multi-purpose zone. The
family room, recreation room, hob
by or game room ? whatever you
choose to call it ? is now highly
important.
One of the best ways to fit these
three zones into a house on a mod
Smart styling fives this split level honse anity in design. The wide ** replug roof h covered with mar
ble chips. Heavy butt shingles and \ertical tiding with panels of flush plywood distinguish the facade.
Note vine trellis in front.
est piece of land is to use three
levels for the three major uses."
For good looks. Architect York
has used an unbroken roof line
over this split level house. This,
he says is his answer to Critics who
have contended that split level
structures "look like two separate
houses locked in mortal combat."
His sweeping roof line avoids the
appearance of a cottage hitched to
a two-story house.
This plan comprises a unity
throughout. From its front en
trance foyer, where you find a con
venient coat closet, you can go
down one step into a big recrea
tion room which has sliding glass
doors to a rear garden terrace.
This big room has space in a
corner for a soda bar for the young
sters. There also is access to the
garage and to a private lavatory.
If you build this house with a
basement under the living room,
there are only seven steps down to
an open cellar of 796 square feet.
From the foyer, you look up to
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a balcony dining room on the liv
ing room and kitchen level which j
it just four steps up from the en
trance.
The living room, measuring 23
by 15 feet, has a glass wall lacing
an upper garden terrace. The liv
ing room ceiling rises nearly two
stories high at the fireplace wall.
Here you can look up to a bal
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off to form a studio bedroom for a
guest.
You can have three or more fire
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fireplace in the living room, the big
chimney can accommodate flues
for a barbecue fireplace on the
terrace, a fireplace iu the balcony
den, and there is a good space for
a fireplace in the recreation room.
Big enough for a family needing
three or four bedrooms, this house
has two complete bathrooms in ad
dition to its extra lavatory.
One bathroom serves the master
bedroom and has a stall shower
The other is a divided bathroom
with a spare lavatory in its en
trance alcove, separated from the
other facilities by a sliding door.
A semi-circular breakfast nook
is a feature of one corner of the
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Fireplace wall of the living room, showing balcony den above.
Glass doors to upper terrace are in right background. Railing at left
separates dining space from foyer.
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Upper levels, showing front entrance at grade with balcony dining room, living room and kitchen
four steps up from foyer. Redroom level is nine steps up from living room. Three fireplaces and
garden terrace are among features.
broom closet, large refrigerator
and ample work counters.
This is a plan for comfortable
living.
Lower levels include large recreation room with sliding glass
doors to lower garden terrace. This room is one step down from
foyer. Optional basement is seven steps lower.
Flat Roofs Introduce New
House Design Controversy
By DAVID BAREUTHER
AP Real Estate Editor
Flat roofs arc one of the most
J controversial features of house de
sign.
A reader in Auburn, Ind., writes
to this department: "We are
dreaming of building a house and
the one that fits our way of living
has a flat roof. It seems people
are either all 'pro' or all 'con' when
the flat roof is discussed."
Well, architects, home builders
and mortgage investors can't make
up their minds in this controversy,
either.
One national survey showed 47
per coat of the expert! contending
that you can save money by build
ing a flat roof; 41 per cent found
there was no saving; 12 per cent
had no experience with this type
of construction.
Although flat roofs have been
used widely in Florida and Cali
fornia, they are not tied down geo
graphically.
This seems strange because pitch
ed roofs evolved through the neces
sity (or shedding heavy snows in
northern regions. The effect of
snow on the construction cost of a
roof can be considerable
For example, in New York state,
flat roofs must be strong enough
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