Narrative from the General Building Plans [November, 1953]


 
The "D" house ... is a single unit house designed for
executive occupancy. It is a story and a half in
height and has four bedrooms arranged two upstairs and
two down. The distinguishing feature of the first
floor is the slightly projecting wing which breaks the
front wall line and permits the bedrooms to be
arranged with a bath between them on the side wall. A
bedroom wing hall has access to a stairs connecting
the two large bedrooms on the second floor. These are
in gable ends under the roof, one being cross
ventilated with front dormer, the other with the gable
of the projecting wing. The upstairs bathroom with a
shower stall is situated in a large dormer over the
kitchen, and a hall, equipped with a good sized linen
closet, connects it and the bedrooms with the stairs.
On both floors, the smaller bedroom has one closet,
the larger two closets. Downstairs, the bathroom has a
lavatory with medicine closet, a water closet and a
standard sized bath tub. The living room, which has a
closet for wraps adjacent to the front door, is 13' x
20' 10". The dining room, an alcove type, is 9' x 12'.
The kitchen is large and fully equipped with good
storage space arranged on three walls.  The drawer
space is somewhat less than in some of the other types
of houses, but the upper cupboards with their
adjustable shelves are more ample. The work shelf
space and the drain board area are definitely greater,
and the floor area is sufficient for several to work
in this kitchen simultaneously. The finish throughout
is comparable with other types.



If one wished to compare the "D" house with the
average only the slightly increased room sizes and the
additional rooms of service would distinguish it. It
is notable that throughout the entire project a
democratic principle has been adopted, so that the
types of houses vary mainly in quantitative
differences. These differences are reflected in the
economics of housing. The few larger houses will
probably be occupied by the more permanent executives
upon whom certain socio-business demands are made.