Eight Adventuresome House With New Ideas

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Ei ght Adven t ur esome H ouses Wi t h N ew I deas

CONSTRUCTION AND DESIGN of houses is never at a standstill. Even the

well know historical styles are but crystallizations of a brief moment inthe cinstant change and flow of design. Tastes change, and should, parallel-ing changing needs, living habits, and technical progress.

The following eight houses, together with the Ulrich Franzen house pre-sented in the first section of the book, are very significant examples of pres-ent day experimentationin home planning, design, stuctural concepts, anduse of materials. All have been actually built and lived inthey are notdream projects. Some of the ideas they harbor may well influence the formof future houses. At the least, they add excitement and exuberance to thelives of families that occupy them.

194 HOUSE FOR A. QUINCY JONESA. Quincy Jones &

Frederick E. Emmons, Architects

An extremely f lexibl e, open pl an house in

Los Angeles, Cali forni a, wi th new thinking

on room arrangement, gardens indoors,

metal roofing and frame.

198 HOUSE FOR JOHN F. STAMBAUGHRobert A. Li tt le & Associates

ArchitectsPrefabricated arched trusses and box beamsform a Plymouth, Ohio, house that spans a

ti ny bay for pure fun and j oy of li ving near

the water.

200 HOUSE FOR FRANK APPLEBEEPaul Rudolph, Architect

Balanced, canti levered wi ngs mi nimi ze

foundations in thi s Auburn , Alabama,

house. Livi ng room wal ls are wood doors,

backed wi th mosqui to net curt ains, and

convert room to a porch in summer.

202 HOUSE FOR ALEXANDRA CURTI SRaphael Soriano, Architect

Exteri or and in terior walls of cork and

translucent corr ugated plasti c, cei li ngs of

sprayed asbestos, form new uses of fami liar

materi als in this house in Bel-Ai r,

California.

HOUSE FOR JOSEPH V. REID 204Eliot F. Noyes and Associates,Architects

A concrete shell formed over an i nfl ated bal-

loon gives a radi cally new shape to thi s bub-

ble house in Hobe Sound, Fl ori da. In teri ors

may be arranged as desi red.

HOUSE FOR JACQUES C. BROWNSON 206Jacques C. Brownson, Architect

A glass house in Geneva, I ll inois, hung from

great ri gid steel frames, minimizes bui ldi ng

par ts, opens on spectacle of changing seasons.

Al l par ti ti ons are completely freestanding.

HOUSE FOR RAYMOND EVANS 208William S. Beckett, Architect

Three separate pavil ions for sleeping, l ivi ng,

and guests, emphasize zoni ng in thi s Beverl y

H i ll s, Cal i forni a, house. A glassed-i n br idge

li nks two of unit s whi ch ramble down hi ll .

HOUSE FOR TRUETT H. COSTON 210Truett H. Coston, Architect

Contemporary addi ti on to older house in

Oklahoma Ci ty, Okl ahoma, echoes ori ginal

roof li ne wi th l ight steel j oists, extending to

fl oor; cei li ng is sound-deadeni ng cork.

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FLEXIBILITY IN PLAN is often a vital, necessary quality in todays small-er houses. During the course of the average familys lifetime, spaceand plan arrangement requirements can change considerably. In manyhouses, drastic changes in the plan are near impossibility, and occupantsmust adjust to it as well as they can.

This house for Mr. and Mrs. A. Quincy Jones in Los Angeles,California, is specifically planned for such changes. Cocrete slab floors,and metal columns and ceilings are permanent, but all walls are free-standing and moveable. For temporary changes during the day, slidingand curtain partitions permit subdivision of areas into private rooms. All

areas are multi-purpose. The master bedroom doubles as an extension ofthe main living area, or as a library. The childrens bedrooms form a largeplay-room. The kitchen is a family dining room, and part of the generalliving area. And the entire house can be opened wide to the outdoors.This very interesting scheme was designed by A. Quincy Jones andFrederick E. Emmons, Architects, Emile Becsky, Associate. Morris Pynooswas Contractor for the house.

One of the most unique features of the house is perhaps the unusualindoor-outdoor relationship created by bringing garden strips into thehouse through the entrance, and along the periphery of exterior walls.

A PERMANENT STRUCTURE WITH A CHANGEABLE PLAN



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The garden quali ty of the A. Quincy

Jones house is clearly seen in these

photographs. Beginning at the

outside entry (above), the plant ing

str ips run through the living area

(above right) and even into the master

bedroom (below r ight). Cut-outs

and skylights in the metal roof deck-

ing flood them wi th sun.

Arrangement of ki tchen equipment

is unusual. Cooking units are built into

cabinets and furni ture (right); two

range burners are in the family

dining table, ovens are in an adjoining

storage and serving cabinet. The

bath-dressing area has a number of

compartments, each accessible

from all bedrooms.

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T HE HIGHLY ROMANTIC house for Mr. and M rs. John F. Stambaughin Plymouth, Ohio, clearly reflects the story-book quality of itssitebeside a deep cool lake made from an old stone quarry. ArchitectsRobert A. Li ttle and Associates Edward M. Hodgman and ChalmerGrimm, Jr., sought to blend the house with the landscape.

The structural system is highly practical, carefully analyzed so that itcould be quickly and easily put together. Curved ceilinged areas areformed by arched trusses (brought assembled to the site), covered withtongue and groove planks. The bridge spanning the small bay is made

of built-up plywood girders supported by foundations of stone from anold bridge pier. August Bauerle was Contractor.In plan, the house is divided into three sections. The bridge wing is for

guests and relativesseparated for privacy, and for full enjoyment of thelake. On the opposite side of the house is a wing for owners, with bed-room, study, entry from the garage. The connecting section is for living,eating, cooking, and opens to the lake on three sides. The architect statesthat the design attempted to state the independence of the different fam-ily units, and the interdependence of them in the connected living sec-tion, and to express a rational, forward-looking, and happy approachtoward life and architecture.

ARCHED-CEILING HOUSE THAT SPANS A BAY


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200 ARCHITECTURAL RECORD HOUSES OF 1956

CAN TELEVERS CREATE M ULT I -LEVEL I N T EREST

Future additi ons to the trim gray and white house

include a large suspended terrace stemming from the

open doors in photo at right, development of motorcourt


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CANTILEVERS, OFTEN USED for short overhangs and balconies inhouses, here became a dominant design factorextending the housespread-eagle fashion over the glently sloping site. The dramatic, econom-ical structure was designed by architect Paul Rudolph for Mr. and Mrs.Frank Applebee in Auburn, Alabama. Lamar Brown was SupervisingArchitect. Harold Swindall was Contractor.

The house rests on a small concrete block basement. Fourteen-foot can-tilevers at each end are accompanied by stressed wallssteel reinforce-ment runs diagonally from top of supporting beam to floor, with turn-

buckles for adjustment. Varying floor levels, created by the cantilevers, areused to form different kinds of interior spacesbalconies, high-ceilingedliving area, snug bedrooms. To offset the warm climate, there are sus-pended sunshades, reflective insulation, and walls of flush panel doors.Mosquito net inside doors serves as curtains and screening.

The many levels, created by the

canti levers is diagrammed at left.

There is a second master

bedroom. Above: fi replace balcony

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