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I'm wondering how it would work out to take some of these modernistic floor plans and then use current tech for outstanding temperature and sound insulation, high-efficiency hvac (even some mini-splits to kind of tie-into the later "window units" those houses would have had), then have an Accessory Dwelling Unit in the back yard, for a "pool house" to house any wind and solar battery operations to minimize dependence on "the grid". With a big rain barrel to collect rain water for yard watering and, in a pinch, drinking water run through a purification filter. Can't forget double-pane windows, either! In some respects, building a Canadian-grade insulated home in TX or elsewhere, as to temperature "hardness".
ReplyDeleteEnd result would be a nice house, easy to build and plumb, outstanding reductions in energy use, with other electronic upgrades for resident conveniences. To me, such ought to come in in the low $200K range, depending upon property costs. THAT would be MORE "affordable" than what is now purporte3d to be "affordable" for many!
I was thinking the same thing----I like the floor plans but things were tight back then---I would use the same floor plan and just stretch things out a little and had add a 1/2 bath somewhere near the social gathering takes places----I have seen many of these types of home in the LA area----My friend lived in an great neighborhood of older homes like these----His home was neat----I loved how his hallway was designed----The bedrooms and bathroom ran along the left of the hallway and on the right was the living room and den----And off those rooms you had the kitchen, dinning room and another bedroom----There was a half bath through the kitchen and in the laudry room----This room had a door that opened into the back yard----The garage was set in the back of lot and the only thing you could see from the street was a snipet of the roof----There was a rolling solid wood gate that ran across the driveway----He never opened it----He alway parked up the driveway just up to the fence----
DeleteVRCooper - Sounds nice.
DeleteTake it from someone who once lived in one, flat roofs are an upkeep nightmare.
ReplyDeleteLots of these stucco houses in So Cal.
ReplyDeleteOnce rented a bungalow in Hollywood, use to have some great New Year’s and Oscar parties. Reasonable rent back then, today forget it !
-CA jock
'Chisana' is the most interesting and well-resolved floor plan.
ReplyDeleteI love these Los Angeles Spanish revivals. Some of them are totally unlivable in today's world (look at the kitchen in "The Chisana." Take-out for all meals maybe?
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