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Each of these will embiggen.
ALL of these plans offer efficiencies of construction and builds that about 90% of modern homes just do not have! Their continuity of lines give them a sense of size that their square footage might not indicate, too. With continuity of roofs that would be ideal for solar panels and such. Which could be combined with a few Dospel wind turbines in the back yard for a "complete package". Add in modern insulation and modern heat pump hvac items, and all that would be needed would be an insulated slab to make them very much more energy efficient than ever suspected.
ReplyDeleteHouse plans any Mid-Century Modern family could afford and enjoy living in! From "lower-middle"
to "upper-middle". PLUS for family sizes of 1-2 to 3-4, of any age. When homeowners enjoyed being seen outside mowing the yard, with a push mower, rather than paying a lawn service to do it.
Only thing I might like is "bigger garages" in all cases. I do like the orientation of "future garages" which can be closed-in carports, though. As a laundry center and workshop area for hobbies, including working on one's cars under cover and with hvac
Thanks, Rick!
Some perfect examples of Mid-Century Modern. Love it.
ReplyDeleteAs a "mid-century" creation myself, I find these very interesting. Designs #1 and #3 have eliminated the formal dining room, which earlier used to be essential, and #5 has introduced the "family room", but #4 is confused, with both a dining room and a "nook" for dining. Also, the evolution of the master bath is interesting. No master bath in #1; #2 has a master bath but it also doubles as a shared bath off the hallway; #3 and #4 have a true master bath ; and #5 is rather odd, with one bath accessible from 2 bedrooms but not the hallway, and what could have been a master bath became the shared bath off the hallway.
ReplyDeleteHave to wonder how much asbestos insulation, panels, floor and ceiling tiles, and lead paint was installed and used in these beautiful death traps. Look like homes in upper middle class subdivisions, I recall these family neighborhoods as quiet and dead. Though everyone had kids, you very rarely saw them outside. And this was in the 1960’s.
ReplyDeleteCdadbr - You are very welcome.
ReplyDeleteI like the Saratoga.
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