Livability and Comfort Keynote Builder's House of Tomorrow

Take a look today at the house of tomorrow--thc lou'cost home for the average family. Ytlu can see rvhat's on the way from the u'inning designs of thc biggcst housc design competitior.r in history.

Features common to the u'inning designs indicate a ltrlttsc that emphasizes livability, comfort and convenience ; at house that eliminates unnecessary frills. It is a house in keeping with the best in contemporarv architecture, one that makes liberal ttse of rnodern building nlaterials for siding, outdoor fences and screens and zr home made coll'lfortable by built-in conveniences.

The roof is low and sloping with wide extension of eaves as protection from direct summer sun as well as for ner'v appearance. There's provision for outdoor living rvith patios and recreatiou areas adjacent to the home fenced and screened, for maximum privacy on the stanclard citv lot. Exterior plywood is liberally used as a primary siding rnaterial or in combioation rvith other materials for harrclsome design effects.

Interiors are carefully plannecl to afford the feeling of maxinrum freedom and spaciousness lvithin the overall cubage limits of the structures. N'Iultiple-purpose areas arc relied upon heavily for utrnost utility in keeping rvith today's living habits. Often, the "rooms" for dining, conversation, living and children's play occupy the floor spacc. Counters, bars and built-in fixtures frequently aid in clefinition of the respective areas or at least the storage conveniences make multiple use of the given area feasible.

Designs in the re,cent outstanding competition, sponsored by the National Association of I{ome 13uilders, Architectural F'orum magazine and btrilding materials manufacturcrs, rvere developed around a h<luse of not more than 1,000 square feet of floor space with three bedrooms atrd no basernent. The rules emphasized standard materiltls in st<rck sizcs. Object of the cornpetition s'hich d'rel 2,727 entries representing an estitrrate<l total (r0 years rvork, lvzrs to stimulate better design of homes for the :rvcrage Artrerican family.

Characteristic of the 78 national, regional and special award winners was the liberal ttse of Douglas lir plywood. 'I'hree of the first four winning designs indicated plyrvood lus the primary or complementary siding material ns dicl scores of the other premiated designs.

Winner of the $2,500 first prize rvas 27-year-old l'Iarvnrtl graduate stu<lent Bruce Walker. I"Ie desigrled a three bctlroonr, l;uilrler type house n'ith a large, multiple-purpose living area and a removitble partition betrveen the trvcr children's rooms. The house is suitable for constructiotr :rnywhere ir-r thd country and can be placed aclvantltgeortsl-v or.r virtually any stand:rrd lot.

Walkel neatly solved the storage problem which is cre ated by subsli!.ufifrg: an-rqpen carport for garage : At the encl of the ca{port he indicited a roomy plyrvood striral3c rrrrit for lar'r'n rnower, g:rrclen hose, tools and athlctic cclrripruen l.

Tn his interior planning, \\,'alker made the living roonr a practical all-purpose room of spacious climension rvittr rvell-defined areas f or conversation, dining and gencr:rl