Start with a three-bedroom floor plan without a single cramped room; position these rooms efficiently and connect them with halls that allow freedom of movement; add a screened porch and a protected terrace. Package this dream plan in an exterior that combines modern lines and traditional dignity. There you have the most popular of all Five Star Homes 2001. A feeling of spaciousness and freedom is gained by the way the house was designed : beauty was not sacrificed to the good floor plan. Lines of the house are clean, straight, and simple; details bring out their beauty. Five Star 2001 was designed to allow easy movement of traffic. Every room but the kitchen opens to the central hallway that runs from front door to rear bedroom. This means there's no trekking through one room to reach another an especially nice feature with small children about the house. Rooms have cross- or through-ventilation.
Because of its L-shaped layout, the house gives extra living space a protected terrace between the garage and screened porch. Terrace barbecue sheltered beneath eave makes outdoor cookouts easy and fun; and the barbecue is equally handy to the screened porch for nights when it's more practical to dine under cover because of bugs or damp weather. Overhang on terrace side also gives a protected passageway to the house from the porch. Door (left) in clapboard covered garage wing opens to the master bedroom; its neighbor is convenient to the kitchen through the utility area. Twin windows with curtains and flower box belong to the double garage.
Exterior of this best-selling Five Star Plan features the al-ways-handsome combination of red brick and white trim. Screened porch opening to living-dining area is expansible space that could later be converted to a family room or study to meet the owners' needs. The main entrance door has panels built up on its face that match window shutters. Doorway is recessed to protect visitors from weather. Floor is easy-to-wash ceramic tile. Overhead light illuminates steps. Blend of bay and picture window ideas produces an attractive view window that floods the living room with sunlight.
ARCHITECT: Bertram Weber
AREA: 1,723 square feet
DIMENSIONS: 61x66 feet
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