HERE is a modern Ranch-type home that should appeal to even the most highly critical traditionalist. Its smooth, uncluttered lines and well-ordered floor plan illustrate both beauty and economy. It can easily be THE home for a modern young family, especially at the bargain price for which you can erect The Santa Fe.
The minimum lot recommended is 65 x 100 feet. However, with its solid bulk and wide, low appearance it would look better on a lot at least 75 feet wide, if not larger. A spacious lot not only sets off a home by isolating it from a jumble of other houses in a particular area, but vastly increases the variety of landscaping possible. And satisfactory landscaping is necessary to do justice to The Santa Fe.
An attractive, sheltered patio borders the entrance and frames the large picture window in the front wall. This shaded area is ideal for hot summer days and protects visitors in inclement weather.
The front door enters upon a foyer well separated from the rest of the house, so that arriving and depart- ing guests need not interfere with living room activity. A guest coat closet is located in the foyer.
Turning left from the front en- trance, one enters the large, L- shaped living-dining area. The open design permits this section to extend the entire width of the house. A large picture window lights the sizable living room. A slightly smaller picture window lights the dining room at its rear wall, forming a pleasant counter- part to the living room window and allowing true cross ventila- tion through the entire area. Note that a long solid wall running the width of the house plus a smaller wall area still remains for many types of furniture arrangement.
A door leads from the dining room to the modern kitchen. In the kitchen, sink, range, refrigerator and working space are set in a compact "L" arrangement. A special fea- ture of the kitchen in The Santa Fe is the breakfast nook in one corner, which is so convenient when only one or two are eat- ing alone. It is particularly handy for feed- ing children without disturbing anyone in the regular living-dining area. The kitchen may also be approached from a rear door to the back yard and a door from the central hall.
The central hall, which may be reached directly from the foyer, gives access to the two bedrooms, the den and bathroom.
The master bedroom is located in the front extension of the house and the junior bedroom in the rear. An extra large built-in wardrobe closet with sliding doors is an outstanding feature of the master bedroom. Both bedrooms have two exposures and cross ventilation. The convenient den may substitute as a children's playroom or as an overnight guest room.
Two more bedrooms and another bath may be finished in the expansion attic if necessary. There will still be adequate storage space left over.
The attached garage may be enlarged to a two-car garage, at additional expense, without disturbing the lines of the house. Behind the garage is a utility room which serves to hold the heating plant of the house, since the home is cellarless.
The Santa Fe is built on a concrete slab foundation with asphalt tile as the finished flooring material. Pipes are imbedded in the cement to provide radiant panel heat- ing. The floor of the utility room is a step lower than the rest of the house to permit natural drainage of the heating pipe system.
Panel heating (consisting of one con- tinous coiled pipe imbedded in the concrete floor) is relatively new when compared with older systems and has both advantages and disadvantages that should be con- sidered carefully. Among the advantages are that it conserves space, since no radia- tors protrude into the rooms; the heat source is invisible, making for a more at- tractive interior; the heating is uniform with no hot spots or cold corners; it is clean, leaving streak-free walls and no dust-collecting corners; and it is possibly more comfortable with no layers of hot or cold air from ceiling to floor.
Panel heating has improved vastly in re- cent years and is definitely worth consideration by the home owner.
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