THE BLUEFIELD has a big-house look but can be built on a small-house budget. It has been styled to give it a long, modern appearance. From side to side, it measures sixty-one feet and looks' every inch of it. That is because the main roof line has been extended across the garage to the very end of the house.
Actually the house proper measures only forty-one feet. It gets its "big-house look" from the distinctive outdoor living room. This is the well-known breezeway-but with its face lifted to produce a glamorous effect. Instead of being open to the street so that your privacy is denied whenever you use it, its front is attractively walled off by a continuation of the brick and wood treatment given the rest of the house.
From the street side, therefore, the breezeway looks like a year-'round room. And it can easily be made into one through the addition of a space heater and a window wall on the rear side, facing the yard.
The Bluefield has a large living room which is dominated by a huge fireplace along one wall. The living room opens directly into the dining room and also into the outdoor room. Thanks to the corner window treatment of the dining room and the large picture window of the living area, you are assured of breezes from any one of three directions in hot weather. The lack of a square corner accentuates the combined length of the rooms-over twenty-eight feet.
The kitchen is exceptionally large for a house of this size. It occupies 175 square feet of floor area, has ample wall space for all the appliances and cabinets you could want, and in addition has room for a break fast nook. It is convenient both to the outdoors and to the full basement.
The Bluefield has three bedrooms-all with double exposure. The master bedroom measures 12 feet by 16 feet. It has a separate dressing room with four closets-an unusually generous allowance-and its own bathroom with an oversized stall shower. The remaining bedrooms are also large and contain more than adequate storage space.
The circulation pattern is also noteworthy. No room need be crossed to gain access to another. This means that every member of the family can enjoy privacy and can go about his activities without disturbing others in the house.
While the basic design is essentially simple, the architect has introduced charming notes by means of inexpensive, modern materials. Note for instance, the window box that provides novel treatment in front of the bedroom window.
All the materials in the Bluefield have been chosen to give maximum value for your building dollar. The exterior walls are of wood shingle-asbestos shingle can be substituted, if you choose-and merely enough brick is specified to provide an accent note. Touches of color can be added by using roof shingles of various blends.
The garage is long and wide enough to accommodate the largest cars now sold, and has additional space for the storage of lawn mowers, bicycles, and other equipment. When it is raining or snowing, you will appreciate the direct access from the garage to the sheltered outdoor living room-a feature that will enable you to go from car to house without getting wet.
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