Property of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Steiner | Miami Beach, Florida | Architect Wahl Snyder | Photographer F. M. Demarest

THOUGH dwarfed by the majesty of the towering royal palms about it, this low-eaved stucco house with its bright lemon-yellow shutters is a complete individual, a happy combination of dignified formality and warm hospitality. It's a rambling house, around a spacious patio, built to take full advantage of the temperate Florida climate. An outdoor fireplace at one end is flanked by low walls-walls which give definition to the patio without being too confining. In the house plan, itself, the living room forms the main focal point. It is reached directly from the small entrance foyer which, with the ample, well-lighted porch, forms the connecting link between the two wings. The foyer, too, leads directly into a bedroom hall from which two rooms, each with private bath, can be reached. The master bed- room is entered through a dressing room which has many convenient built-in features. Another bedroom, also with adjoining bath, is located at the other end of the living room and is convenient to the side entrance hall. Balancing the bedroom wing, we find the dining room, pantry, and kitchen. The dining room, with its corner window overlooking the patio, may be entered from either living room or porch so that the latter, with its compact, efficient bar, may be drafted into service when entertaining is on a grander scale. A great convenience is the direct approach from the two- car garage into the main quarters of the house, introducing a welcome note for guests during inclement weather. Quarters for one maid, plus a small service porch, complete the plan. Outside, the thin, wide overhang of the eaves and low-pitched roof gives a frank, modern air, while many well-placed casement windows take care of the much desired ventilation. It's a house for good living, fitting naturally into its flat, attractively landscaped plot- a logical reflection of the semitropical location and modern planning.