Property of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Loeb, Saugatuck River near Weston, Connecticut

It was perfectly clear to Mr. and Mrs. Harold Loeb that (1) children do more running in and out than adults, (2) the kitchen is the heart of the bustle and activity, and (3) the upstairs offers more peace and quiet than the downstairs. Therefore, they planned their two-story modern house, on a sloping bank of the Saugatuck River near Weston, Connecticut, to fit these facts of family life.

The major results of their very personal planning are two family rooms, one on the first floor, one directly above it. On the first floor it is a kitchen-dining-playroom, open to the terrace. Here Mrs. Loeb can enjoy cooking and companionship at the same time; buffet suppers can be given without effort; and the children are free to come and go, watch television, have parties. Upstairs it is a treetop living room-study with a generally quieter atmosphere; here Mr. and Mrs. Loeb and their friends like to congregate. (Note: when neither generation has guests, the rooms are used turnabout, with parents and children gathering sociably in either room.) The bedrooms are placed for privacy, and the storage space disposed at points of use; for example, on the playroom level are closets for lawn games, card tables, outdoor cooking equipment.

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source: House and Garden Magazine | January 1954