Property of Mr. and Mrs. John S. Day, Central Point, Oregon | architects: Roland Terry and Philip Moore

As a ranching family, the Days have naturally sought to express their attachment to the West in both the architecture of the house and its decoration. The colorful fresco by Seattle artist Jean Beall along the entrance wall, left, is a lively scene of animals and horsemen. On the opposite side of the entrance is a loggia. It gives the family a sunny but protected area opening to the outdoor terrace, swimming pool and tree-covered mountainside. The colors and textures of the region are almost literally duplicated in the loggia, where pine poles span the beams overhead, native cedar boards and many-hued stones form wall surfaces. Irregular slate slabs of floor are carried across gallery separating loggia and terrace and on to the broad pool and terrace.

Because the planning of this house was meticulous, a clear purpose can be found behind every detail. The plan consists essentially of three distinct zones a service-dining wing, a master bedroom and an office where Mr. Day carries on ranch business, and a living room-guest wing- virtually a separate structure joined to the house by a gallery. In addition, there is an apartment for the Days' son below the master bedroom area. The three main zones are divided not only by the horizontal plan but also by steps leading from entrance level down to living area, up to master bedroom. Swimming pool is conveniently reached through sliding glass walls of three areas master bedroom, gallery and living room. Upper pool terrace is planned as "island" with steps descending into the water.

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source: House and Garden Magazine | April 1958