Today, life in the average household with young children revolves around the kitchen. So the logical place for the kitchen is right in the center of the house. An outstanding example of this kind of planning is shown here: the kitchen is a center island between living room and family room. It is closed off from the living room, but opens to the family room over a table-height snack bar which can double for children's projects in- volving crayons and modeling clay. Besides this ingenious arrangement, the house has several other good ideas worth studying. The carport doubles as a covered entrance walk. There is a big storage room at the back of the carport to supplement closets inside the house. (This is less costly to build than such storage space inside the house.) The house is planned so that children can go in and out of their own rooms through the family room. (They can also be persuaded to make a habit of washing their hands, since a lavatory opens off it.) At $16,950 with air conditioning (or $16.260 without), this is a bargain house for in- formal living. It is one of a group of houses planned for young families, and built in Merrifield. Virginia, a suburban development near Washington, D. C. This new kind of real estate development leaves the trees standing. Lots are big enough (half-acre) to enjoy privacy outdoors. This gives each family the feeling that its home is not con- fined within the four walls of the house.
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source: House and Garden Magazine | September 1954
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