Property of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Lawrence, Kings Point, New York | Architect: George Nemeny

11/25/2025 10:17:00 PM

Any couple with three pre-school children is confronted with a vexing domestic problem: How, under one roof, does one supervise the children when necessary, let them alone when desirable and still enjoy the luxury of adult activities? The house shown here represents one artful solution. Essentially a simple, one-story rectangle, it is divided into three zones a children's area including three bedrooms and a combined play- room and kitchen center; a living-dining zone; and a master bedroom-study zone. Largely because it is so adeptly planned for family living this house recently won an important American Institute of Architecture award.

Three-zone plan shows how the living-dining room not only serves as central area for family activities but also acts as buffer between adults' and children's zones. Study in parents' area can be used as a guest room. The living room is screened from the entrance by large fireplace, which also defines the entrance hall area. Sliding glass panels at rear of living room open to screened porch. Children's zone, with open kitchen as mother's "control center," has two bedrooms and a bath on one side of playroom. a bedroom and laundry-storage area on the other.