The IxHli-ooni plan is compact, privatei light, and airy-
Other plans tnay l)c analyzeil in a siniihir manner* the strength
and the weakness of various arrangements noted, luul a sense
of good planning acquired. The larger farmhoost? shown in
Fig. 10 has bet^n inserted for iiei-^onal study on the part of
the readers. It represents a well-organizcil arrangement with
a new feature intro<kiced in the rear — a hireiJ niun*s room
with separate stairs leading to it. The dignified, simple, and
well-designed exterior shown in Plate I, upper figure, will stim-
ulate the imagination and sen-e to make the plan more realistic/]
It must not l)e supposed that the plans shown in Figs. 6, 8,
and 9 are perfect in e\'ejy resi>eet. No business office is in-
eluded and they contain fewer licdrooms than farmhouses of
the past have provided. It must be remembered that each
of these houses was designed for a particular family and for a
particular farm site, as all successful liouses should be. Con-
sequently they arc not intendtxi as models to be copie(i, but
as illostrations of the principles of house-planning. If the
principles of planning are understood they may be applied,
whether to new work or to alterations.
In geneml, an intricate or confused plan is alwajns a poor
one; the more carefully an arrangement is studied, the simpler
it should become. Briefly state<l, the final test of a gootl plan
is its extreme simplicity. Starting at the main entrance, one
should be afjle to proceed mentally through tlie plan w*ith ease
and comprehension. For tite most part the walls should be
in continuous, straight lines and should show an absence of
jogs, angles, and diagonal comers. Windows may be grouped
or single, but should l>e disposed iti an orderly manner with
relation both to interior and to exterior appearance.
I
I
I
I
THE MODERN HOUSE
19
The plans shown are a reasonable protest against the old
fiystefut types of farm dwellings. Study of these plans will
to show in what respects tlie modern rural house should
differ from former arrangenients. A living-room now com-
bines the unused parlor and the o%^erused sitting-room for
^neral family life; an office where the farmer's business is
transacted is provided in a place convenient to roadway and
ham, but outride the path of housework travel; the kiteheii
arrangement is compact and well organized; the dowTistaira
bedrooms open, not from other rooms, but from a private hall,
thus insuring quiet and privacy (Figs, 5 and 8); a bathroom is
provided on eitlier the fii-st or the second fioor, according to
water pressure; if possilile all the bedrooms are provided with
windows on two sides; tlie large hall with open stall's has given
way to a more condensetl armngement; a generous porch or
uncovered terrace is placeil where it either conmiands the
best view or is most useful during the day; the family hearth
has literally n^turned in tlic tivuig-room fireplace; and the
whole plan is so arranged that the rooms Mved in most are the
sunniest.
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The IxHli-ooni plan is compact, privatei light, and airy-
Other plans tnay l)c analyzeil in a siniihir manner* the strength
and the weakness of various arrangements noted, luul a sense
of good planning acquired. The larger farmhoost? shown in
Fig. 10 has bet^n inserted for iiei-^onal study on the part of
the readers. It represents a well-organizcil arrangement with
a new feature intro<kiced in the rear — a hireiJ niun*s room
with separate stairs leading to it. The dignified, simple, and
well-designed exterior shown in Plate I, upper figure, will stim-
ulate the imagination and sen-e to make the plan more realistic/]
It must not l)e supposed that the plans shown in Figs. 6, 8,
and 9 are perfect in e\'ejy resi>eet. No business office is in-
eluded and they contain fewer licdrooms than farmhouses of
the past have provided. It must be remembered that each
of these houses was designed for a particular family and for a
particular farm site, as all successful liouses should be. Con-
sequently they arc not intendtxi as models to be copie(i, but
as illostrations of the principles of house-planning. If the
principles of planning are understood they may be applied,
whether to new work or to alterations.
In geneml, an intricate or confused plan is alwajns a poor
one; the more carefully an arrangement is studied, the simpler
it should become. Briefly state<l, the final test of a gootl plan
is its extreme simplicity. Starting at the main entrance, one
should be afjle to proceed mentally through tlie plan w*ith ease
and comprehension. For tite most part the walls should be
in continuous, straight lines and should show an absence of
jogs, angles, and diagonal comers. Windows may be grouped
or single, but should l>e disposed iti an orderly manner with
relation both to interior and to exterior appearance.
I
I
I
I
THE MODERN HOUSE
19
The plans shown are a reasonable protest against the old
fiystefut types of farm dwellings. Study of these plans will
to show in what respects tlie modern rural house should
differ from former arrangenients. A living-room now com-
bines the unused parlor and the o%^erused sitting-room for
^neral family life; an office where the farmer's business is
transacted is provided in a place convenient to roadway and
ham, but outride the path of housework travel; the kiteheii
arrangement is compact and well organized; the dowTistaira
bedrooms open, not from other rooms, but from a private hall,
thus insuring quiet and privacy (Figs, 5 and 8); a bathroom is
provided on eitlier the fii-st or the second fioor, according to
water pressure; if possilile all the bedrooms are provided with
windows on two sides; tlie large hall with open stall's has given
way to a more condensetl armngement; a generous porch or
uncovered terrace is placeil where it either conmiands the
best view or is most useful during the day; the family hearth
has literally n^turned in tlic tivuig-room fireplace; and the
whole plan is so arranged that the rooms Mved in most are the
sunniest.