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Show - ''''mmsmmm wu. w. iikjwm, mmm 'r : ' - "- ,. , ,.,.. iA 'iMtwMn,,,,. i .3 rML .t f? w i v used I COUNTY, UTAH to be. . It's better heated, better lighted, better designed - f-- w x mm JULY. 26. dog-eare- " 1953 lit.. Jfl d double panes of glass with a narrow space between. Vse of thermal panes before a picture window, constructed on the north to catch a view, helps the rest with the view. dents to roid"ctching a cold- along . a 1" are using ouscure or (c.iiucu3 juaiijr uesiguers which add light while reUinicg glass on a. -- w 0 SUNDAY, moisture butterfly roof needs no drains, the center and spills out an each end. to The f hed rwof, which varies from a near-fl- at moderate pitched roof,, also provides a sloping ceilic for view siid reUins snow. These roofs are sufficiently stroncr tu rarrv six or eiirht feet of snow. Windows no longer follow conventional patterns, either. The large picture windows nsuady are placed to the side or rear, providing a view of a patio, or garden, while high narrow windows in front give privacy. Corner windows are used only for views, avoiding the cliche of corner windows on each side of a door, which ' look. gave older houses a By JOAN GEYER home, in the west isn't what it grey ' but they invert them inty the butterfly roof. Actually, the contemporary trend has completely departed from traditional styles. A house is determined, not by tradition, but what the owner wants and where the house is to be located. , Every effort is made to capture breathtaking mountain views, and at the'same time trap nature into providing heat and insulation. , Take. the butterfly roof, which accomplishes a purpose stolen from the Eskimo. Th modern architect inverts his gable, so that he has a roof low in the middle and sloping up on both sides. Main reason for this design is to provide art upward s'oping ceiling in front of a picture window, providing a wider angle-vieof mountains. . Thia roof is intended, not to shed snow, but to retain it. since American architects have learned from the Eskimo that snow is a wonderful insulator. The i , UTAH and roofed in a way to startle grandpa, who always liked a nice gables. Modernists like gables, too, a. .... f The little . i , Modern Homes May Look Odd to Past SSfj Generations, But They're Functional drafcf to sinct ill '7 PROVO, " privacy. ' Modern homes are designed to trap heat for solar heating. The practice is to put big windows to the (COXTOXtD OH PACE S " A) V "ff ,0 s , i. ,.h .. - ,.. " - V ir V . , ".fit Hupre sloping EFFICIENT INTERIOR LIVING, OUTSIDE BEAUTY the glass front in the Richard K. Hatch home, 612 E. 7th N., affords a view of Below it. heat sun to of winter same time takes the help and at advantage garden low, the kitchen of the Hatch home is efficiently designed for functional living. It ' opens onto the dining portion of the house. full-lengt- h n ... .);, & 1 HOME WITH A VIEW Tht fun rlass front of the home above, of Lawson llanv blin. shown here In silhouette overlooking the valley, takes full advantage of the scenery something which modern architect now keep in mind. Situated on a bluff In Carterville, the home commands View of the valley and a breath-takin- g i 1 mountains. ? ' . 77' 7777- - i I i I BUTTERFLY' ROOF. RUSTIC FIREPLACE This home of the John Hale Gardners at Afptn and Birch Avenues illustrates the butterfly, or inverted roof sldping upward from the middle, now employed by architects. It drainstoward the center and traps snow as an insulation. Upper picture, the huge, square fireplace lends a distinctive touch to the home's) living: room. That's Helen, 8, and Jchn Gardner, 5, in the big chair. Television has brought problems to modern home, deignifrom place for it, and it must be where most people can see the. available seating arrangement. Here is how the problem is aotred in the home cf Lt. Col. and Mrs. Samuel J. Skousen on Cedar Avenue. The exposed beans add a rustic feature to the house. Above and to the left, exterior view ot the Skousen heme another utilization of the butterfly roof. SPACE FOR TV ng. There's got to be a it ? |