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Show Design f niaerammatic showing living room designed by Norman Cherner for one of six new houses at Ramapo, N. Y. Wall panels and cabinets faced with richly figured hardwood veneer are indicated Modern furniture in birch or maple veneer, also designed by Mr. Cherner, will blend with the woodwork. Plywood flush doors are a feature. Six country homes are taking shape in scenic Rockland county opposite a Palisades Interstate Park area at Ramapo, v v snon to be occupied by a erouo of vounu families mutual friends who decided they' , were tired of "cliff dweller" life in New York and wanted to build , new community in which they would spend their lives together, away from the city's hustle and bustle. . Plans for the six houses were drawn by Norman Cherner, young New York designer, in association with Edwin Kramer, architect. All of the houses were designed from one basic plan, with minor variations varia-tions to suit the tastes of each Mr. Cherner, an industrial designer de-signer and instructor of Fine and Industrial Arts at Columbia University, Uni-versity, also has designed furniture furni-ture for the new homes. The author au-thor of a forthcoming book, "Making "Mak-ing Your House a Home," he believes be-lieves that to achieve complete harmony in a home, the house inside and out and the furniture should be planned together. Specifications for the two-bedroom homes of modern architectural architec-tural design call for extensive hardwood plywood construction, even to some exterior paneling, because plywood provides dimensional dimen-sional stability a term which means it has maximum strength in all directions and does not warp, buckle or split. The interiors were designed individually in-dividually for each house by Mr. S - i " " Cherner. Living room wall panels ' faced with warm, richly figured hardwood veneers will help to create the atmosphere of friendly hospitality and gracious country living. Flush doors of plywood, easily maintained and in keeping with the architectural design, are to be used exclusively. Mr. Cherner's modern furniture furni-ture in either birch or maple veneer -will harmonize with the woodwork. Light woods have been selected, the designer explained, to create a feeling of spaciousness. spacious-ness. For the same reason, chairs, tables and benches have legs of wrought iron. Constructed as a group on the same basic plan, the houses will cost about $8,500 each with the owners doing some of their own interior carpentry and landscaping. landscap-ing. Individuality is obtained through color, treatment, interior arrangement, orientation and an appropiate adaptation of trellises. The five-room houses containing contain-ing kitchen, living room, dining foyer and the two bedrooms will provide approximately 860 square feet of living area, exclusive of a breezeway and car port. Halls take up a minimum of space. Provision Pro-vision is made for expansion to meet the needs of growing families. |