4o Miracles Ahead! 



At one end of the kitchen counter you discover another 

 device to eliminate "Monday-morning blues" it's a modern 

 automatic laundry. The laundry is concealed from the dining 

 area but is really part of the kitchen. 



You note, too, that the kitchen is flooded with light in the 

 daytime, but it is not too bright for your eyes. The kitchen 

 wall itself is of translucent fiber glass, while the wall units cut 

 off the light at eye level and keep you from having to look 

 into the light. Fluorescent tubes along the walls provide in- 

 expensive, cool "daylight" at night. In the center is an open 

 space of transparent glass to serve as a window-with-view, 

 and in this are placed glass shelves for plants and flowers. 



An oil-burning fireplace furnace to heat the house and fur- 

 nish year-round hot water is recessed into the living-room 

 wall next to the kitchen. You can open the door to let the 

 comforting oil flame of the furnace show through the glass 

 in front all the atmosphere of the wood-burning fireplace 

 without its bother. 



Hamby points out that this arrangement not only simplifies 

 the heating system but concentrates all the mechanical work- 

 ing parts of a house near one point. "This would enable you," 

 he explains, "to get the most out of the plumbing, wiring and 

 utilities. In that way, and through the use of rust-proof cop- 

 per pipes and parts, leaks and costly repairs could be almost 

 permanently eliminated." 



In this two-story house the bath is immediately above the 

 kitchen and utilities. This location further concentrates the 

 mechanical parts near one point in the house. By reducing the 

 length and complication of the piping, such a plan makes it 

 possible to use the finest plumbing methods and the best ma- 

 terials while keeping the over-all cost within the reach of 

 families of moderate means. 



Because every inch of space in this "kitchenless house" is 

 planned for full use, this home can be of modest proportions 



