May, 1911 
HOUSE AND GARDEN 
A remarkable plan in that the sleeping quarters and the din¬ 
ing-room and service quarters are both isolated from the 
living-room. The plan is an inexpensive one because it so 
closely approximates the square 
For a narrow lot it is more difficult to work out a satisfactory 
plan. If one is willing to dispense with an entrance hall 
this is an excellent arrangement 
constantly in the designer's mind 
when working out a floor plan, 
and that is the necessity for keep¬ 
ing the floor area as a whole one 
that permits of a simple and inex¬ 
pensive roof. Keep the plan with¬ 
in the boundaries of either one 
long rectangle—for a roof of two 
planes, or of several well con¬ 
nected minor rectangles where 
A plan for the narrow lot, but the 
way from bedrooms to living- 
room lies through the dining¬ 
room. Reeves & Bailey, archi¬ 
tects 
frequently these have to be placed 
on a comparatively narrow lot. 
A good plan that could very 
easily be adapted to the long, nar¬ 
row lot is shown at the right of 
this page. This one, which, by the 
way, provides for one large bed¬ 
room in the attic, is open to objec¬ 
tion in the fact that the only way 
from the bedroom hall into the 
living-room lies through the din¬ 
ing-room, a point that might or 
might not be a disadvantage, ac¬ 
cording to the circumstances. 
The plan at the bottom of 
P a ge 336 is adaptable to such a 
site, and is in many respects ex¬ 
ceptionally well thought out. In, 
addition it has the advantage of 
being almost square, so that it 
could be built most economically. 
The plan of Tallmadge & Watson 
shown is also of this deep-and- 
narrow-lot type. 
One of the problems in planning 
is to provide abundant porch space 
without darkening any of the 
rooms. This is not always possi¬ 
ble when the most economical 
building is necessary, but the 
plans that are shown herewith will 
suggest a number of ways in which 
the porch may join the living- 
room without darkening it to any 
extent. It is surprising that many 
bungalow builders do not break 
away from the regular porch roof 
and work out an arrangement of 
open rafters, to be covered by 
vines or by a roll awning. Some 
such arrangement as this, together with at least a portion of the 
porch space entirely uncovered, would be a good thing to strive 
for in planning. 
Then too, do not forget the sleeping-porch. It would be a very 
easy matter indeed to arrange for a sleeping-porch in conjunction 
with almost any of the bedroom wings shown among these illus¬ 
trations of plans. Unfortunately none of the examples illustrated 
show this, but some of them do show another feature that is a 
product of the West and which we of the East might well borrow 
in planning our 
bungalow. I refer 
to the screened 
porch, without 
which no Southern 
California home is 
considered livable. 
On it most of the 
kitchen work is 
carried out in the 
comfort that a well 
ventilated, vine- 
shaded, outdoor 
room alone can 
bring. 
There is one 
other consideration 
that must be kept 
gabled roofs may be employed. Excepting in the case of a plan 
that approaches the square, where the roof may be of four planes 
terminating in a central point, it will be well to strive for one main 
rectangle, that is considerably longer than wide, with smaller ad¬ 
joining rectangles that will be covered by gables in the main roof. 
And in order to secure that blanket-like roof that is associated 
with the true bungalow type, the main roof or its gables will 
usually cover the porch space as well as the interior with a mini¬ 
mum of breaks. In other words, instead of providing a separate 
roof for the porch, the main roof or a gable serves the purpose. 
rectangle is likely to make a building of better appearance 
The central living-room type will frequently 
be found the best plan. This one has a 
patio in the rear 
