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[Illustration: Floor plan]
Another of those rather streamlined summer homes which some people call
“functional” style is shown here. Actually, the word simply means
useful, and that is one of the aims of all good architecture. The effort
here has been to get away from the frills and gingerbread that make
“horrors” of so many older houses. Although this was designed for a
beach house, it would do as well in almost any type of location except a
forest site. Streamlines don’t seem quite suitable for a woods home. If
built away from water, the boat shelter would make an ideal workshop,
laundry or storehouse.
Construction is of stucco over wood frame, with a broad, flat roof
extended several feet for added shade. Naturally, this flat roof would
be unsuitable for snow country, but it is quite effective in other
sections. The over-hang, by the way, might be stained green. Foundations
should all be of reinforced concrete block, which is strong and cool.
The porch rails may be either pipe or stained wood.
Inside, the arrangement is extremely simple, yet interesting. The living
and dining areas, connected with the porch by sliding or folding doors,
can be made into one very large room for entertaining. On the north
side, a long hall connects the bedroom and bath with other parts of the
house. A slight rearrangement of part of this hall would make the living
room even larger.
The bedroom has accommodations for two single beds or bunks, and there
are two built-in bunks or divans in the living room.
a CABIN for TWENTY GUESTS
[Illustration: Elevation]
[Illustration: Floor plan]
Not many families would require as spacious a cabin as this, but the
plan can be altered in various ways to expand or eliminate the
accommodations as needed. As it is, this would make a splendid club for
an outdoor group, since it can be built for a fairly reasonable sum and
is not a complicated construction problem.
The long bunk room, divided by a hall, has partitioned enclosures which
will hold either a single bed, double bunk or even a two-deck double
bunk, thus providing accommodations for either four, eight or sixteen
persons. Beyond the bunk room are two dressing rooms and two baths,
making it possible to care for guests of both sexes conveniently. If
additional beds are necessary, several folding beds could be installed
in the big living room.
The screened porch is a feature that is a good addition to any cabin. It
gives an extra room—an ideal place for meals—and by the installation of
inexpensive hinged windows, the porch can be used regardless of the
weather.
Preparation of meals for as large a group as may occupy this cabin
presents somewhat of a problem, so the designer has made the kitchen
unusually spacious. Work-tables are shown along each wall, but these can
be reduced to allow for a refrigerator, large range, etc.
As in the case of the other club house presented in this book,
construction can be as simple or elaborate as the owners desire. If
amateur labor is going to be used, the wisest choice of materials would
be those requiring the least technical knowledge. As shown here, the
cabin is wood frame, covered with imitation log siding combined with
flush siding above the level of the porch railing. The roof is of
shakes.