The buildings were to be as fire-resisting as possible, so stucco on hollow tile was used with composition slate roofing, substituted for slate as a matter of economy. To meet climatic conditions, each house has a summer kitchen as well as a large front porch. The houses of the four and fiveroom types are semi-detached, and to give each family the maximum of privacy, the porches are kept well apart instead of adjoining. The fourroom house, the smallest unit, has a living room with a kitchen dining room on the ground floor and two bedrooms, each with two exposures, and a bath on the second, this on a ground area of 14 ft. 3 in. by 25 ft. 6 in. The five-room house has a dining alcove off the kitchen and an extra bedroom on the second floor. The eight-room houses have a separate side entrance which gives direct access to a lodger’s suite of two bedrooms with a lavatory and toilet; the only connection of these rooms with the main portion of the house is through the lobby.
The housing corporation’s requirements as to design have been closely followed. Living rooms for general use are all of an area not less than 10 ft. by 13 ft. 2 in., entirely separate from sleeping rooms. A cross ventilating system has been worked out in each home through windows of ample size. Each bedroom has at least 400 cu. ft. of air space per occupant, and every room has direct sunlight. Blinds were originally designed for the houses, and
although economy dictated that they should not be put up, demand by some of the tenants for them has now caused their installation.
This problem of economy has been given a thorough study by the committee. They have made it their prime consideration, and as a result they have given the workingmen every comfort and convenience in a modern development, thus supplying their wants at a fair rental. The practice of economy has included the use of stock lengths of timber throughout. The trim is of the simplest design. In considering this project, it is shown that the difference in first cost between good con
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THE LOCATION OF THE INDUSTRIAL HOUSING DEVELOPMENT
The housing corporation’s requirements as to design have been closely followed. Living rooms for general use are all of an area not less than 10 ft. by 13 ft. 2 in., entirely separate from sleeping rooms. A cross ventilating system has been worked out in each home through windows of ample size. Each bedroom has at least 400 cu. ft. of air space per occupant, and every room has direct sunlight. Blinds were originally designed for the houses, and
although economy dictated that they should not be put up, demand by some of the tenants for them has now caused their installation.
This problem of economy has been given a thorough study by the committee. They have made it their prime consideration, and as a result they have given the workingmen every comfort and convenience in a modern development, thus supplying their wants at a fair rental. The practice of economy has included the use of stock lengths of timber throughout. The trim is of the simplest design. In considering this project, it is shown that the difference in first cost between good con
STREET NO. 1, LOOKING NORTH
THE LOCATION OF THE INDUSTRIAL HOUSING DEVELOPMENT