Lynne's Lens
Electri-Living House, Roof Line, 1956
Electri-Living House
Designed by R. Duane Conner
OKC
1956
From Living For Young Homemakers:
"Even with neighboring homes close by, the house protects and shields in a way normally attributed to land-abounding estates. Such seclusion and privacy are accomplished by plan, rather than by extending property lines (an important consideration with today's high land costs). Both natural and artificial lighting are similarly engineered in their direction of source for general illumination. Exterior lighitng is planned in advance of plant growth so that shrubs will conform to a pattern along masonry walls. Recessed fixtures in the overhang are placed over window or door exposures to provide night light from the outside, thus obliterating the black-hold-look windows have without drawn draperies. Roof is supported by masonry blocks at each end of the house (one forms a bedroom wall, the other a wall of the dining area) and by two bearing partitions on the interior which are the walls for the double fireplace and the two bathrooms."
Electri-Living House, Roof Line, 1956
Electri-Living House
Designed by R. Duane Conner
OKC
1956
From Living For Young Homemakers:
"Even with neighboring homes close by, the house protects and shields in a way normally attributed to land-abounding estates. Such seclusion and privacy are accomplished by plan, rather than by extending property lines (an important consideration with today's high land costs). Both natural and artificial lighting are similarly engineered in their direction of source for general illumination. Exterior lighitng is planned in advance of plant growth so that shrubs will conform to a pattern along masonry walls. Recessed fixtures in the overhang are placed over window or door exposures to provide night light from the outside, thus obliterating the black-hold-look windows have without drawn draperies. Roof is supported by masonry blocks at each end of the house (one forms a bedroom wall, the other a wall of the dining area) and by two bearing partitions on the interior which are the walls for the double fireplace and the two bathrooms."