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Hartford Courant from Hartford, Connecticut • 62

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Hartford Couranti
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THE HARTFORD COURANT: Sunday. September 3, 1972 House of the Week New Construction Plans fop Billion-Dollar Mark JNEW YORK A surge in; merit Chicago, is plan-Mult i i housing projects nig thi $25-millkm project. 12 LtJ MacDonald and Englehart, Ji plans for an apartment ana of- More Detailed Plans Full study plan information on this architect-designed House of The Week is obtainable in a 50-cent baby blueprint which you can order with this coupon. Also, we have available three helpful booklets at $1 each: "Your Home, How to Build, Buy or Sell It" "Ranch Homes," including 24 of the most popular homes that have appeared in the feature and "Practical Home Repairs," which tells you how to handle 35 common house problems. The House of the Week General Post Office Box 992 New York, NT.

Cut From The Hartford Courant Enclosed is 50 eents each for baby blueprint of Design L-68 Enclosed is $1 for RANCH HOMES booklet Enclosed is $1 for YOUR HOME booklet Enclosed ia $1 for PRACTICAL HOME REPAIRS fice complex, including shop ping area and 200-room motel at Gaithersburg, for Russel Bailey of LaJolla, Calif. Geddes-Brecher-Qualls and Cunningham, Philadelphia, is architect for a 15-story, 400-room hotel in Philadelphia, planned by E. J. Frankel Enterprises, Philadelphia. Estimated cost is $10 million.

The Eggers Partnership, Architects and Planners, New York City, is preparing working drawings for a regional service center at Tuba, planned by Metropolitan Life Insurance New York City. Seelye, Stevenson, Value Knecht, New York, N.Y., TRADITIONAL STYLING dominates this two-story house, with beveled siding framed by corner boards 'Nearly billion worth of potential work enters the plan-nmg stage to be readied for future construction bids by architects and engineers. This brings the total of new plans added this yaar to ENR's Backlog of Con-stj-uction Planning to $37.1 billion, up 12 per cent over the comparable 1971 period. Apartment buildings contribute heavily to the rise in multilist housing plans. So far this year, apartments are 43 per cent ahead of the year-ago volume.

Commercial buildings lend strong support to nonresidential plans this week, while manufacturing plants rise sharply over low volume in recent weeks. Jhe top projects entering the Name for most of the sidewalls. Brick veneer is shown on the lower story for all of the front except the garage. Traditional Exterior Covers Modern Interior Street City State Zip is engineer, Heavy Roof Hangs Over Your Head MD HOPE PLAN NEW YORK-Roofs are getting heavier overhead according to a leading industry expert. Contractors building new David J.

Shea Joins Company Charles J. Coniam, President of Eastern Real Estate Company, 423 East Center Man hundred square feet of roof coverage, compared with 235 pounds on average for the standard grade of roofing. "Many builders now offer asphalt roofing shingles which simulate wood shingles, with shadow accents and color variations characteristic of wood." By ANDY LANG Traditional in every respect on the exterior, this two-story house contains several contemporary features that fit in with today's style of living. This week's home will cost be-, FLOOR PLANS: Special fea-( ftft tures this floor arrangement tween $55,00 and $60 000 to bind jndude gnack bar ag wefj as a chester, has announced that David J. Shea has joined the in homes in the custom-built price category an increasing share of the record housing production in 1972are Using highly decorative and more durable heavyweight asphalt shingle grades as part of the quality-homes package, according to Joseph G.

vestment division of his firm. Shea is also the director of ath f1 1 1 SEO IV. 2 BCD m. 4 JVi BCD KM.3 ffiSpf Clft IlllllllH; Jpi' 1 La EaEfi Iwaik-im adxiplo BID EM. i DIKING Wl lj frt Ten" in tms area, accoraing to esu- dinette and a dini fire letics and head basketball coach at Beacon Academy in Colches mate experts ot me nome nl9pp in anri familv Hall, group vice president for ter.

Builders Assn. of Hartford rooms. conversation pit, sepa-County. The price is exclusive rate entrance to laundry room; building products of GAF Corpo Shea is a graduate of the Uni ration, one of the world's larg of land cost and development. and rear door in earage.

versity of Connecticut with a BS est manufacturer and marketer Architect Herman H. York pfenning stage this week include the Mark Anthony h5tel-casino and shopping complex along the "strip" in Las Vegas, planned by Caesars World, Inc. of Miami, afc an estimated cost of $70 million. Jockey Club of Atlanta, Miami, is planning a new jockey club, including hotel and condominium buildings, and recreational facilities at Atlanta, Ga. The architect has not been selected for the $35-million project.

North Architectonics, Chicago, is preparing plans for a 100.000-sq. ft. enclosed shopping center at Eden Prairie, for Homart Development Chicago. Estimated cost is $30 million. The Perkins Will Chicago.

111. is preparing plans for "College Green" development, Including shopping center, high-rise apartment building, townhouses, 100-unit motel and two office buildings at Elyria, Ohio. College Green Develop- degrees and holds a Master of of roofing materials. has arranged a conversation pit Ventilation For adequate ventilation, the Home Ventilating Institute recommends the following standards for room air changes: kitchen, 156 per hour; bathroom, eight per hour; and family, recreation and laundry room, six each. Future wood resource needs of the nation will require intensive forestry management for all uses, Arts degree from Eastern Con "Asphalt shingles now ac at the fireplace end of the living count for 85 to 90 per cent of room with sliding glass doors residential roofing installa leading to a rear garden.

The tions," Hall reported. "We find 2r- i i pit makes the living area less formal, especially in this layout, an increasing demand for the premium grade, which weighs r1 KUUt which has the living room ada- fV.A necticut State College. A native of Norwich, he is married to the former Dorothy Hannon of Coventry. Bridge-Tunnel CAPE CHARLES, VA. (UPI) The Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel is not only a convenience for travellers, it is a sight-seegin attraction in its own right, including two bridges, two more than 300 pounds per cent to the family room.

Access Mfc-cu. to the pit is thus provided from either the living or family room, with two fireplaces, back-to- SEVENTH HEAVEN back, making both areas most attractive. In keeping with the informal atmosphere of the my i32i- f---fa WMrrm 3" two cm um mm SHACK 1 UJh-- 2123 tunnels, a trestled roadway and four artificial islands. family room, a free-standing prefabricated fireplace is used in one corner. The family room is open Andersen Casements planned to the kitchen, with a sweet of 35 across both rooms.

To add outdoor vistas, large glass areas are used in addition to the pass-through window in the kitchen itself. The location of the snack bar insures con venient service to both family room and dinette. Added luxury painted or stained in subdued walk-in closet aiid, laundry, lavatory and closet I vanity table is evident here, as few houses have both dinette and snack bar. Surveys at women's housing conferences indicate a preference for a separate dining room are easy to operate Even arm's length over a kitch-n coaster, Andersen Casements ml-ways open effortlessly. Just a flip of the latch and a turn of the operator.

Yet closed, Andersen Casement Units form a highly weathertight wall against eold, dust and moisture. See them Before you build or remodel. areas are convenient to the kitchen and a service exterior door. There's an arched overhang above the garage to subordinate the large opening required and, if the doors are two other closets. The hall bath is of the split variety, giving dual use to this facility.

There is a rear door in the two-car garage, as well as a door leading to the kitchen. The A NEW DIMENSION IN LIVING A truly unique 10 room Executive home in exclusive FARMSTEAD 1 0 min. from Hartford, 7 min. from Bradley Int'l Airport, 20 min. from Springfield.

Immaculate interior with distinctive wood work. Features 2700 sq. 45 bedrooms; 3 baths, 4 fireplaces. 20 40 swimming pool, acre land with gorgeous panoramic view. Call owner 68S-1582 S60's even tnough, in many homes, this is the least-used room in tones, the attention of anyone approaching the house is directed toward the front entrance rather than toward the garage.

With its modern interior and its traditional exterior, Design L-66 combines easy living with old-time charm. L-66 Statistics Design L-66 has a living room, dining room, kitchen, dinette, the home. In this layout, such a room is provided mm mum-paned college-type windows overlooking the front lawn. Architectural Award Winners Are Displayed It is refreshing in a two-story house to find the stairway going up in some other location than And ersen family room, laundry room, Bridge the Gap One way for parents to bridge the generation gap with their teen-agers, advises the National Better Heating-Cooling Council, is to modernize their heating systems with hydronic (modern hot water) baseboard heating. If they find they still have a problem communicating, at least they'll be more comfortable in their mistery.

directly ahead from the front door. This plan has the stairs DAVIS BRADFORD lavatory and foyer on the first floor, totaling 1340 square feet. There are four bedrooms and two bathrooms on the second hidden from the foyer. On the second floor, four bed of the State Gloria Schaffer has announced that large photographs of several award winning entries in The Connecticut Society of Architects 1971 Honor Awards Contest rooms and two bathrooms sre Lumber Company floor, totaling 1035 square feet. Over-all dimensions of 72'8" by SAVEto 15 ON HEATING AND COOLING BILLS arranged with an impressive 29'!" include the garage Perma-Shield4 Narroline MAINTENANCE FREE! LOOKS IS GREAT! hall at the head of the stair.

The main bedroom is planned to 200 Tolland Street East Hartford, Conn. Tel. 528-2127 provide wall space for twin beds and furniture, with a dressing area large enough to include a ALUMINUM DOORS i are currently on display in her State Capitol offices. The public is invited to view them any weekday between the hours of 12 noon and p.m. Buildings included in the photographic display are: Stamford Hospital Staff Housing in Stamford designed by the firms E.

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