The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-21

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keep within the prescribed and stringent
Paris regulations and yet at the same
time PIE up the stories of their
structure to almost any height desired,
something wh.c,, has heretofore been
considered impossible. In other words,
| they nave found a means OF beating the
devil around the stump. and the way is
now for the first time open In Paris
for If not actual skyscrapers. fairly tall
buildings at least If they really want
them.
The plan which permits this very
radical departure In Paris architecture
demands that each floor Of the build
ing above the third reccde six or II a
larger garden is desired, eight feet from
the ground floor front wall line Of the
building. The advantage Of this plan
will at once be appreciated by any close
observer. as IL In easy to see that by re-
cedinG the ter es the builders are able
to get much more light in the apart
ments and In the street itself.
The spot In the Rue Navin where this
newest apartment house stands is said
to have an hour more daylight and u
great deal moIe sunlight than else
where. The house, actually built, IL
seven stories in height, including what
We call the ground floor. But Savage
4 Sarazin claim that to get the very best
results out OF given plot and eN-
pcnditure the ideal structure of this new
apartment house type should be nine
stories high, and plans have been pre-
pared for structure Of this size to be
Immediately erected in Paris; very big
building ACCORDING to the French idea
OF such things, although in our eyes II Is
not overpowering. In fact 1t would
seem rather dwarfed alongside OF some
of our apartment skyscrapers, yet II Is
very interesting and well worth con-
sideration. particularly as II is claimed
that although nine stories Is the ideal
height according to present plans, yet
there Is really no reason why sucn
buildings cannot be carried some stories
higher with the very best results from
every point Of view. Height Is simply
a matter OF architectural detail.
One of the most necessary and ingen-
ious details OF this new type OF build
ing Is the very interesting distribu-
ton OF the weight of the several floors.
While II Is difficult without diagram
and technical details to make this clear
Il may be explained in general way
that the weight OF each separate floor
Is held on beams OF steel and concrete
! which are firmly supported by the CEN
trail construction in a triangle OF
trusses. The interior floor space Of the
upper floors Is naturally somewhat re-
stricted, but the ingenuity of the archi-
tects has been abe to get surprising
amount of available room in the vari-
GUS apartments, really more space than
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apartments of medium priced rentals.
The building IL particularly well
suited to face upon a broad street which
has a narrower and less important
| street next at the rear. While the
facade is plain. when gardens are plant
| ed and growing on all the terraces as
planned It will In summer at any rate,
present a most pleasing and artistic ap-
pearance and one which is certain to
attract a great deal Of attention.
| BY making the front Of the building
plain and trusting to the gardens for
ornamentahon the builders declare that
they are able to save so much money
In doing away with the expensive and
wholly unless gingerbread ornamental
tons, more often than not very inartis-
tic and common, that the scale OF the
rents can he reduced about 20 per cent.
The house seems especially adapted
to subscription ownership, and the APP
pearance of the one already built Is so
attractive rs photographed as to raise
the highest antcipations for It's develop
ment and adaptability to the local condi-
lions In American cities.
From the standpoint OF the tenants
the gardens feature will doubtless prove
II most alluring attraction. In front OF
every apartment and for the full length
runs the terrace garden. These terraces
are arranged and drained for the laying
out of flower beds which will be planted
at the expense Of the owner Of the