Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-06-26
LATEST IDEAS ARE EXPRESSED
= in STARS STONE MODEL HOUSE
Architect Explains Beauty of Structure at 35th
Street and Massachusetts Avenue, Combined With
! Practical Facilities to Make an Ideal Home.

it the place for doing their homework
1t can serve as very convenient
cloakroOm in case of receptions OF
teas. 1t could be used by a physician
| as his office. and also meet the re
quirements of the grown up daughter
The elimination Of electric ceiling
lights from the living room and bed
rooms and the use Of softly shaded
side bracket lights and floor and table
lamps is based not only on good
esthetic grounds, but also upon sound
room is one in which both lights and
shadows are present: the lights for
reading or other purposes and the
| shadows for looking up from reading
and relaxing the focus.
| The colonial style of architecture
was chosen because of the great de.
mand for 1t among home builders and
also in order to prove that a house
costing more than the average need
not necessarily express that cost by
the additional ornament and special
| features Of interest alone. AS a mat
ter of fact the beauty and charm
of a colonial home consists mainly
| in it's simplicity and sincerity of de-
sign. This style of house is the best
example to prove that mass and pro-
portion is the one essential element
| in design. and that ornament is but
an additional establishment to that
which is already good.
"Ginger-b bread" does not improve
the building bad in fundamental mass
and proportion.
The object in this colonial home is
to arrive at the best combination of
both size and beauty by a careful
study of the interior and exterior pro.
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ornamental features were incorpo-
rated only when they served to height.
en- the interest of the design. One of
the most important details to be
taken into consideration is that every
side must be complete in appear
ance. AS much study must be given
TO the rear elevation as to the front,
since each side is equally important.
Study of Color Essential.
In addition to the study of the
mass and proportion of a house, the
study of color is essential. In fact
we see a building only by the differ.
ence in color of it's various surfaces.
The stone walls of this house present
variety of color The stonework is
laid up in the rubble manner and a
certain proportion of the stones have
been selected for their color There
is, however. a sufficient number of
stones Of neutral gray tone to serve
as foil to these.
The exterior woodwork, such as the
cornice. window frames. front door
way, porch. etc. Is painted white.
The f1rst-sto1'y window shutters will
be of solid wood panels. painted white.
The second-story shutters will be
Slated and painted green. This is
characteristic of the stone colonial
houses.
Owing to the time required to Law
up the stone walls. this house will
not be completed as early as some
of the other houses in this demon
stration. The work, however, has
been pushed as fast as is consistent
with good workmanship.
Numerous persons have looked
through this house after reading The
Stars articles on good construction.
The builders have welcomed these in.
spectlons, as they are proud of both
the construction and finish of their
houses.