Ontario Sessional Papers, 1920, . lan which is only suitable for very widelots when so many of the rooms depend on getting light from the side. On the average city lot, houses on the adjoining lots practically exclude all sun-light and ventilation from all the rooms shown with windows placed in the side walls. Cross ventilation cannot be provided in bedrooms. In the kitchen where it ismost needed, it could have been got quite easily in this case. More wall space in the kitchen could have been obtained by omitting the doorleading to the rear porch, as a grade entrance to cellar and kit


Ontario Sessional Papers, 1920, . lan which is only suitable for very widelots when so many of the rooms depend on getting light from the side. On the average city lot, houses on the adjoining lots practically exclude all sun-light and ventilation from all the rooms shown with windows placed in the side walls. Cross ventilation cannot be provided in bedrooms. In the kitchen where it ismost needed, it could have been got quite easily in this case. More wall space in the kitchen could have been obtained by omitting the doorleading to the rear porch, as a grade entrance to cellar and kitchen is otherwiseprovided. If the rear stairs to the basement were placed differently, bedroom No. 1could then get its daylight through the rear wall and a small window on the sidewould give the necessary cross ventilation. If it is desired to use the attic space for storage a stairway to get to it could bebuilt over stairs shown at the back of the house, with the door leading out of bed-room No. 1. 58 BlUKAl OF .MIXU liAL AFI-AIHS No. 65. f/lONT lL£Mr/ON i I oiftm eooft I AiKKCM ]I irf los 8s>9o I . t-. _[ -^ //s^ ca«j j


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