The Survey October 1917-March 1918 . Theysecured the services of M. Jeanneret, who had already madea name for himself at the Chaux de Fonds in Switzerland bythe originality of his work. The estate is situated in Normandy on high ground. Itssize is only about 1000 by 350 feet. It faces the branchingof two main roads and is surrounded by pastures and set off,on one side, by a wood. It is divided lengthways by a thor-oughfare consisting of a road eighteen feet wide, bordered bytwo strips of lawn, twelve feet six inches wide and tree-plant-ed, and two sidewalks of thirteen feet wide, from which th
The Survey October 1917-March 1918 . Theysecured the services of M. Jeanneret, who had already madea name for himself at the Chaux de Fonds in Switzerland bythe originality of his work. The estate is situated in Normandy on high ground. Itssize is only about 1000 by 350 feet. It faces the branchingof two main roads and is surrounded by pastures and set off,on one side, by a wood. It is divided lengthways by a thor-oughfare consisting of a road eighteen feet wide, bordered bytwo strips of lawn, twelve feet six inches wide and tree-plant-ed, and two sidewalks of thirteen feet wide, from which thefront gardens of the houses are separated by living street ends in a playground of about one hundred andeighty square yards. The advantage of this disposition will readily be seen:Roads which are inexpensive yet are wide enough, preservingthe rural aspect of the estate; houses situated at the end of agarden and in the central artery linked together by a longpath which, on the one side bordered by a strip of lawn, runs. on the other along orchards and vegetable and flower gardens. The lots are so arranged that the houses face east andwest. Their minimum size is a little short of a thousandsquare yards. Behind each house there is a backyard, suf-ficiently private, upon which opens the small laundry whereall the heavy work of the house is done. The windows areonly four feet three inches high but nine feet eight incheswide. By their situation, the houses are exposed to the sun-light on one side or another all day. Account had to be taken of the dominant sea winds, whichmade necessary a low construction. The planning demandeda roof not too low to contain attic rooms. Neither ornamen-tation nor molding was resorted to to bring out architecturalfeatures; the disposition of doors and windows, and of thegable ends, alone contribute to the beauty of the elevation. As regards the interior plan, two types of house are pro-vided. The first contains a kitchen, also serving as di
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