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For the Jaffes, these elements included the land
and sun working together, a budget of $38,000 (or
just under $400,000 in current dollars), and lifestyle
concepts around family life with their young daughter.
This allowed Little to refine concepts he had been
developing since the late 1940s: barriers to maintain
privacy from the street, and a floorplan that gave both
the adults and their daughter delineated spaces within
the house and yard. Short awning windows high on the
home’s front wall would provide privacy, allow in light,
and maximized storage space. The large windows on
the rear of the house let in morning light for the adult
spaces and afternoon light for the child’s space.
The floorplan is essentially a “T” shape, with the
top a two-story section that faces the street and the
bottom a single-story wing that contains the living and
dining areas.
The upper story has three bedrooms and two full
baths. The parents’ room is at one end with an en suite
bath, while the child’s room is at the opposite end,
adhering to Little’s belief that adults and children each
needed their privacy. In the middle are a small guest
room and shared bath.
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