ONE OF THE MOST EXCITING new homes in the Parade is the flat top, structural steel house at 5146 Jackwood.
Built by W. K. "Buck" King and designed by Burdette Keeland, it expounds a new concept of home design and living. Parade visitors will probably find the most unusual feature of the house is its exposed steel beams. Structure is expressed throughout the house following the idea that modern architecture should not falsify structure by covering it with brick or wood or any other material. The exterior is of brick and steel columns painted white.
The floor plan includes a living room, family room and kitchen, three bedrooms, two baths, storage room, two-car garage and large patio.
The entire home is built around the patio. The plan is U-shaped with the patio in the center and all areas of the house opening onto it. The entry way leads into the patio, which is covered with a steel lattice. This lattice work serves to break the line of the flat top roof as well as to make an attractive covering for the patio.
The exterior walls of the bedrooms are almost completely glass with the master bedroom having floor to ceiling glass with sliding doors.
The family room and kitchen are separated by a kitchen work unit counter. This counter is a 9 1/2-foot expanse at convenient working level and is equipped with complete General Electric built-ins, including dishwasher, range and oven, disposer, automatic washer and dryer. It is the city's first GE installation of this type.
Walls throughout the house are of brick, glass and asbestos. The home is completely fireproof.
It is furnished in modern style by Knoll Associates of New York.
Builder King has lived in Houston since 1938. He attended Rice Institute and entered the home building industry in 1946. He is the son of Houston's well known builder C. E. King.
Landscape Design by JAMES E. O'ROURKE
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