The American Home: Tacoma Park, Maryland | Berla & Abel architects, Carl Freeman Inc., builder

Roof lines are simple and direct, recalling a certain Cape Cod heritage, yet, when we examine the use of brick on the exterior walls, we are reminded of many Early American homes below the Mason-Dixon line. However, a quick glance at the abundant use of glass areas, the flexibility of plans, convinces us that here's a house as modern in concept as tomorrow's newspaper. Since the exterior brick has been left natural, it's an easy house to maintain and the gabled roof, unbroken by dormers and covered with asphalt shingles, couldn't be more straightforward. There's no basement at all, the asphalt tile being laid directly on the concrete slab into which are embedded the radiant heating pipes. Living room and dining area are one, the latter adjacent to a corridorlike kitchen. Both bedrooms have cross ventilation and loads of closet space.

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source: The American Home Book