THE NEW HOUSE
An Official View HE Rehabilitation Board, which is concerned with the housing question particularly as it affects the returned soldier, aims to inaugurate at the earliest possible moment a huge building scheme. Naturally, therefore, we submitted some of "New Order’s" questions to Mr. M. Moohan, chairman of the board, who told The Listener that the new house should be designed for the convenience of the housewife, who after all, spent most of her life in it. "When materials are plentiful, washing machines will replace the copper in the laufdry, and the kitchen will be the most scientifically designed room in the house. The house should be designed as a home for children, with a place for them to play under the mother’s eye while the house work is done, and a safe place to play outside. Such a feature as a pram garage, which was incorporated in the prize-winning design for the pre-fabricated house will be incorporated as often as possible. "There are a number of thingsconventional necessities — that should be built into the walls, with two obvious advantages, more open space and less dusting. There is no real reason why the ironing board or a small kitchen table should not be built in, A Sociable Animal "Then we want to recognise that man is a sociable animal, but not necessarily in the formal way, and often an alcove in the kitchen may be substituted for the formal dining room. We hope to see the disappearance, eventually, of the corrugated iron roof, and the use in its place of New Zealand-made tiles. A shower cabinet, which saves time, energy and water, should be installed in every bathroom, and lavatories in all cases should be separate from the bathroom. *T have always felt that women who have reared families are really the best people to consult in designing a house, and for that reason, two housewives, both with farnilies, acted as assessors in the recent Rehabilitation Housing Competition." (Some unofficial opinions will be found on Page 4).
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 8, Issue 195, 19 March 1943, Page 3
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339THE NEW HOUSE New Zealand Listener, Volume 8, Issue 195, 19 March 1943, Page 3
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