This is a determined, well-carried-out episode of the thirties Streamline Moderne. The entrance is within the lower level of a small two-story cylinder. A horizontal band of metal-framed windows moves around the wide living room bay. On the second floor, two cylinders embrace an open porch leading onto the terrace of the roof of the living room. Corner windows and portholes break through the white brick walls.
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Steffen House, “The House of Tomorrow”
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