H. DOUGLAS IVES in the ARCHITECTURAL FORUM

 

Today, we examine a 1930 copy of The Architectural Forum, containing an article written about Tudor City by H. Douglas Ives. Ives was the company's architect, and the highlight of his career was the Fred F. French Building of 1927 (in conjunction with architects John Sloan and T. Markoe Robertson).

What follows are four pages with illustrations from No. 5 and The Woodstock.

A sampling of Ives:

The general arrangement of one-room apartments has become more or less standardized, in that door beds, kitchenettes and interior bathrooms are common to all. . .

Exterior bathrooms are of course a little more desirable, but it is not always possible to provide them without utilizing space which might better be used for increasing the sizes of the rooms. . .

The setbacks on the upper floors [of The Woodstock], which are required under zoning laws, can be utilized as terraces and are a renting feature which appeals to many. . .

As the apartment hotel is essentially a residential building occupied by permanent tenants, some effort should be made to introduce a domestic note into the furnishings. . . where this has been done, it has been appreciated by the tenants, who are tempted to linger.