Traditional House
This house of white plastic clapboard, with terrace and swimming pool, is an adaptation of a rambling New England farmhouse. It has three bedrooms and displays such features as a party room with indoor barbecue fireplace and a kitchen with a sewing nook.

Contemporary House
Sliding-glass walls and a living room skylight make this a house of light and space. Furnishings a re both a ntique and contemporary, there is a separate family room, and in the garage are a Finnish steam bath and dressing room. Most of the rooms open onto sundecks. and the grounds have no fewer than three pools. as well as a summer house.

Modern House
Edward Durell Stone's "inward looking" house was designed for the suburban lot, with the house enclosing the grounds to ensure privacy. A patio is in each corner, and a garden is in the center under a glass dome. The 36-foot- long living room is hung with modern American paintings on loan from museums. galleries and artists.

Hidden Assets
The innards of a house, such as wiring. plumbing and heating systems that normally stay out of sight. are on view in the open-wall structure.