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Valencia Homesacclaimed

A rapid crescendo of sales of the homes in In the seven models, quite different type
Valencia's first three units is an index of the homes for different kinds of family require-
popular approval they have achieved. Over ments are blended by a unified architecture.
200 have already been purchased. The exterior designs and colors have a Medi-
The appeal of the coordinated village com- terranean aura. The shake,.roofs, exposed
munity has combined with convenient home beams, rough-sawn wood and vaulted ceil-
features and attractive design to earn enthu- ings are reminiscent of our own Spanish
siastic response from Californians. Acclaim West. But in efficiency of design and features,
has come from designers, planners and build- and thoughfulness of plan, Valencia Homes
ers in addition to home buyers. are strictly contemporary.

This graceful circular staircase spirals down into the hospitable covered entry under a 17-
foot ceiling as you enter the Mir ad or model.

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Edward C. Malone is a principal of the
Valencia Homes construction firm, as well
as its talented architect. Rangy and good
looking enough to pose for a Marlboro ad
(sorry, girls, he has a very attractive wife)
Ed has a degree in architecture from the
University of California. He also studied at
the Eseuela Superiore de Arquitectura de
Madrid.
His designs for major civic and com-
mercial buildings have won awards of merit,
and last year he won the highest national
award for residential design and quality.
Among his design "credits" are the Summer
House condominiums in La Jolla, La Paz
Homes at Mission Viejo near Capistrano, This "understated little 12-foot door," as one visitor dubbed it, is the impressive entery to
and Rancho Santa Teresa in San Jose. . the Terraza model, one of Valencia Ho.mes' three walled villas.