1963, that must have been very early on for some form of open plan living.
I can't say I'm always a fan of one big room downstairs, I quite like having separate spaces for different things. Although it hugely depends on how it is done, some houses it works well others not really.
Some of the houses on the next street still have serving hatches between the dining room and the kitchen. I actually quite like them as a bit of an old fashioned feature, I'd probably never use it though.
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