Arts & Crafts  / Bungalow

Hallmarks

Hallmarks of the Arts & Crafts Bungalow

• ARTISTIC NATURALISM Most bungalows are low and spreading, not more than a storey-and-a-half tall, with porches, sun porches, pergolas and patios tying them to the outdoors.
The A&C Bungalow follows an informal aesthetic; it is an artistic house without strong allusions to formal English or classical precedents.

• INDIGENOUS MATERIALS An artistic use of such materials as river rock, clinker brick, quarried stone, shingles, and stucco is common.

• EMPHASIS ON STRUCTURE Look for artistic exaggeration in columns, posts, eaves brackets, lintels, and rafters. Inside, too, you’ll find ceiling beams, chunky window trim, and wide paneled doors.

• EXOTIC INFLUENCES Even on builders’ houses, you’ll find stick ornament in the manner of Swiss chalets, Spanish or Moorish arches and tilework, and orientalism (especially Japanesque)