BUNGALOW [arts and crafts movement]

project: design a dining room for a bungalow house.

The word Bungalow is often used for any small 20th century home that utilizes space efficiently. It tends to feature a one and a half story space that suggests most of the living spaces on the ground floor. The roof tends to be relatively low pitched and suggests a large open front porch that creates outdoor room. Easy access to other outdoor spaces such as verandas, porches, and patios is also offered in bungalow style homes.

Bungalow houses reflect many different architecture styles. In this particular project, we are concentrating on drawing influence and aspects of the arts and crafts movement. This design movement encouraged attention to materials and traditional craftsmanship through the use of simple forms and decoration. The time period proposed economic and social reform and basically spoke against the “victorian clutter” of previous design eras. Influence is drawn from the medieval designs of the Gothic Revival and suggests bold forms and strong colors.