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March 29, 1932
The Daily Alaska Empire
Juneau, Juneau County, Alaska
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Article by William A. Radford on the popularity and features of bungalow homes, starting in California, emphasizing single-floor convenience, solid construction adaptations, and a specific 26x32 ft design with six rooms across two floors for efficient space use.
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Bungalow Makes
An Attractive Small Home
Convenient Room Arrangement Possible in This Type of Dwelling, Which Is Cozy and Compact
By WILLIAM A. RADFORD
In California where there is little extreme in temperatures and no uncomfortably cold weather in winter, the bungalow type of home became popular before it was adopted by builders in other sections of the country. The original California bungalow was a rather flimsy building, designed and built for convenience, but without that stable type of construction which is required where temperatures of zero and below are experienced. As the popularity of the bungalow spread to other sections, the basic features of this design were retained, but added was a more solid type of construction so that these homes are comfortable no matter what the weather may be.
The greatest advantage of the bungalow type of home was that in a majority of them all the rooms were on the one floor, making it a sort of an individual apartment, or "flat." The home-maker had no stairs to climb and her rooms were arranged so that the work could be accomplished with a minimum of effort. That is one of the features of the modern city apartment which appeals to the women folks. Each room is readily accessible and caring for the home is not an arduous task.
There have been and are numerous types of bungalows, designs having been altered from time to time to meet individual needs and ideas of what the home should be. Most bungalows have but one floor, but others make use of the space under the roof, which is commonly termed the "attic." The home shown in the accompanying illustration is of the bungalow type, but the architect who designed it added two rooms on the second floor, giving the efficiency of six-room house, without spreading the building over the area that would be required to if all six rooms were on the one floor.
This home is attractive in exterior appearance, its simple lines being graceful, with some added touches to take it out of the ordinary. Note the fanlike dormers in the roof, and the graceful curving break in the eave line over the front entrance. The double gable at one end, too, is a feature of this home.
A study of the floor plans of this attractive small home will reveal much of interest to the prospective home builder. There is a large living room with a sunparlor adjoining. The dining room is a front corner room with the kitchen back of it. Then there is a bedroom on the first floor and two more sleeping rooms on the second, or attic floor. The bathroom upstairs is conveniently located, while the slope of the roof at the back gives space for a store room or a sewing room.
features that have been developed as the art of home designing has progressed. And all the rooms are of good size, as is shown on the floor plans.
This home is not expensive to build, where the cost of lots is comparatively low. Bungalows of necessity have a greater area than homes containing a like number of square feet of floor space on two floors. So that in order to make such a home economical it should be built where ground is not so high priced as it is in the congested sections of large cities.
The dimensions of this home are 26 by 32 feet, exclusive of the eight-foot sunparlor, so that the minimum size of the lot should be 50 feet. Low buildings such as this should not be erected too close to its neighbors, especially if those neighboring houses are of the two-story type. Higher buildings, of course, shut out light and ventilation from the lower ones.
When planning to build such a home as this, study of the modern insulating materials should be made, as they are economical in the long run. Well insulated walls mean a warmer house in winter with lower heating bills and a cooler, more comfortable house in summer. Insulation is one of the features of modern homes which make them comfortable and more economical to operate.
Then, too, there are many built-in features that are available to the modern home builder, such as built-in kitchen cabinets, ironing boards, breakfast nooks, with bench-
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An Attractive Small Home
Convenient Room Arrangement Possible in This Type of Dwelling, Which Is Cozy and Compact
By WILLIAM A. RADFORD
In California where there is little extreme in temperatures and no uncomfortably cold weather in winter, the bungalow type of home became popular before it was adopted by builders in other sections of the country. The original California bungalow was a rather flimsy building, designed and built for convenience, but without that stable type of construction which is required where temperatures of zero and below are experienced. As the popularity of the bungalow spread to other sections, the basic features of this design were retained, but added was a more solid type of construction so that these homes are comfortable no matter what the weather may be.
The greatest advantage of the bungalow type of home was that in a majority of them all the rooms were on the one floor, making it a sort of an individual apartment, or "flat." The home-maker had no stairs to climb and her rooms were arranged so that the work could be accomplished with a minimum of effort. That is one of the features of the modern city apartment which appeals to the women folks. Each room is readily accessible and caring for the home is not an arduous task.
There have been and are numerous types of bungalows, designs having been altered from time to time to meet individual needs and ideas of what the home should be. Most bungalows have but one floor, but others make use of the space under the roof, which is commonly termed the "attic." The home shown in the accompanying illustration is of the bungalow type, but the architect who designed it added two rooms on the second floor, giving the efficiency of six-room house, without spreading the building over the area that would be required to if all six rooms were on the one floor.
This home is attractive in exterior appearance, its simple lines being graceful, with some added touches to take it out of the ordinary. Note the fanlike dormers in the roof, and the graceful curving break in the eave line over the front entrance. The double gable at one end, too, is a feature of this home.
A study of the floor plans of this attractive small home will reveal much of interest to the prospective home builder. There is a large living room with a sunparlor adjoining. The dining room is a front corner room with the kitchen back of it. Then there is a bedroom on the first floor and two more sleeping rooms on the second, or attic floor. The bathroom upstairs is conveniently located, while the slope of the roof at the back gives space for a store room or a sewing room.
features that have been developed as the art of home designing has progressed. And all the rooms are of good size, as is shown on the floor plans.
This home is not expensive to build, where the cost of lots is comparatively low. Bungalows of necessity have a greater area than homes containing a like number of square feet of floor space on two floors. So that in order to make such a home economical it should be built where ground is not so high priced as it is in the congested sections of large cities.
The dimensions of this home are 26 by 32 feet, exclusive of the eight-foot sunparlor, so that the minimum size of the lot should be 50 feet. Low buildings such as this should not be erected too close to its neighbors, especially if those neighboring houses are of the two-story type. Higher buildings, of course, shut out light and ventilation from the lower ones.
When planning to build such a home as this, study of the modern insulating materials should be made, as they are economical in the long run. Well insulated walls mean a warmer house in winter with lower heating bills and a cooler, more comfortable house in summer. Insulation is one of the features of modern homes which make them comfortable and more economical to operate.
Then, too, there are many built-in features that are available to the modern home builder, such as built-in kitchen cabinets, ironing boards, breakfast nooks, with bench-
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What sub-type of article is it?
Architectural Description
Home Design
What keywords are associated?
Bungalow
Home Design
California Architecture
Floor Plans
Insulation
Built In Features
What entities or persons were involved?
William A. Radford
Where did it happen?
California
Story Details
Key Persons
William A. Radford
Location
California
Story Details
Description of bungalow homes originating in California, their advantages like single-floor living, evolution to solid construction, and details of a specific six-room design with living room, sunparlor, dining room, kitchen, bedrooms, bathroom, and built-in features.