DOI issue:
No. 13 (April, 1894)
DOI article:Briggs, Robert Alexander: Bungalows
DOI Page / Citation link:https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.17190#0035
Bungalows
is 24 x 18 feet, and about 18
feet high. The large window
would of course face the north,
but a small subsidiary window,
facing the west, is also pro-
vided, which could have shut-
ters if desired. A top light
could of course be fitted to
the studio. An ingle-nook
fireplace, with a gallery, is at
the south end of the room.
Besides the studio, the ac-
commodation comprises an
entrance - hall, dining - room,
with a bay window facing the
south, serving lobby, pantry,
kitchen, scullery, coal store
and larder. There are four
bedrooms with a bathroom,
and a room in the turret,
FIG. 4.-A BUNGALOW AT BELLAGGIO, SURREY reached by a ^ ^
very inexpensive. The wood- -p ■ ° '° 30 r ■ <■ case> which could be used
work of the rooms should be as a smoking or reading
painted white. A frieze can IpUJ I j I room- The walls would be
be put in the sitting-rooms, x.rcher, Bedroom Bed™* of rouSh rubble> and the
and pretty chintz hangings, 0 I M roofs would be slated. The
with similar coverings to the I * S% ' ■ ^ *T! estimated cost is ,£900.
furniture, give an effective k_ j^ii Fig. 4 shows a little bunga-
and airy appearance. The I Wall ■ ■ low that has been built at
floors can be stained and I Din,rl5 R<°°m . ^n^oorn,. Bellaggio, Surrey, at a cost
I Bedroom . , , . ... ,
varnished or covered with of under £ 300. As will be
matting, and a few rugs ^/ _L°'^TjzZzE S6en fr°m thg plan ^F'g' S^
laid about where the floor ffll fl 1 —"■"1 1 it contains a Hall sitting-
is most used. \^~^^ v"°"''°h _ _fl| room, with a verandah, a
The warden mav he small » , % dining-room with a corner
± nc gcuucii may uc auicui, FIQ> ^—PLAN OF ABOVE (FIG. 4) 0
but great attention should be given
to it, and even to the gates and
fences. High privet or box hedges
give us shelter from the cold winds,
while a terrace, with a formal garden,
laid out with box borders, and gravel
paths in geometrical patterns, gives
us an opportunity for a stroll. Yews,
cut and clipped, with a rustic sum-
mer-house under a spreading tree for
a book, frame the bungalow in v
quaint and picturesque setting.
Our illustrations of recently exe-
cuted bungalows and the sketch for
an artist's bungalow, with a studio
(Fig. 1), show what can be done in
this style of house.
Figs. 2 and 3 give the plan of
this artist's bungalow. The studio
22 FIG.6. —GARDEN FRONT OF BUNGALOW (see FIG. Il)
is 24 x 18 feet, and about 18
feet high. The large window
would of course face the north,
but a small subsidiary window,
facing the west, is also pro-
vided, which could have shut-
ters if desired. A top light
could of course be fitted to
the studio. An ingle-nook
fireplace, with a gallery, is at
the south end of the room.
Besides the studio, the ac-
commodation comprises an
entrance - hall, dining - room,
with a bay window facing the
south, serving lobby, pantry,
kitchen, scullery, coal store
and larder. There are four
bedrooms with a bathroom,
and a room in the turret,
FIG. 4.-A BUNGALOW AT BELLAGGIO, SURREY reached by a ^ ^
very inexpensive. The wood- -p ■ ° '° 30 r ■ <■ case> which could be used
work of the rooms should be as a smoking or reading
painted white. A frieze can IpUJ I j I room- The walls would be
be put in the sitting-rooms, x.rcher, Bedroom Bed™* of rouSh rubble> and the
and pretty chintz hangings, 0 I M roofs would be slated. The
with similar coverings to the I * S% ' ■ ^ *T! estimated cost is ,£900.
furniture, give an effective k_ j^ii Fig. 4 shows a little bunga-
and airy appearance. The I Wall ■ ■ low that has been built at
floors can be stained and I Din,rl5 R<°°m . ^n^oorn,. Bellaggio, Surrey, at a cost
I Bedroom . , , . ... ,
varnished or covered with of under £ 300. As will be
matting, and a few rugs ^/ _L°'^TjzZzE S6en fr°m thg plan ^F'g' S^
laid about where the floor ffll fl 1 —"■"1 1 it contains a Hall sitting-
is most used. \^~^^ v"°"''°h _ _fl| room, with a verandah, a
The warden mav he small » , % dining-room with a corner
± nc gcuucii may uc auicui, FIQ> ^—PLAN OF ABOVE (FIG. 4) 0
but great attention should be given
to it, and even to the gates and
fences. High privet or box hedges
give us shelter from the cold winds,
while a terrace, with a formal garden,
laid out with box borders, and gravel
paths in geometrical patterns, gives
us an opportunity for a stroll. Yews,
cut and clipped, with a rustic sum-
mer-house under a spreading tree for
a book, frame the bungalow in v
quaint and picturesque setting.
Our illustrations of recently exe-
cuted bungalows and the sketch for
an artist's bungalow, with a studio
(Fig. 1), show what can be done in
this style of house.
Figs. 2 and 3 give the plan of
this artist's bungalow. The studio
22 FIG.6. —GARDEN FRONT OF BUNGALOW (see FIG. Il)