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Show 'al Style of Bungalow Ar- (ff litecture Calls for This I Kind of Building-. i - 1 ii 1T15CT GIVES VALUABLE IjTKRS ON CONSTRUCTION Porch, Large Living ySfni and Large Fireplace 1 $jierly speaking, the original bunga-!M'fibut bunga-!M'fibut ono slory high, wkli a low iJjFlo low that there Ib only a small jjfckco under It," says ArcIilLecL Ar-Xfifc.' Ar-Xfifc.' Clausen. "Various conditions Sx:umslancCB which sometimes con- 2&o homcbtiildcr have brought to 0jjt what Is known as the two-story mi!Ml two-siory bungalow If not un-Wlltfiat un-Wlltfiat wo have heretofore called the liind onc-Jinlf house, the principal v?Olco being that a low spreading of-n&crnphasi:'.cd. of-n&crnphasi:'.cd. giving it a bungalow I rifijiucc, but, at the same time, pro- 4 tS'consIdei-ablc space on the second Pilfer bedrooms. Dormers and low iretiffai-c used to tho host advantage Rinlng light, air and Increasing- the 7nKtho bedrooms. lUdiK Variety Is Afforded. i, mpo Is probably no style of lnex-ttriaJJomc lnex-ttriaJJomc which affords such a varie-. varie-. Trfacslgns J1S two-story bunna-J bunna-J I?Who Hrsl Hlorv Is subject to all tho ''kifror designs permitted In one-story ndyws, and the second story gives Aligner opportunities which cannot 9 dMfiin a onc-story house. v n23Sof (he principal advantages of "SJto-atory bungalow Is a saving of 3 PfejEveryonc's lot does not permit mdei 'fedlng the bungalow out enough Toa'Ade all the bedrooms desired on o'ninSr. Then. too. the two-story lnm-. lnm-. itfJs cheaper to build when a certain Xpot rooms Is required or desired. orctoetails "Which Add Cost, befsfn a bungalow Is built very small I 0ffl hides only a living room, dining Jtohi bedroom, bathroom and kitch- "iftii be built at less cost than any-Ub'Stoti any-Ub'Stoti the two-story house line, but .imiSj'ou desire to Include In addition , iSjabove mentioned rooms a library aM.IH5.rmd two or three more bedrooms, 5 sbeWclosots, etc.. ft Is necessary to teuftthe house out over such a great ateniihat It requires considerable more ;tanH'M" ,iml loor llian ,s necessary for gitiragti house, and since the finish -Sof each Individual room costs the Ms In a two-story bungalow or a u 01 1 two-story liotisc. the cost of this If. jjfial foundation and roof would be fabfcss of what a two-story bunga-ctejj'Sild bunga-ctejj'Sild coot. Also, since a house with l 1,5 many rooms on one floor must iJ-jrlly he quito broad, the roof, In ialA. have a proper pitch, would bo so high that there is practically a second sec-ond story In the attic, whether it Is used or not. One-Story Bungalow Expensive. "The largo one-story bungalow Is usually usu-ally more expensive to build than one would think from Its simple, even sometimes some-times rustic appearance. Rusticity In buildings does not always mean low cost. One of the principal characteristics of all bungalows Is a spreading roof. This projection pro-jection should never bo less than two and onc-hnlf feet. On tho other hand. It should never be carried to the extreme, suggesting a man's hat on a small boy: the exact projection of the eaves depends upon the size and shape of the house. Phis and many other Important details are not governed by rule, but should be left to a competent designer. Three Tilings Necessary. "The bungalow should always include at least three things: A large porch, a large living room and a large fireplace. fire-place. You will notice that tho size Is emphasized in each instance. A bungalow bunga-low without a fireplace would be as much of an anomaly as 'Romeo and Juliet." without a Romeo. The bungalow bunga-low should suggest generosity in all Its details, even the front door should be unusually wide, and it is needless to say that no window should be less than three foot wide and from four to five feet wide In tho living room. Arranging the stairway to ascend from tho living room is always permissible In a two-story two-story bungnlow, although it can be separated from the living room anil placed In a hall by Itself If desired. The dormers on a bungalow should be low and broad, with considerable projection projec-tion to the caves. The upper lights to the windows look best If divided. There arc a number of designs which look well. The division can bo mado by cither the wood bars or leaded. "While any materials can be usod on the exterior of a bungalow, there are two styles of exterior that seem to be made especially for it. These are tho shingled wall and the rough cast, cement wall. The shingles can bo laid in a number of ways that will break the monotony of the plain shingled wall. Tho stylo used should be governed somewhat some-what by the genoral stylo of the house. A pleasing way is to place the shingles (on the walls) alternately eight and two Inches to the weather. This requires no more shingles than to plnco them in regular regu-lar rows of five Inches to the weather, and the appearance is both original and attractive. A cement exterior on the two-story bungalow looks tho best when only carried one story high with gables and dormers shingled. To carry tho cement ce-ment wall up into the second slory gives loo massive an appearance for a bunsa-low. bunsa-low. Make Bungalow Convenient. "There is no reason why a bungalow should not bo just as convenient In every way as a full two-story house. The exterior wall of a bungalow looks the best If not too regular; outside chimneys, bay windows, oriel windows, etc., help to break up tho wall surface and give It character. Windows placed in groups always al-ways look well In a bungalow If properly designed and located." |