Bungalow Architecture + Design

Bungalow Architecture + Design

Friends and followers will no doubt have noticed the absence of posts this past year, and our quietness regarding the renovation of Cambria. You may recall that our long awaited, much anticipated, and highly researched new windows and doors were about to be installed; we were tweeting and sharing pictures, and very much enjoying...
A Tale of Two Bungalows

A Tale of Two Bungalows

Here’s a short tale of two bungalows – both midcentury modern architectural gems, both having reached varying degrees of disrepair, and with interesting common features to their form and situation despite being an ocean apart. One has a compelling before and after story already told… the other’s: still to tell....
Eichler Experimental: The X-100

Eichler Experimental: The X-100

Joseph L. Eichler (1900–1974) was a renowned homebuilder, responsible for a number of keystone midcentury-modern developments, or tracts, across California’s Bay Area between 1951–1964, totalling around 11,000 homes in all. Single storey properties, save around 50 or so, these homes were of trademark timber post and beam construction, with soaring...
Finding Cambria

Finding Cambria

As much as we loved our Californian-style ‘midmod’ bungalow, we both knew it was time to move on. Cravings for more space, a change of scene… and the thought of a new quirky property challenge were keeping us increasingly wired in to Rightmove and Primelocation, scouring the country from top...
The Fahrenheit 451 Connection

The Fahrenheit 451 Connection

Fahrenheit 451, the temperature at which book paper catches fire and burns, is Ray Bradbury’s “novel of a strange and weird future” depicting a dystopic futuristic society where books are prohibited, and if found, incinerated due to their subversive effect on the public. Eminent cinematographer, François Truffaut chose Edgcumbe Park...
Edgcumbe Park: A Midcentury Development of the Future

Edgcumbe Park: A Midcentury Development of the Future

Founded in 1955 by Athelstan Whaley, the Renway Construction Company produced a small number of housing developments in the South East of England driven by a passion for quality of construction, innovative design and customer satisfaction. A small, family owned business, it created around 30 homes per year over its...
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