Designing from Experience, Not Expertise

Res Extensa #51 :: On vernacular design and function over form

During India's British Raj period, the "bungalow" became popular as a style of housing for foreign officials and ambassadors. The original look and feel was similar to what you see in popular bungalow houses today — extensive front porches, wide overhangs, lots of windows, simple structural design, minimal ornamentation. Today there's a "coziness" about…