What type of house is this.??

W123-80's

Hi all,

I've posted here in the past and recently my wife and I have taken a diversion in terms of our house plans.
I had secured planning for a regular cottage dormer on a site my Dad was going to give me.
In the mean time, we have actually bought circa 4 acres with an old cottage and half a granary on it.
The cottage will need to be knocked. We hope to build something along the lines of the attached pictures. We both feel it would suit the site. There is an original wall and little gate and some nice trees on site already.

My question is, what type of house is the one in the pictures? Is there a name for that type of build design?
Is it from a particular era?
Any info to help our research appreciated.

PS; Apologies if anyone recognises the house, we literally stopped on the side of the road and took 4 photos. I hope this is ok?

4Sticks

Double square bay fronted bungalow.
This is not how to arrive at a design by the way.
To pick out a tee shirt perhaps.

W123-80's

4Sticks wrote: »

Double square bay fronted bungalow.
This is not how to arrive at a design by the way.
To pick out a tee shirt perhaps.

Cool thanks. I just needed to know the 'industry term' for this type of house so we could research it further and talk to people about it.

Any ideas what era it is from, I assume the 50's??
We are both very keen on the traditional look of it and would like to build something along these lines. It would make a nice change from the cottage dormer and neither of us are too keen on anything overly modern. For two reasons.
An initial meeting with the planner suggested we would have to build a bigger version of the cottage already on site. We are not too keen on this and feel that the house in the pics is a nice happy medium. It is inoffensive and still looks nice.
Thanks for your help.

4Sticks

50s would be about right and I am not saying it isn't nice. All I am saying is keep an open mind. Take inspiration like this for sure but make sure to "proof" it with a good architect.

4Sticks

Back to the future.

W123-80's

4Sticks wrote: »

50s would be about right and I am not saying it isn't nice. All I am saying is keep an open mind. Take inspiration like this for sure but make sure to "proof" it with a good architect.

Thanks again.

What do you mean by 'Proof'?
I assume you mean talk through the different design possibilities, advantages/disadvantages of this type of house, trade offs to achieve this look, and the other usual considerations such as direction the house is facing, sunlight, heating etc...

4Sticks

Yes. Don't let style spoil substance.

W123-80's

4Sticks wrote: »

Yes. Don't let style spoil substance.

Fair point. Hence the house I posted earlier. We both feel it is pretty basic in terms of style compared to some houses getting built these days, yet it is sufficiently different to the usual dormer cottage and also offers some charm with the windows and roof.
With a few other tweaks it could be a runner..:)

sydthebeat

W123-80's wrote: »

Fair point. Hence the house I posted earlier. We both feel it is pretty basic in terms of style compared to some houses getting built these days, yet it is sufficiently different to the usual dormer cottage and also offers some charm with the windows and roof.
With a few other tweaks it could be a runner..:)

And it could end up looking like a 50's design with 00's decoration. ....

W123-80's

sydthebeat wrote: »

And it could end up looking like a 50's design with 00's decoration. ....

I suppose it could and more than likely will.!
50's inspired exterior with a modern interior. But that's not a bad thing is it?

Still has to be better than a cottage dormer that the planners are insisting we build..!

sydthebeat

W123-80's wrote: »

I suppose it could and more than likely will.!
50's inspired exterior with a modern interior. But that's not a bad thing is it?

Still has to be better than a cottage dormer that the planners are insisting we build..!

Could be, just be aware that a lot of the best features of that house aren't usually done anyone ie the bell cast eaves, the wide overhangs, the high plinth etc.

Possibly use this as your starting point in discussion with your designer. .. but i wouldn't tie yourself to it if the shape doesn't lend itself to your site and orientation.

gctest50

sydthebeat wrote: »

Could be, just be aware that a lot of the best features of that house aren't usually done anyone ie the bell cast eaves, the wide overhangs, the high plinth etc.
.....

You could get them in PVC - be lovely

W123-80's

sydthebeat wrote: »

Could be, just be aware that a lot of the best features of that house aren't usually done anyone ie the bell cast eaves, the wide overhangs, the high plinth etc.

Possibly use this as your starting point in discussion with your designer. .. but i wouldn't tie yourself to it if the shape doesn't lend itself to your site and orientation.

Thanks, that's exactly the feedback we are looking for!
Hadn't thought about the older design features you mentioned and how it could be difficult/costly to incorporate them.

As you say, its probably best to use this style as a starting point and see where it take us.

gctest50

might see a few bits here :


https://www.flickr.com/groups/1950houselovers