Camden Council Material and Colour Guide 2023 16.06.23 Final Version - Flipbook - Page 19
MATERIALS AND DESIGN ELEMENTS
What to look for when identifying a California Bungalow building
Exterior
Interior
Landscape
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Large, low-pitch roof
Wide eave overhang
Terracotta tile roof (occasionally slate)
Gabled roof
Exposed roof timbers
Masonry or weatherboard wall (occasionally roughcast)
Half-timbered gable ends
Masonry, roughcast (or occasionally river stone) chimney
Masonry verandah piers with tapered or simple timbers posts
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Simple skirting, picture rails and cornices with little
decorative value
Plaster ceiling decoration
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Coloured glass
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Landscaping possible on front and side of house
Informal lawn or garden
Stepped paver footpaths
Timber fencing usually echoing the gable decorative detailing
and colours
Crushed gravel or paved paths and driveways
10. Double hung windows
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Works to a bungalow building should respect and retain the characteristic low pitch of the roof.
Timber and river stone features are essential to the style and should be kept and restored.
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Irregularly shaped and tapered verandah posts are classic to the style and should be retained.
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