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bungalow [3 records]

Record 1 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Museums and Heritage (General)
OBS

bungalow: an item in the "Structures" class of the "Built Environment Objects" category.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
OBS

maison de plain-pied : objet de la classe «Constructions» de la catégorie «Éléments du bâtiment».

Spanish

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Record 2 2012-05-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Signalling (Rail Transport)
OBS

signal bungalow; bungalow: terms officially approved by CP Rail.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Signalisation (Transport par rail)
OBS

guérite de signalisation : terme uniformisé par CP Rail.

Spanish

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Record 3 2011-08-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Residential Architecture
  • Urban Housing
DEF

single-storied house with a sloping roof, usually small and often surrounded by a veranda. ... Its general design - with high ceilings, large doors and windows, and shade-giving eaves or verandas - makes it specially well suited for hot climates, and bungalows are ... frequently built as summer cottages or as homes in warm regions such as southern California.

OBS

bungalow. Corruption of the Kinsustani word bangla, belonging to Bengal. Coined during the British administration of India to describe a lightly built or temporary house erected mainly for administration staff and families of the military.

OBS

bungalow: term standardized by ISO.

OBS

Owing to the fact that the bungalow was cheap to build, the word fell into disfavour and architects now prefer to use the terms "one-storey" or "single-storey house".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Architecture d'habitation
  • Habitation et logement (Urbanisme)
DEF

Petit pavillon en rez-de-chaussée.

DEF

Petite maison en rez-de-chaussée. [Définition normalisée par l'ISO.]

DEF

Habitation d'un seul étage, avec vérandas; [...] ce genre de construction s'est répandu [...] particulièrement dans le midi de la France (généralement à l'usage des estivants).

OBS

bungalow : terme normalisé par l'ISO.

Key term(s)
  • bâtiment en rez-de-chaussée
  • maison à un étage
  • bâtiment à un étage

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Arquitectura de viviendas
  • Viviendas (Urbanismo)
DEF

Casa de campo de un solo piso, rodeada de galerías en todo su contorno.

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