The Utility of the Bungalow as a Precedent for Twentieth Century Residential Architecture

What does the freestanding house offer its inhabitants in comparison to other house forms? In particular, what did the bungalow type offer people in India at the beginning of the twentieth century? To answer these questions requires an understanding of the functions of built form. Such an understanding of what a bungalow affords can best be derived from an understanding of the way that buildings are experienced and what motivates people. The same observation holds for the bungalow as it does for any building type. A home is, however, the most important of buildings to people.