Toronto Star

Today, with a renewed interest in Craftsman and bungalow homes, a growing number of architects and designers are specializing in new houses built in the old style. Christian Gladu is a U.S. designer who started the Bungalow Company in 1995. Last year, his company, based in Bend, Ore., designed 168 houses, most of which were modified from the stock plans that usually run from $1,800 to $2,000. As long as you provide a lot of information, including site plans and photos of the lot, the company can take any design and modify it to your specs. Gladu has sold data to Canadian customers – packages with 14 to 16 pages of structural drawings and foundation plans. The final task is to find an architectural engineer who can prepare the plans to meet Canadian building and fire code requirements.