When we think about Bungalows, the image of the one-story house with verandahs comes to mind. But like any other kind of house, there are different kinds of Bungalows and two of which are the craftsman style and the prairie style.
The Craftsman Bungalow is the most common bungalow design. It is characterized by roof gables that are facing the street and large overhanging eaves. Usually, it has shingle roofs and they are painted with stained brown or dark green to blend with nature. The craftsman bungalow is common in lowcost and mid-end Subdivisions in the Philippines, except for the choice of roofing, since homes here still lean towards using GI sheets.
Prairie style bungalows, on the other hand, are more horizontal in design. They are bungalow types that are spread over the site and feature a flat or shallow hipped roof, rows of windows, overhanging eaves. One of the defining features is the band of stones, wood or bricks on wall surfaces making the house look very horizontal or rooted to the ground. You don’t see downspouts on prairie design houses because they show verticality rather than horizontal lines. The famous architect Frank Lloyd Wright was among the architects who developed this style. We usually see this style in the Middle East and some adaptations are used in high-end subdivisions in the Philippines.
If you want a more relatively contemporary example, Charlie’s house in the underrated late 2000s television series ‘Numb3rs’ is a craftsman; while Shia Lebouf’s house in ‘Suburbia’ is a prairie.
Reference:
http://www.architecture.org/learn/resources/architecture-dictionary/entry/prairie-style/
Image sources: https://www.realtor.com/advice/buy/craftsman-bungalow-organic-architecture/