C.E.S. Office – Martinez House: Blue and white color for exterior walls

Christopher Alexander started to work on the color of the building from the early stages of its construction, when the concrete formwork was completed. He started mixing and testing different blues on the Martinez site to get the right wall color. The yellow of the dry grass and the light white-blue sky were the context. Finally, the dull green-blue for the house wall and the white --with a touch of green-- for the columns and beams were used.