Master Planning Process for the Town of Marsta: Sketches – One Individual House

01/01/1972

Architectural Design, Sketches, Layout Process

Four pages with seven sketches related to the individual house layout process: The first a sketch of a family staking-out their house; then four bubble diagrams depicting patterns used for the house layout and space relationships; finally a sketch of a family working on a house model and drawings, together with the house floor plan developed by them.

Designers:

Christopher Alexander, Max Jacobson, Ingrid Fiksdahl-King, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.

Medium:

Original on Paper

Size:

8 1/2"x11"

Content of

Project

Master Planning Process for the Town of Marsta 1972

Marsta, Sweden

Master Planning, Designed , Design Competition, Proposal submitted in 1970

Client:

Johaness Olivegren

C.E.S. staff:

Christopher Alexander, Max Jacobson, Ingrid Fiksdahl-King

Project stages:

Pattern language for the project by C.E.S. Generic rules for the layout on the site by users Generic rules for urban growth process Implementation process

Master Plan based on the fundametal idea of a planning process which allows the planning office of Sigtuna Marsta commune together with representative users to make planning decisions for themselves. The process, organized on the basis of four elements "Pattern ...

Contents

Drawings

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References

Scientific Research

Drawings

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Reports

Master Planning Process for the Town of Marsta: A New Kind of Planning Process 01/01/1972

Project, Project Report

Authors:

Christopher Alexander, Max Jacobson, Ingrid Fiksdahl-King, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.

31-page document explaining how families in Marsta-Sigtuna will be able to design their own house by using patterns, participate in the process and contribute their good ideas to the design. The process is explained by using an example of a ...

Photographs

Master Planning Process for the Town of Marsta - One Individual House: Photographs on design process 01/01/1972

Project, Design Process, Patterns for Project

Photographer:

Christopher Alexander/C.E.S., Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.

Source:

PMT

Characteristics:

14"x18", 8 1/2"x11", B&W

Five images with eight sketches related to the individual house layout process: The first depicts a family staking-out their house; then four bubble diagrams depicting patterns used for the house layout and space relationships; then an image of a family ...