Photograph

C.E.S. Office – Martinez House: Photographs of sketches

01/01/1977

Drawing

“First Sketch of Martinez”; pencil sketch of the side elevation of the house, drawn by Christopher Alexander.

Photographer:

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

Source:

Print, Negative

Characteristics:

8"x10", B&W

Content of

Project

C.E.S. Office - Martinez House 1977 to 1984

4207 Arthur Road, 94553, Martinez, CA, U.S.A.

Residential, Realized , Construction completed in 1984

Client:

Center for Environmetal Structure - C.E.S. Directors

C.E.S. staff:

Christopher Alexander, Jonathan Fefferman, Harissos Tsiringas, Gary Black, David Dacus, Olasheni Agbabiaka

Contractor:

Center for Environmetal Structure

Project cost:

$120,000

Project stages:

Layout on the site by C.E.S. Design Development and Building Permit drawings done after layout Direct construction management and on-site design decisions Users involved in the construction Innovative construction methods

The second building completed on the Martinez site, was a 2,000 square feet house. A gunite all-concrete building as well, it was the first sizable and fully functional project in which C.E.S. used gunite, while applying all permit and specification ...

References

Scientific Research

Drawings

Moshav Shorashim: Generic diagram of the initial settlement idea, which was not adopted 01/01/1977

Architectural Design, Project, Sketches, Site Plan, Simulation Plan

Designers:

Christopher Alexander, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.

Medium:

Original on Paper

Size:

8 1/2"x11"

Three early sequential drawings simulating the growth of the settlement along a central axis, a scheme which was not implemented.