Sweet Potatoes Offices and Workshops: Presentation Drawing – Steps of the Layout Process

1509A San Pablo Avenue, 94702, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.

Mrs. Anna Sala, Ms. Josie Jurcivina

Christopher Alexander, Artemis Anninou, Gary Black, Mark Brinner

Center for Environmetal Structure

$20,000

1) Layout of the offices by "Sweet Potatoes" employees: They used a patented office furniture layout process developed by C.E.S. This process allowed users to work with C.E.S. staff to lay out all common areas and individual workstations for themselves. The result was a highly personalized plan of the office, generated entirely by "Sweet Potatoes" employees. 2) Design and fabrication of the individual pieces of furniture at the C.E.S. Workshop in Martinez 3) Installation of the furniture by C.E.S. Personnel: As pieces were completed, they were shipped to Sweet Potatoes, where the C.E.S. assembly crew installed the different items, including thick walls, columns, doorways, desks, lighting, ceilings, floors, cabinets, screens, chairs.

Office layout process used by clients Layout on site by clients and C.E.S. Design Development drawings done after layout Direct Construction management and on-site design decisions

Christopher Alexander, Artemis Anninou, Gary Black, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.

Original on Vellum

8 1/2"x11"

Christopher Alexander, Artemis Anninou, Gary Black, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.

Original on Vellum

8 1/2"x11"

Christopher Alexander, Artemis Anninou, Gary Black, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.

Original on Vellum

8 1/2"x11"

Design and Building Process

Structure Preserving Transformations

Design and Building Process

Participation of Users