Migrant House: Preliminary building cost estimate for single unit to be built at Davis

01/10/1977

Design Matters, Financial, Specifications, Cost Estimate

Multiple page project documentation for a single unit of 720 sq. ft. that includes costs, specifications for building elements, two alternative floor plans, building sections and details.

Authors:

Christopher Alexander, Howard Davis, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.

Content of

Project

Migrant Workers House 1977

State of California, U.S.A.

Low Cost Housing, Designed , Not built

Client:

Dept. of Housing and Community Development, Division of Codes and Standards - Edmundo Velez, Chief

C.E.S. staff:

Christopher Alexander, others

Sponsor:

Department of Migrant Services, State of California

Project stages:

Concept Design

Design for an $8,000 Migrant Worker’s House; analysis of square foot costs for a proposed single unit of 720 sq. ft. .

References

Reports

Migrant House $8.000 - Proposed Minimal Code and Standards with cost estimates 01/10/1977

Project, Project Report

Authors:

Christopher Alexander, Howard Davis, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.

68-page policy for designing and building migrant family housing, including both text and drawings; analysis of square foot costs for a proposed single unit of 720 sq. ft. accompanied with specifications, plans, sections and construction details with rough structural calculations.