Arch. 201, Fall 1991 – Intergrated Design Studio: New Ryde Project – Rules for Site Design

22/10/1991

Student Work, Design Studio Course Sketches

Two page draft of the design process to be adopted for the physical organization of the site, followed by twenty eight sketch drawings of site plan proposals and house plan designs .

Authors:

Anne McGuire, Grace Moy, Peter Bluhon, David Smith, University of California Berkeley, College of Environmental Design, Department of Architecture, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.

Content of

Academic Course

Building Process Area of Emphasis: Intergrated Design Studio - New Ryde Project 1991

University Program:

Master of Architecture

Course type:

Graduate Design Studio

Course number:

Arch. 201

Instructors:

Christopher Alexander

Enrolled students:

Peter Bluhon, Anne McGuire, David Smith, Grace Moy, others

Students worked on a real project, located outside of Sacramento. The scope was to develop and define the rules for the layout of public spaces and residential buildings, for an integrated development of affordable, middle-income residential and commercial buildings, focused ...

References

Projects

New Ryde Community 1991 to 1993

New Ryde, CA, U.S.A.

Development Plan, Designed , Not built

Client:

The Grand Island Company - Ms. Eleanor Moeller

C.E.S. staff:

Christopher Alexander, others

Project stages:

Preliminary Design

Located outside of Sacramento, California, in the Delta region, this community was intended to be an integrated development of affordable, middle-income residential and commercial buildings and public spaces, focused on creating a sense of community and cohesion.