Article

The Heart of the House: Architect Christopher Alexander’s Magic Kitchen

01/09/1989

Article

Authors:

Peter Lemos

Published in:

American Home, pp. 14-16 & 117-118

Publisher:

Thomas W. Woolf, New York, NY, U.S.A.

Contents

Correspondence

"The Heart of the House: Architect Christopher Alexander's Magic Kitchen" article: Regarding the publication of the article in the 'American Home' premier edition 21/08/1989

Article Publication, Notification

Sender:

Danielle Baroni, American Home, New York, NY, U.S.A.

Recipient:

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

Medium:

Letter

References

Projects

House for Daniel Potash and Maureen McCabe 1986 to 1988

1341 Butterfield Road, San Anselmo, CA, U.S.A.

Residential, Realized , Construction completed in 1988

Client:

Mr. Daniel Potash and Ms. Maureen McCabe

C.E.S. staff:

Christopher Alexander, Gary Black, Artemis Anninou, Chester Cervellino, Mark Brinner, Stephen Duff, Kleoniki Tsotropoulou

Contractor:

Center for Environmetal Structure

Project cost:

$150,000

Project stages:

Layout on the site by clients and C.E.S. Use of full scale mock-ups Design Development and Building Permit drawings done after layout Direct construction management and on-site design decisions

Complete reconstruction of existing house, with emphasis on the house kitchen. Hand painted interiors, hand-plaster work, furniture, and garden terraces; benches, seats, table, fireplace and floor of kitchen --all built and painted by C.E.S. Total construction 2,500 square feet.