Photograph

Civic Center & Town Hall for Mountain View: Photographs of sketches

01/01/1986

Drawing

One image of a pencil sketch illustrating the interior space of the City Hall lobby.

Photographer:

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

Source:

PMT

Characteristics:

8"x10", B&W

Content of

Project

Civic Center & Town Hall for Mountain View 1986

Mountain View, CA, U.S.A.

Civic, Designed , Invited Competition, Not built

Client:

City of Mountain View - Mr. Michael Freedman, c/o ROMA, urban design consultant to the city

C.E.S. staff:

Christopher Alexander, Artemis Anninou, Hansjoachim Neis, Ingrid Fiksdahl-King, Gary Black

Project cost:

Expected construction cost: $17,000,000

Project stages:

Design Development

Invited design competition entry. One of five invited entries and winner of first round selection process. The project with 100,000 square feet of total area of construction included: a) the new City Hall building 65,000 sq.ft.; b) Community Theater with ...

References

Drawings

Civic Center & Town Hall for Mountain View: Sketches 01/01/1986

Architectural Design, Project, Sketches, Perspective

Designers:

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

Medium:

Original on Paper

Size:

7 1/2"x11", 9"x12"

Three pencil sketches with perspective views of various versions of the City Hall lobby space, or the “Rotunda”, having an elliptical dome roof.