Civic Center and Town Hall for Mountain View: Cost estimate

01/08/1986

Financial, Cost Estimate

22-page document with estimates which try to offset the increased costs of numerous special building details in some areas, with proposals for much simpler construction and materials in other areas. Estimates given include site works and finish details, buildings and costs by construction activities and all proposed finishes. Included are three more drafts.

Authors:

Duane Sample, Hanscomb Associates Inc., San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.
Christopher Alexander, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.

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 ...

Contents

Records

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References

Reports

Civic Center and Town Hall for Mountain View: Preliminary Cost Estimate 09/09/1986

Project, Engineering Report, Cost Data Report

Authors:

Christopher Alexander, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.
Duane Sample, Hanscomb Associates Inc., San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.

30-page study includes: 1) An introductory letter indicating the content’s compliance with the competition conditions and specifications, calculated in accordance to the instructions provided by Christopher Alexander. It is a detailed take-off and estimate reflecting the drawings provided, with all ...

Records

Civic Center and Town Hall for Mountain View: Estimate summaries for cost and areas 25/08/1986

Project, Financial, Cost Estimate

Authors:

Duane Sample, Hanscomb Associates Inc., San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.

18-page handwritten draft summaries of costs and areas. Organized in two parts: 1. 14 pages with costs for the parking garage structure, cladding, interiors, services, miscellaneous and site; 2. 4 pages with the quantities for the square feet of horizontal ...