Drawing

Sala House: Kitchen terrazzo floor – Sketches of floor patterns

01/01/1982

Sketches

Two pages of initial pencil sketches for the kitchen terrazzo floor patterns.

Designers:

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

Medium:

Original on Paper

Size:

8 1/2"x11"

Content of

Construction Innovation

Sala House: Kitchen terrazzo floor 1983

Work of Art for Project, Terrazzo Work

Created by:

Christopher Alexander, Andre Sala, others

Terrazzo floor in light green crosses and dark grey stars, made of fine marble chips and cement.

Contents

Drawings

References

Scientific Research

Ornament and Function as Products of Unfolding

Areas of focus:

Design and Building Process

Guiding idea:

Structure Preserving Transformations

Ornament arises as part of the design process, when a person is making and seeks to embellish this "something" while making it. It arises as a result of the latent centers in the uncompleted thing requiring still more centers, requiring ...

Photographs

Sala House: Terrazzo floor pattern details - Photographs of drawings 01/01/1982

Construction Innovation, Sketches

Photographer:

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

Source:

Print, Negative

Characteristics:

8 1/2"x11", 4"x5", B&W

Photograph of two pencil early sketches by Christopher Alexander for pattern studies of the terrazzo floor.