West Dean College Gardens Visitor’s Center – Exterior wall with exposed herringbone brick pattern, alternating with exposed concrete bands and grey flint stones: Sketches of material combinations

25/04/1995

Sketches, Elevation

Two sketches depicting two alternative design ideas for the entrance facade using different material combinations regarding the positioning of bricks and flint stones.

Drawing:

Designers:

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

Medium:

Original on Tracing Paper

Size:

8 1/2"x11"

Content of

Construction Innovation 1 Items

West Dean College Gardens Visitor's Center: Exterior wall with exposed herringbone brick pattern, alternating with exposed concrete bands and grey flint stones 1994

Building Detail, Wall Treatment

Created by:

Christopher Alexander, John Hewitt

The exposed surface of the perimeter thick wall is made of a combination of red bricks, exposed concrete and flint stones. there are several patterns of alternating repetition, the predominant one being the alteration between concrete bands and the herringbone ...

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Scientific Research 2 Items

Drawings 1 Items

West Dean College Gardens Visitor's Center - Exterior wall with exposed herringbone brick pattern, alternating with exposed concrete bands and grey flint stones: Sketches of material combinations 02/05/1995

Construction Innovation, Sketches, Elevation

Designers:

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

Medium:

Photocopy

Size:

8 1/2"x11"

Two sketches depicting two design ideas for material combinations of the entrance facade: The first sketch shows the combination of concrete with flint stone infills; the second sketch shows the combination of concrete with brick and flint stone above the ...