Correspondence

Pasadena Zoning Ordinance for Multi-Family Housing: Extension of contract to cover additional services. A response to the request for additional services to cover the preservation of bungalows and other valuable properties. Cost is provided and an additional two year evaluation contract and open space solutions are mentioned

01/12/1987

Design Matters, Memorandum

Sender:

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

Recipient:

Paul Gleye, E.J. Remson, City of Pasadena, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.

Medium:

Letter

Content of

Project

Pasadena Zoning Ordinance for Multi-family Housing 1987 to 1988

Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.

Zoning Ordinance, Residential, Realized , Completed in 1988 and implemented

Client:

Pasadena Multi-family Housing Task Force

C.E.S. staff:

Christopher Alexander, Artemis Anninou, Friso Broeksma

Project cost:

$135,000

Project stages:

Pattern language for project by C.E.S. Generative rules for urban growth process Generative rules for building layout process Implementation process

The purpose of the draft ordinance was to define new guidelines which would permit high intensity development to continue in a way which is in keeping with Pasadena's heritage. Respect for the existing physical qualities of the old Pasadena residential ...

References

Correspondence

Reports

Pasadena Zoning Ordinance for Multi-Family Housing: Illustrative Site Designs for Multi-Family Housing in Pasadena - Part II: Sites with Existing Bungalows 30/07/1988

Project, Project Report

Authors:

Christopher Alexander, Artemis Anninou, Friso Broeksma, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA , U.S.A.
Daniel Solomon, Kathryn Clarke, Susan Haviland, Phoebe Wall, Daniel Solomon & Associates with Phoebe Wall, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.

37-page report laying out thirteen examples of case studies in which various proposed densities are applied to new house designs added on lots with existing bungalows; lot sizes vary. Examples are valued according to a scale ranging between ‘good schemes’ ...