Photograph

Hot Spa – Marble Terrazzo Pools – Photographs

01/12/1985

Focus on Details

Close up view of the ornamental patterns in yellow, green and white, built with terrazzo marble dust and color pigments.

Photographer:

Mark Darley/Esto, Sonoma, CA, U.S.A.

Source:

Slide

Characteristics:

Color

Content of

Construction Innovation

Hot spa with marble terrazzo pools 1985

Work of Art for Project, Terrazzo Work

Created by:

Christopher Alexander, Eleni Coromvli

Hand worked marble terrazzo pools, in yellow, green and white.

References

Projects

Two Swimming Pools and House Extension 1984 to 1985

Sonoma, CA, U.S.A.

Residential, Realized , Construction completed in Nov-1985

Client:

Mr. George Sarlo

C.E.S. staff:

Christopher Alexander, Mark Briner, Eleni Coromvli, others

Contractor:

Center for Environmetal Structure

Project cost:

$25,000

Project stages:

Layout on the site by clients and C.E.S. Use of full scale mock-ups No drawings were produced Direct construction management and on-site design decisions

Hot tub and cold tub hand-worked in yellow, green and white terrazzo, surrounded by a marble decked outdoor room with seats. Trellised walk, stairs and decking through the house gardens leading to the spa area.

Photographs

Hot Spa - Marble Terrazzo Pools: Photographs of painting 01/01/1985

Construction Innovation, Watercolor Painting

Photographer:

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

Source:

Digital, Slide

Characteristics:

Color

One view of a full size watercolor painting of the pool terrazzo ornament and a second one of a watercolor sketch.