Correspondence

Pasadena Zoning Ordinance for Multi-Family Housing: Re: Bungalow Studies – Interim Conclusions. Tentative conclusions reached after various case studies of possible development on bungalow sites

10/06/1988

Design Matters, Memorandum

Sender:

Daniel Solomon, Daniel Solomon and Associates, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.

Recipient:

Donald Nollar, Irwin Kaplan, 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’ ...