The Upham House: Concrete wall shape and detailing – Photographs of mock-up

01/01/1991

Mock-up, Design Process

Photographs of four different mock-ups of a wall section built out of concrte blocks in combination with different materials for testing texture through alterations.

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Construction Innovation 1 Items

Upham House: Concrete wall shape and detailing 1990

Construction System, Structural Wall

The main structural wall of the house, details of the technique, shape and figure were developed from the mockups for the wall construction elements. A detailed, full-size cardboard mockup of a complete bay of the wall was built on site, ...

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Scientific Research 1 Items

Innovative Construction Systems, Techniques and Materials

One of the main topics of research, included in every building project, was to identify, early on in the design process, the material and techniques of construction. This would re-establish building as an art, and allow rapid shaping and adaptation, ...

Projects 1 Items

House for Chris Upham and Stephanie Upham 1989 to 1994

37 Poppy Lane, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.

Residential, Realized , Construction completed in 1994

Two-story family house, with 2,400 square feet floor area, designed with the participation of the clients. The construction of a massive 15 high foot high retaining wall and sewer reconstruction caused by unusual hill condition added $96,000 to the house ...