Photograph

Back-of-the-Moon Community: Coffered ceiling in the Goddu and Heisey houses – Photographs

01/11/1995

Interior View

Two images of the exposed timber coffered ceilings with cross shaped ornaments at the intersection of the beams. The first image is from the Goddu house, while the second from the Heisey.

Photographer:

Christopher Alexander/C.E.S., Lake Travis, Austin, TX, U.S.A.

Source:

Digital

Characteristics:

Color

Content of

Construction Innovation

Back-of-the-Moon Community: Coffered ceiling in the Goddu and Heisey houses 1994

Work of Art for Project, Coffered Ceiling

Created by:

Christopher Alexander, Saul Pichardo, Randall Schmidt

Exposed wooden beam coffered ceiling in the living rooms, with a cross shaped wooden ornament at the intersection of the beams.

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Photographs

Back-of-the-Moon Community: Coffered ceiling in the Goddu and Heisey houses - Photographs Goddu house living room 01/11/1995

Interior View

Photographer:

Christopher Alexander/C.E.S., Lake Travis, Austin, TX, U.S.A.

Source:

Digital

Characteristics:

Color
Back-of-the-Moon Community: Coffered ceiling in the Goddu and Heisey houses - Photographs Heisey house living room 01/11/1995

Interior View

Photographer:

Christopher Alexander/C.E.S., Lake Travis, Austin, TX, U.S.A.

Source:

Digital

Characteristics:

Color

References

Projects

Neighborhood of Five Houses: Heisey House 1992 to 1996

Lake Travis, Austin, TX, U.S.A.

Residential, Realized , Construction completed in 1995

Client:

Mr. & Mrs. James and Sylvia Heisey

C.E.S. staff:

Christopher Alexander, Saul Pichardo, Randall Schmidt

Contractor:

Center for Environmetal Structure with Carl Lindberg

Project stages:

Layout on the site by clients and C.E.S. Use of full scale mock-ups Design Development and Building Permit drawings done after layout Direct construction management and on-site design decisions Budget and subcontractors under C.E.S. control

Design and construction of a family house for Jim and Sylvia Heisey, with an area of 2.000 square feet.
Neighborhood of Five Houses: Goddu House 1992 to 1996

Lake Travis, Austin, TX, U.S.A.

Residential, Realized , Construction completed in 1995

Client:

Mr. & Mrs. Michael and Patricia Goddu

C.E.S. staff:

Christopher Alexander, Saul Pichardo, Randall Schmidt

Contractor:

Center for Environmetal Structure with Carl Lindberg

Project stages:

Layout on the site by clients and C.E.S. Use of full scale mock-ups Design Development and Building Permit drawings done after layout Direct construction management and on-site design decisions Budget and subcontractors under C.E.S. control

Design and construction of a family house for Mike and Patricia Goddu, with an area of 2.500 square feet.