Photograph

Berryessa Terraced House: Photographs of drawings

01/08/1981

Drawing

Floor plan of the main volume of the house with its veranda and connecting staircases.

Photographer:

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

Source:

PMT

Characteristics:

9 3/4"x14", B&W

Content of

Project

House for John and Mara Lighty 1981 to 1989

2675 Harness Drive, Berryessa Estates, Pope Valley, Napa County, CA, U.S.A.

Residential, Realized , Construction completed in Aug-1989

Client:

Mr. & Mrs. John and Mara Lighty

C.E.S. staff:

Christopher Alexander, Artemis Anninou, Gary Black, Gernot Mittersteiner

Contractor:

Center for Environmetal Structure

Project cost:

$72,788

Project stages:

Layout on the site by clients and C.E.S. Design Development and Building Permit drawings done after layout Use of full scale mock-ups Direct construction management and on-site design decisions Users involved in the construction Innovative constructi

Terraced house built for a couple; the house consists of six building volumes, gracefully positioned on a wooded slope among white oak trees, and includes the living room - kitchen volume, the studio volume, the bedroom - library volume, a ...

References

Drawings

Berryessa Terraced House: Design Development Drawings - Final design based on the survey of the top boards of the foundation formwork 01/08/1981

Architectural Design, Project, Design Development, Floor Plan

Designers:

Christopher Alexander, Artemis Anninou, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.

Medium:

Blueprint

Size:

24"x45"

Scale:

1/4"=1'

Floor plan depicting the five volumes of the house –main house, library building, storage tower, workshop and carport– and the outdoor structures connecting the individual volumes.