Correspondence

House and Spiritual Retreat for Mary LaMar: In anticipation of their upcoming meeting with Christopher Alexander, Mr. Michael Price introduces for discussion the family’s new approach and purpose towards the house.

26/05/1993

Design Matters, Informative

Sender:

Michael Price, Madison, WI, U.S.A.

Recipient:

Christopher Alexander, Center for Environmental Structure , Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.

Medium:

Letter

Content of

Project 1 Items

House and Spiritual Retreat for Mary LaMar 1993 to 1995

Lake Tomahawk, WI, U.S.A.

Residential, Designed, Not built

Client:

Mrs. Mary LaMar and Mr. Michael Price

C.E.S. staff:

Christopher Alexander, Randall Schmidt, James Maguire, David Soffa

Project stages:

Preliminary Design

Vacation house overlooking Tomahawk Lake, on a site with pronounced slop and existing cottage. The wish of the client, to preserve part of the cottage, was seriously considered and it was incorporated successfully into the design of the new house. ...