House and Spiritual Retreat for Mary LaMar: Design notes and sketches

01/01/1993

Design Matters, Notes & Sketches

Ten-page compilation of a small notebook containing notes and sketches relating to the house design aspects discussed with clients. The sketches illustrate Alexander’s initial design interpretations of those aspects.

Authors:

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

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. ...

References

Drawings 1 Items

House and Spiritual Retreat for Mary LaMar: Drawings - Sketches 01/01/1993

Architectural Design, Project, Sketches

Designers:

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

Medium:

Original on vellum, Original on Paper

Size:

8 1/2"x11", 6"x8"

Scale:

1/16"=1'

Six rough sketches depicting parts of the developing house floor plans. .