House and Spiritual Retreat for Mary LaMar: Wood carving

08/09/1994

Mock-up

Three images depicting two stages of a 1:1 scale pencil defined design and its subsequent carving on a wood-plank mockup. Mockup tested the time necessary to hand-carve 1 1/2 sq. ft. surface segment using router only. .

Photographer:

Randall Schmidt/C.E.S., Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.

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Construction Innovation 1 Items

House and Spiritual Retreat for Mary LaMar: Wood carving 1994

Work of Art for Project, Ornament

Created by:

Christopher Alexander, Randall Schmidt

Hand-curving of an ornamental floral pattern on the exposed surface of the wooden columns, running along the three building volumes .

References

Projects 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. ...