Chapter 4. Large Public Buildings, 12 / Conceptual Vision of a still Larger Process

Christopher Alexander

The Center for Environmental Structure Publishing, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.

697 pp

Design and Building Process

Structure Preserving Transformations

Design and Building Process

Structure Preserving Transformations

Portsmouth, Hampshire, U.K.

The Mary Rose Trust - Mr. John Vimpany & Dr. Brian Hanson

Christopher Alexander, Gary Black, Miyoko Tsutsui, Annie der Bedrossian

Expected construction cost: $15,000,000

The following are the major sequential steps of the design process: 1) Defining a word-picture of generic centers 2) Structure preserving emergence of the building volume from the urban landscape 3) The rough sketch design 4) Obtaining the structural design 5) Money distribution 6) Distribution of the main mass concrete of the building 7) Working through the finer materials, concrete, brick and stone with special regard for light and color

Design Development stage in progress Construction management rules and process Innovative construction methods

Christopher Alexander, Gary Black, Miyoko Tsutsui