Upham House: Interior plasterwork for the living room

1992
Work of Art for Project, Ornament
Plaster patterned strips with geometric miniature basketweave design in low relief, cast from a mold made in balsa wood, installed in the living room in two locations: Vertical patterned strips on the walls, above waist height, about 4 or 5 feet apart, with areas of smooth plaster between them, and horizontal raised patterned strips on the ceiling, with flower medallions at the intersection of the strips. Various mockups were made until the feeling of the room has reached as a whole was just right; sample panels of various patterns design, testing widths and details, as well as paper mockups on the ceiling for testing the overall pattern.
Created by:
Christopher Alexander, Randall Schmidt
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