Correspondence

Berryessa House: Re: Inspection of Foundation Reinforcement, Lot 171, Berryessa Estates Subdivision, Napa Couty, California. Recommendations by structural engineer for additional reinforcement at certain points of the structure and confirmation of completion of special inspection of the foundation reinforcement.

19/11/1981

Design Matters, Subcontracting Services

Sender:

G. Juri Komendant, Callarman Komendant Consulting Engineers, Corte Madera, CA, U.S.A.

Recipient:

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

Medium:

Letter

Content of

Project

House for John and Mara Lighty 1981 to 1989

2675 Harness Drive, Berryessa Estates, Pope Valley, Napa County, CA, U.S.A.

Residential, Realized , Construction completed in Aug-1989

Client:

Mr. & Mrs. John and Mara Lighty

C.E.S. staff:

Christopher Alexander, Artemis Anninou, Gary Black, Gernot Mittersteiner

Contractor:

Center for Environmetal Structure

Project cost:

$72,788

Project stages:

Layout on the site by clients and C.E.S. Design Development and Building Permit drawings done after layout Use of full scale mock-ups Direct construction management and on-site design decisions Users involved in the construction Innovative constructi

Terraced house built for a couple; the house consists of six building volumes, gracefully positioned on a wooded slope among white oak trees, and includes the living room - kitchen volume, the studio volume, the bedroom - library volume, a ...

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