Correspondence

Student expressing admiration especially for the heavy timber carpentry workshop in Martinez; also pleading for an autograph.

01/06/1990

Personal Correspondence

Sender:

Wolfgang Wittmann, Graz, Austria

Recipient:

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

Medium:

Note

References

Projects

Heavy Timber Carpentry Workshop 1985 to 1986

4207 Arthur Road, 94553, Martinez, CA, U.S.A.

Offices & Workshops, Realized , Construction completed in Apr-1986

Client:

Center for Environmetal Structure - C.E.S. Directors

C.E.S. staff:

Christopher Alexander, Gary Black, Seth Wachtel, Lance Dom

Contractor:

Center for Environmetal Structure

Project cost:

$50,000

Project stages:

Layout on the site by C.E.S. Design Development and Building Permit drawings done after layout Direct construction management and on-site design decisions Users involved in the construction Innovative construction methods

The third building completed on the Martinez site was a heavy timber carpentry workshop, 800 square feet of floor area, with 12"x12" columns and 8"x14" beams, specially engineered trusses and wood paneling. .