Berryessa Terraced House: Design Development Drawings – Final design

01/08/1981

Architectural Design, Design Development, Details

Drawing with construction details; horizontal and vertical detailed sections through walls, roofs and windows, clarifying the innovations of the construction system.

Designers:

Christopher Alexander, Artemis Anninou, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.

Medium:

Blueprint

Size:

24"x30 3/8"

Scale:

1/4"=1'

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 ...

References

Drawings

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Photographs

Berryessa Terraced House: Photographs of drawings 01/08/1981

Project, Drawing

Photographer:

Christopher Alexander/C.E.S., Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.

Source:

PMT

Characteristics:

8"x10", B&W

Photographs of four design development drawings of the house including Floor Plan, Elevations, Sections and Construction Details. These hardline drawings were produced after the completion of the construction of the formwork for the foundation works, ensuring that all trees of ...