House and Spiritual Retreat for Mary LaMar: Preliminary Design Drawings – Building layout on site

19/08/1994

Architectural Design, Preliminary Design, Layout Process

RS’s Version 19-Aug-1994 is noted on the drawing. Randall Schmidt’s revised proposal of the building layout staked on site, overlaid with dotted thick line above the initial layout.

Content of

Project 1 Items

House and Spiritual Retreat for Mary LaMar 1993 to 1995

Lake Tomahawk, WI, U.S.A.

Residential, Designed , Not built

Vacation house overlooking Tomahawk Lake, on a site with pronounced slop and existing cottage. The wish of the client, to preserve part of the cottage, was seriously considered and it was incorporated successfully into the design of the new house. ...

References

Scientific Research 1 Items

The Layout Process of Buildings on the Land - Visualization at Full Scale on Site

Each act of building needs to have a positive effect on its surroundings; to complete them, preserve their structure, make them better, by creating strong centers in them and next to them. Each new building is more alive when it ...

Correspondence 1 Items

House and Spiritual Retreat for Mary LaMar: Handwritten note to Christopher Alexander referring to sketches and asking his feedback on house layout adjustments made on site, regarding details of house volumes position; includes two drawings 19/08/1994

Project, Design Matters, Layout Process on Site

Drawings 2 Items

Photographs 1 Items

House and Spiritual Retreat for Mary LaMar: Photographs of layout process on the land 01/08/1994

Project, Layout Process on Site

Four images depict an alternative stake out of the house named “serpentine version” by Alexander.