Drawing

House and Spiritual Retreat for Mary LaMar: Preliminary Design Drawings – Construction details

01/01/1994

Architectural Design, Preliminary Design, Details

Detail drawing of exterior wall section; beam and post framing detail; deck beam and framing detail.

Designers:

Christopher Alexander, Randall Schmidt, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.

Medium:

Original on Vellum

Size:

18"x24"

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

Client:

Mrs. Mary LaMar and Mr. Michael Price

C.E.S. staff:

Christopher Alexander, Randall Schmidt, James Maguire, David Soffa

Project stages:

Preliminary Design

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. ...