Low Cost Houses for Mexicali: Preliminary Design Drawings – Clusters

01/01/1976

Architectural Design, Preliminary Design, Site Plan

Outline-plans of the two clusters; the first refers to the builder’s yard and focuses on the two courtyards, well defined by the building volumes, and the second depicts the house cluster with its central courtyard .

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Project 1 Items

Low Cost Houses for Mexicali 1975 to 1977

Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico

Low Cost Housing, Realized , Construction completed in 1977

A cluster of houses for large families, with a builders yard, built by the families themselves with the help of students from the Universidad Autonoma of Mexico, and a team of builders from the Center for Environmental Structure. Each house ...

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Scientific Research 2 Items

Published Books 1 Items

The Production of Houses 01/01/1985

Publication, Original Book

The fifth volume in “The Center for Environmental Structure Series” on architecture published by Oxford University Press, “The Production of Houses” puts Alexander’s theories to the test and shows what sort of production system can create the kind of environment Alexander ...