Drawing

Plan and Process for Self-help Housing: Preliminary Design Drawings

01/01/1990

Architectural Design, Preliminary Design, Floor Plan, Elevation

Six drawings of the ground and first floor plans, and four variations of elevations for a heavy timber house, intended for a pilot project.

Medium:

Photocopy

Size:

8 1/2"x11"

Scale:

1/4"=1'

Content of

Project

Plan and Process for Self-help Housing 1988 to 1991

Washington, D.C., U.S.A.

Low Cost Housing, Designed , Completed in 1991

Client:

Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation - Mr. James Maguire

C.E.S. staff:

Christopher Alexander, others

Project cost:

$46,000

Project stages:

Generative rules for urban growth process Generative rules for house layout process by users Implementation process

Innovative process, introducing a system of user participation for the production of affordable single family housing for ownership, as a basis for improving quality of life. This program was intended to bring the insights and successes of various C.E.S. overseas ...

References

Reports

Neighborhood Reinvestment: A $90,000.00 House for Middle America - Beautiful Small Houses at a Price Ordinary People Can Afford 15/11/1990

Project, Project Report

Authors:

Christopher Alexander, Gary Black, James Maguire, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.

51-page report written for the purposes of acquiring land for the project. Describes a type of housing development for houses ranging from 650 sf to 1150 sf where families participate in their layout and design. Contents are as follows: 1. ...