Master Planning Process for the Town of Marsta: Sketches – Cluster of Houses

01/01/1972
Architectural Design, Sketches, Layout Process

Nine pages with drawings depicting the steps of the layout process for a cluster of houses, using patterns. The first sketch depict families actively involved in designing and laying out. The remaining eight sketches depict the seven steps of the cluster layout process, each one focusing on the implementation of a couple of patterns and their interaction, for the formation of positive space. The sequence of steps is the following: Layout process Step-1 applies patterns “Cell Gateway” and “Degrees of Publicness”; Layout process Step-2 applies patterns “Common Land”, “Path Crossroads” & “Tiny Parking Lots”; Layout process Step-3 applies pattern “Sandbox”; Layout process Step-4 applies pattern “Individual Lots”; Layout process Step-5 applies patterns “Tree Places”, “Outdoor Seats”, & “Public Outdoor Room”; Layout process Step-6 applies pattern “Centripetal Pedestrian Path”; Layout process Step-7 applies patterns “Private Terraces” & “Opening to the Street”.

Designers:
Christopher Alexander, Max Jacobson, Ingrid Fiksdahl-King, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.
Medium:
Original on Paper
Size:
8 1/2"x11"
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