Drawing

Moshav Shorashim: Sketch of a typical house

01/01/1981

Architectural Design, Sketches

Rough elevation sketch showing its relation to the land slope.

Designers:

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

Medium:

Original on Paper

Size:

8 1/2"x11"

Content of

Project 1 Items

Moshav Shorashim New Settlement - Master Plan, Clusters of Houses and Public Buildings 1977 to 1983

Galilee, Israel

Master Planning, Residential, Realized, Construction completed in Jul-1983

Client:

The Jewish Agency of Israel; the Ministry of Housing; the Garin Sof Ma'arav

C.E.S. staff:

Christopher Alexander, Amos Gitai, Howard Davis, Artemis Anninou, Nili Portugali

Contractor:

Jewish Agency general contractor and subcontractors

Project cost:

$3,000,000

Project stages:

Layout on the site by clients and C.E.S. Generic rules for urban growth process Design Development drawings done after layout

Master Plan for a new settlement for Jewish immigrants with the social structure of a community, where land and work profits are owned collectively, but still each family has its own house. Unlike other master plans, it describes the life, the ...

References

Drawings 1 Items

Anderson House: Preliminary Design Drawings - Floor plans 01/01/1981

Architectural Design, Project, Preliminary Design, Floor Plan

Designers:

Christopher Alexander, Artemis Anninou, Leonidas Pakas, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.

Medium:

Photocopy

Size:

8 1/2"x11"

Digitized

Two versions of schematic early floor plans.

Photographs 1 Items

Anderson House: Photographs of drawings 01/01/1981

Project, Drawing

Photographer:

Christopher Alexander/C.E.S., Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.

Source:

PMT

Characteristics:

8 1/2"x11", B&W

Another house floor plan with a couple of local variations which were not adopted.