Plan and Process for Self-help Housing: Sketches

01/01/1988

Architectural Design, Sketches, Axonometric, Floor Plan, Elevation

Five pages with sketches relating to porch design characteristics for the houses: plan, axonometric, elevations with decorative details and notes referring to mockups to be made.

Designers:

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

Medium:

Photocopy

Size:

8 1-2"x11"

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 ...