Pasadena Zoning Ordinance for Multi-Family Housing: Design Development Drawings – Examples on wide lot with surface parking

01/01/1987

Architectural Design, Design Development, Site Plan

Three examples for a new development on a wide lot with surface parking – RM16, Locust St. Site plans illustrating three different proposals of optimal development on the same lot, applying different proportions of area distribution between built area, open space and parking area; a comparative study to the currently permitted sq. ft. quantities.

Designers:

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

Medium:

Photocopy

Size:

11"x17"

Scale:

1/32"=1'

Content of

Project

Pasadena Zoning Ordinance for Multi-family Housing 1987 to 1988

Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.

Zoning Ordinance, Residential, Realized , Completed in 1988 and implemented

Client:

Pasadena Multi-family Housing Task Force

C.E.S. staff:

Christopher Alexander, Artemis Anninou, Friso Broeksma

Project cost:

$135,000

Project stages:

Pattern language for project by C.E.S. Generative rules for urban growth process Generative rules for building layout process Implementation process

The purpose of the draft ordinance was to define new guidelines which would permit high intensity development to continue in a way which is in keeping with Pasadena's heritage. Respect for the existing physical qualities of the old Pasadena residential ...

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