Sketches for the Office Furniture Systems: Sketches of office spaces from Christopher Alexander’s notebook

01/04/1985

Sketches, Perspective

Two blue-ink sketches depicting office environment design proposals. The first sketch refers to one of the five watercolor paintings and depicts a big room with a high ceiling, and has an arch on the wall and a big table with chairs. The second sketch depicts a complete office environment and its intention is to convey the feeling of a beautiful office space.

Designers:

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

Medium:

Original on Paper

Size:

8 1/2"x11", 8 1/2"x5 1/2"

Content of

Work of Art

Watercolor sketches for the projects related with "The Personal Workplace - New System of Office Furniture": Six full page watercolor sketches from Christopher Alexander's notebook, conveying the form and feeling of personal workplaces 1985

Personal Work of Art, Painting

Created by:

Christopher Alexander

The watercolor sketches by Christopher Alexander were inspired by the sought after qualities for the "Sweet Potatoes" project and then set a milestone for the feeiling of spaces to be achieved in the projects for a "New System of Office ...

Contents

Drawings

References

Drawings

Watercolor sketches for the projects related with "The Personal Workplace - New System of Office Furniture": Five full page watercolor sketches from Christopher Alexander's notebook 01/12/1985

Work of Art, Sketches, Perspective

Designers:

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

Medium:

Original on Paper

Size:

10 5/8"x13 5/8"

Five full page watercolor sketches for the Office Furniture Systems: 1) Grey desk with blue bench and yellow stool; 2) Long alcove with counter and green drawers below; 3) Office with red desk and red wall frieze with yellow spades; ...

Photographs

Watercolor sketches for the projects related with "The Personal Workplace - New System of Office Furniture": Six full page watercolor sketches - Photographs 01/01/1985

Work of Art, Watercolor Painting

Photographer:

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

Source:

Digital

Characteristics:

Color

Photographs of the four watercolor sketches from Christopher Alexander’s notebook, conveying the form and feeling of personal workplaces: 1) Office with red desk and red wall frieze with yellow spades; 2) High green ceiling room with yellow floor and black ...