West Dean College Gardens Visitor’s Center: Preliminary Design Drawings – Roof Design

21/02/1994

Architectural Design, Preliminary Design, Elevation, Section, Details

Three early studies of the roof structure: 1) Includes a partial elevation of the roof eave and a section; 2) Includes a longitudinal partial section illustrating the wooden roof structure with sizes; 3) Includes a transversal section of the wooden structure with sizes.

Designers:

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

Medium:

Photocopy

Size:

11"x17"

Scale:

1:20

Content of

Project

West Dean College Gardens Visitor's Center 1994 to 1996

Near Chichester, West Sussex, U.K.

Civic, Realized , Construction completed in Nov. 1995

Client:

Edward James Foundation

C.E.S. staff:

Christopher Alexander, John Hewitt, students from "The Prince of Wales's Institute of Architecture", students from Portsmouth University

Contractor:

Center for Environmetal Structure, as Management Contractor and General Contractor of record, with John Hewitt as Project Manager

Project stages:

Layout on the site by clients and C.E.S. Use of full scale mock-ups Design Development and Building Permit drawings done after layout Direct construction management and on-site design decisions Budget and subcontractors under C.E.S. control Innovativ

The West Dean Center is a simple one-story masonry building with a large red-tiled roof and intricate brickwork for its thick walls. The building is surrounded by gardens, and its south facing wall has large arched windows overlooking the garden ...

Contents

Drawings

References

Drawings

West Dean College Gardens Visitor's Center: Design Development Drawings - Cross Sections 01/07/1994

Architectural Design, Project, Design Development, Section

Designers:

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

Medium:

Photocopy

Size:

23"x33"

Scale:

1:50

Four drawings depicting sections through various volumes of the building: the restaurant area, the kitchen area, two sections through the shop area and the restroom area.