Model & Mock-up

Upham House: Model of light gray wall with slender columns and rectangles

01/01/1989

Model

Two wall models of wood blocks with collonaded openings; one has rectangular ornaments and the other is of plain blocks.

Created by:

Christopher Alexander, Randall Schmidt, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA

Medium:

Array

Size:

2 1/2"x14 1/2"

Scale:

1/8"=1'

Content of

Project

House for Chris Upham and Stephanie Upham 1989 to 1994

37 Poppy Lane, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.

Residential, Realized , Construction completed in 1994

Client:

Mr. & Mrs. Christopher and Stephanie Upham

C.E.S. staff:

Christopher Alexander, Randall Schmidt, Carl Lindberg, Gary Black, James Maguire

Contractor:

Center for Environmetal Structure

Project cost:

$439,000

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

Two-story family house, with 2,400 square feet floor area, designed with the participation of the clients. The construction of a massive 15 high foot high retaining wall and sewer reconstruction caused by unusual hill condition added $96,000 to the house ...

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Models & Mock-ups