Berryessa Terraced House: Foundation perimeter beam, slab and retaining walls formwork – Photographs

01/12/1981

Layout Process on Site, Construction Process

Eight images from the completed foundation formwork; in most of them the slab reinforcement is also in place. The images with overviews of the foundation formworks depict the interplay between the existing trees and the location of the building volumes.

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House for John and Mara Lighty 1981 to 1989

2675 Harness Drive, Berryessa Estates, Pope Valley, Napa County, CA, U.S.A.

Residential, Realized , Construction completed in Aug-1989

Terraced house built for a couple; the house consists of six building volumes, gracefully positioned on a wooded slope among white oak trees, and includes the living room - kitchen volume, the studio volume, the bedroom - library volume, a ...

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Scientific Research 2 Items

Design and Construction is one Integrated Making Process

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The Layout Process of Buildings on the Land - Visualization at Full Scale on Site

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Berryessa House: Initial excavations - Photographs 4 4) Targeted excavation works, after stakes and ropes defined edges of built areas - Alexander is directing the works 01/05/1981

Project, Layout Process on Site, Construction Process

Four views depicting the first excavation activities to form the platforms of the main volumes of the house, as indicated by the stakes placed during the initial layout on the land, which defined the corners of the house volumes.
Berryessa House: Layout of house with stakes on the land - Photographs 3 3) Excavations in parallel with the layout process on the land - stakes & streched ropes in-between indicate location & levels 01/07/1981

Project, Layout Process on Site, Construction Process

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Three views depicting the first step of the layout process on the site, in order to determine the location and approximate size of the house volumes, in relatioship to the site slope, views and existing trees; main constraints were the ...
Berryessa House: Foundation perimeter beam and slab formwork under construction - Photographs 2 2) Second similar view of the perimeter foundation beam 01/07/1981

Project, Layout Process on Site, Construction Process

The construction of the formwork for the perimeter beam and slab of the foundation finalized the design of the footprint and levels of the volumes of the house, which followed pretty closely the layout of the house staked on the ...
Berryessa House: Foundation perimeter beam, slab and retaining walls formwork - Photographs 7 7) Overview of top boards showing the levels of entrance, stair landing studio and living room 01/07/1981

Project, Layout Process on Site, Construction Process

Seven views from the construction process of the foundation formwork, and specifically nailing the top board of the ground floor slab on metal stakes, and hamemering the stakes into the ground until the proper level was reached. A design decision ...
Berryessa House: Foundation perimeter beam, slab and retaining walls formwork - Photographs 9 9) Overview of the studio and kitchen-living room volumes with connecting staircase 01/09/1981

Project, Layout Process on Site, Construction Process

Ten images from the construction process of the foundation formwork reaching completion. As earth and stones were being used for fill-in material to be compacted, design decisions were made for the precise spacing of the wooden load bearing columns, for ...
Berryessa House: Foundation concrete works - Photographs 4 4) Screeding of kitchen concrete slab continues 15/01/1982

Project, Layout Process on Site, Construction Process

Four images while pouring concrete for the foundations and slabs.
Berryessa House: Foundation concrete works - Photographs 9 9) Overview of the living room-kitchen and studio terraces with the connecting staircase 01/02/1982

Project, Layout Process on Site, Construction Process

Nine images of the poured concrete slabs and retaining walls with the formwork still in place and the white styrofoam pads highlighting the rebars sticking out. At this point, the design decisions made during the layout process on the land ...
Berryessa House: Foundation concrete works - Photographs 4 4) Detail of perimeter foundation beam with an embedded tile 10/02/1982

Project, Layout Process on Site, Construction Process

Four images of the concrete slabs and retaining walls after the formwork had been removed. In some of them the blue tiles embedded in the perimeter slab beam can be discerned.

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