Photograph

Berryessa Terraced House: The entrance – Photographs

01/12/1989

Exterior View

View of the hand-painted entrance volume.

Photographer:

James Givens, Napa County, CA, U.S.A.

Source:

Digital

Characteristics:

Color

Content of

Construction Innovation

Berryessa Terraced House: Hand-painted exterior walls of entrance 1987

Work of Art for Project, Hand-painted Exerior

Created by:

Christopher Alexander

Hand-painted entrance walls in light purplish blue, light blue and white door.

References

Projects

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

Client:

Mr. & Mrs. John and Mara Lighty

C.E.S. staff:

Christopher Alexander, Artemis Anninou, Gary Black, Gernot Mittersteiner

Contractor:

Center for Environmetal Structure

Project cost:

$72,788

Project stages:

Layout on the site by clients and C.E.S. Design Development and Building Permit drawings done after layout Use of full scale mock-ups Direct construction management and on-site design decisions Users involved in the construction Innovative constructi

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