C.E.S. Office – Martinez House: Blue and white color for exterior walls – Photographs of mock-up

01/01/1983

Mock-up, Design Process

Photograph showing the mixing and testing of blues on the concrete of the perimeter foundation beam with a white patch of white paint for assessing contrast.

Content of

Construction Innovation 1 Items

C.E.S. Office - Martinez House: Blue and white color for exterior walls 1984

Work of Art for Project, Hand-painted Exerior

Christopher Alexander started to work on the color of the building from the early stages of its construction, when the concrete formwork was completed. He started mixing and testing different blues on the Martinez site to get the right wall ...

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Scientific Research 2 Items

Projects 1 Items

C.E.S. Office - Martinez House 1977 to 1984

4207 Arthur Road, 94553, Martinez, CA, U.S.A.

Residential, Realized , Construction completed in 1984

The second building completed on the Martinez site, was a 2,000 square feet house. A gunite all-concrete building as well, it was the first sizable and fully functional project in which C.E.S. used gunite, while applying all permit and specification ...