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C.E.S. Office – Martinez House: Fireplace – Photographs

01/01/1981

Work in Progress

Two photographs of the poured in place, monolithic concrete Count Rumford type fireplace, being the first element built above ground .

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Construction Innovation 1 Items

C.E.S. Office - Martinez House: Fireplace 1981

Work of Art for Project, All Concrete Fireplace

Count Rumford all concrete fireplace, has a flat and broad fire chamber, a very wide opening and a curved fire back; the flatness results form the exceptionally narrow hearth, which is the cause for the high heat effectiveness.

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Scientific Research 1 Items

Innovative Construction Systems, Techniques and Materials

One of the main topics of research, included in every building project, was to identify, early on in the design process, the material and techniques of construction. This would re-establish building as an art, and allow rapid shaping and adaptation, ...

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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 ...