C.E.S. Office – Martinez House: Photographs of foundation construction works
9 9) Herman Diedrich shooting concrete in the slab next to that of the porch

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 ...

The design process of a project and its construction process are united into one continuous and intertwined making process, unfolding in a step-by-step sequence. Design ends together with the completion of the construction process. "Making" is a conception of the ...

Eight images of the foundation excavations works, and the formation of the different levels of the building.

Twenty-five images of the foundation formworks. They depict various operations and elements of the formwork, like retaining walls, footings and perimeter beams, including both overviews and close-ups.

Nine images of concrete works. They depict the completed first concrete slab pour of the entrance porch, showing the ornamental border, made by stamping the concrete surface during its early curing stage.