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C.E.S. Office – Martinez House: Photographs of drawings

01/01/1984
Drawing

Eight architectural drawings of the house and the tile workshop.

Photograph:

  • 1) Site plan
  • 2) Floor plan
  • 3) Floor plan with window schedule
  • 4) Section
  • 5) Front & side elevations
  • 6) Rear & side elevations
  • 7) Tile workshop elevation with bench & balustrade
  • 8) Building section details
Content of
  • 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 ...
  • Tile Glazing Workshop 1978 to 1981
    4207 Arthur Road, 94553, Martinez, CA, U.S.A.
    Offices & Workshops, Realized , Construction completed in 1981
    The first building completed on the Martinez site, was an experimental gunite all-concrete building, with 200 square feet of floor area, concrete vaulted ceiling and concrete pitched roof. It was used as the tile glazing workshop, equipped with a kiln ...
References
  • C.E.S. Office - Martinez House: Gunite all-concrete building 1980
    Construction System, Sprayed Concrete
    Walls, columns, beams, ceilings, all made by gunite shot on a light weight and low cost guidework of lightweight wooden frame. Gunite is a high-strength concrete made of sharp sand and concrete, carried in air under high pressure, shot dry ...
  • C.E.S. Office - Martinez House: Photographs of drawings 01/01/1983
    Project, Drawing
    Digitized
    Eight Architectural Construction Drawings of the house and the tile workshop.
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