Photograph

Civic Center & Town Hall for Mountain View: Photographs of drawings

01/09/1986

Drawing

The perspective of the theater interior shows the unusual combination of scale and intimacy.

Photographer:

Christopher Alexander/C.E.S., Martinez, CA, U.S.A.

Source:

Digital

Characteristics:

B&W

Content of

Project

Civic Center & Town Hall for Mountain View 1986

Mountain View, CA, U.S.A.

Civic, Designed , Invited Competition, Not built

Client:

City of Mountain View - Mr. Michael Freedman, c/o ROMA, urban design consultant to the city

C.E.S. staff:

Christopher Alexander, Artemis Anninou, Hansjoachim Neis, Ingrid Fiksdahl-King, Gary Black

Project cost:

Expected construction cost: $17,000,000

Project stages:

Design Development

Invited design competition entry. One of five invited entries and winner of first round selection process. The project with 100,000 square feet of total area of construction included: a) the new City Hall building 65,000 sq.ft.; b) Community Theater with ...

References

Scientific Research

Unfolding of Wholeness in Large Buildings by Successive Transformations of the Space

Areas of focus:

Design and Building Process

Guiding idea:

Structure Preserving Transformations

Large building are not easy to design and keep the feeling of intimay in them. The way a large building can be given this quality is by succeeding in the creation of living centers throughout its fabric. The profusion and ...

Drawings

Civic Center & Town Hall for Mountain View: Presentation Drawings - Set of selected drawings submitted as boards for the competition entry 01/01/1986

Architectural Design, Project, Presentation Drawing, Perspective, Site Plan, Floor Plan, Section, Elevation, Details

Designers:

Christopher Alexander, Artemis Anninou, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.

Medium:

Blueprint

Size:

32"x40"

Set of five drawings submitted among others for the competition entry to convey the overall character and feeling of the building complex. The 1st drawing includes the Site Plan, highlighting the main centers of the project, together with perspectives and ...