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Civic Center & Town Hall for Mountain View: Photographs of project model

01/09/1986

Design Process, Model

Five views of the presentation model, prepared for the invited competition; it portrays clearly the presence of centers in the volumetric arrangement of buildings, throughout a range of scales.

Photograph:

1) View from the street level
2) Closer view from the street level
3) Close-up view from the street level
4) View from the park side
5) Closer view from the park side

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Project 1 Items

Civic Center & Town Hall for Mountain View 1986

Mountain View, CA, U.S.A.

Civic, Designed , Invited Competition, Not built

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 2 Items

Geometry and Fifteen Fundamental Properties

Christopher Alexander recognized the importance of the geometry of centers and for years he was looking for the common structural features among buildings, paintings, streets, carpets, doors, windows, etc. which have "life" and "wholeness". He identified fifteen structural features which ...
Unfolding of Wholeness in Large Buildings by Successive Transformations of the Space

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 ...

Photographs 5 Items

Civic Center & Town Hall for Mountain View: Photographs of drawings 01/09/1986

Project, Drawing

Digitized

The main building section through the whole building complex, depicting the City Hall lobby and the theater. Its geometry and articulation are fresh and carry the features of the fifteen properties.
Civic Center & Town Hall for Mountain View: Photographs of project model 01/09/1986

Project, Design Process, Model

Digitized

Two views of the project model, prepared for the invited competition, both from a bird’s eye view. The model portrays clearly the presence of centers in the volumetric arrangement both of buildings and outdoor space, throughout a range of scales.
Civic Center & Town Hall for Mountain View: Photographs of project working model 01/07/1986

Project, Design Process, Model

Digitized

The first rough project model, in a small scale made out of small wooden blocks, exploring the volumetric configuration of the project and its elongated open space.
Civic Center & Town Hall for Mountain View: Photographs of project working model 01/07/1986

Project, Design Process, Model

Digitized

Larger scale paper working model of the project, exploring an initial scheme organized around an elongated open space leading to a back garden, which finally was not adopted.
Civic Center & Town Hall for Mountain View: Photographs of project working model 01/07/1986

Project, Design Process, Model

Digitized

Larger scale paper working model of the project, presenting the final scheme included in the competition; building volumes, courtyards and features highlighting its main centers are clearly visible.

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