Civic Center & Town Hall for Mountain View: Photographs of project working model
01/07/1986The first rough project model, in a small scale made out of small wooden blocks, exploring the volumetric configuration of the project.
References
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The Unfolding of Public Space and Gardens as Positive Space
Outdoor space is positive when it is shaped just as a room is shaped. It has a contained character, it is bounded by walls, fences, natural vegetation, enclosure of some kind. It looks into other positive spaces, some larger, some ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Civic Center & Town Hall for Mountain View: Photographs of project model
01/09/1986
Five views of the project model, prepared for the invited competition; three from the entrance side along the street and two from the park side. The model portrays clearly the presence of centers in the volumetric arrangement of buildings, throughout ...
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Civic Center & Town Hall for Mountain View: Photographs of project working model
01/07/1986
Larger scale paper working model of the project, exploring an initial scheme which was not adopted.
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Civic Center & Town Hall for Mountain View: Photographs of project working model
01/07/1986
Larger scale paper working model of the project, with the final scheme included in the competition.