Photograph

Fresno Farmers’ Market: Redwood Arched Roof Trusses – Photographs

01/03/1984

Construction Process

The prefabricated pieces for the columns of the arched frame on the floor of the workshop.

Photographer:

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

Source:

Digital

Characteristics:

Color

Content of

Construction Innovation

Fresno Farmers' Market: Redwood arched roof trusses 1984

Construction System, Heavy Timber Load Bearing Structure

Created by:

Christopher Alexander, Carl Lindberg, Jonathan Fefferman

Fresno Farmer's market redwood arched roof trusses with concrete columns. The timber arched trusses were prefabricated in the C.E.S. warehouse near Berkeley, about 200 miles from the site, then moved to the building site and raised and fixed to get ...

References

Scientific Research

Innovative Construction Systems, Techniques and Materials

Areas of focus:

Design and Building Process

Guiding idea:

Construction Innovation

One of the main topics of research, included in every building project, was to identify, early on in the design process, the material and techniques of construction. This would re-establish building as an art, and allow rapid shaping and adaptation, ...

Projects

Farmers' Market 1982 to 1985

North Blackstone Avenue and West Shaw Avenue, Fresno, CA, U.S.A.

Commercial, Realized , Construction completed in 1985

Client:

Mr. Richard Erganian

C.E.S. staff:

Christopher Alexander, Carl Lindberg, Jonathan Fefferman, Artemis Anninou

Contractor:

Center for Environmetal Structure

Project cost:

$80,000

Project stages:

Layout on the site by C.E.S. Design Development and Building Permit drawings done after layout Direct construction management and on-site design decisions Budget and subcontractors under C.E.S. control Innovative construction methods

A trellised structure to form the main spine for the weekly Farmer's open air market in Fresno, with 6,000 square foot floor area. Redwood arched trusses, on concrete block piers, 120 feet long, and 40 feet wide. Floor of grey ...