Haworth New Office Furniture System: Scale models of office furniture pieces / Sweet Potatoes Offices and Workshops: Photographs of models

01/01/1985

Model

Ten photographs of small scale models for the initial testing of the office furniture, representing the initial stage of their development; included are a basic version of the Upright Desk, Rolling Cabinet with Drawers, Counter with Drawers, a Thick Wall, the Computer Setup, ConferenceTable, Office Chairs, Stools and Armchairs, and three more that did not go beyond this initial stage of development.

Photographer:

Artemis Anninou/C.E.S., Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.

Source:

Digital, Slide

Characteristics:

Color

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Construction Innovation

Haworth New Office Furniture System: Upright desk / Herman Miller New Office Furniture System: Executive desk 1985

Work of Art for Project, Office Furniture Prototype

Created by:

Christopher Alexander, Artemis Anninou, Gary Black

Red automobile laquer sprayed over MDF to create high gloss surfaces for the desk frame and its upstand with shelves and pigeonholes, combined with a brown leather slightly sloping writing surface; available in prescribed colors in three sizes. Furniture prototype ...
Haworth New Office Furniture System: Rolling Cabinet with Drawers 1985

Work of Art for Project, Office Furniture Prototype

Created by:

Christopher Alexander, Artemis Anninou, Gary Black

Rolling cabinet made of black lucite and heavy brass castors. Furniture prototype incorporated in the Center for Environmental Structure office.
Haworth New Office Furniture System: Counter with drawers / Sweet Potatoes Offices and Workshops: Counter with drawers 1985

Work of Art for Project, Office Furniture Prototype

Created by:

Christopher Alexander, Artemis Anninou, Gary Black

20" deep counter top with four rows of drawers below in enamelled wood. Initially developed as an office furniture prototype for the Haworth New Office Furniture System, and then installed in one of the private offices of the Sweet Potatoes ...
Haworth New Office Furniture System: Office chairs, stools and armchairs 1985

Work of Art for Project, Office Furniture Prototype

Created by:

Christopher Alexander, Artemis Anninou, Gary Black

Light weight that can be made in a variety of shapes and sizes to fit the user. This piece of furniture was not developed much further beyond small scale models.
Sweet Potatoes Offices and Workshops: Thick Walls 1985

Construction System, Monocoque Construction

Created by:

Christopher Alexander, Artemis Anninou, Gary Black

A custom made set of thick wall components, all premanufactured with the same height, standardized thickness, and a variety of standardized lengths, to enable the realization of a variety of rooms, as they were laid out by the users. ...
Haworth New Office Furniture System: Conference table 1986

Work of Art for Project, Office Furniture Prototype

Created by:

Christopher Alexander, Gary Black, Artemis Anninou

Varnished wood table with an inset worksurface of green laminate and a pronounced overhang. Furniture prototype incorporated in the Center for Environmental Structure office.
Haworth New Office Furniture System: Computer setup 1986

Work of Art for Project, Office Furniture Prototype

Created by:

Christopher Alexander, Artemis Anninou, Gary Black

An idea about a computer set-up area, deep enough to accomodate all kinds of connections and subunits, behind the main screen unit, not advanced besides some initial sketches, scale models and mockups. This first idea was further developed in 1988 ...

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Photographs

Haworth New Office Furniture System: Scale models of office furniture pieces / Sweet Potatoes Offices and Workshops: Photographs of models Thick wall example 01/01/1985

Model

Photographer:

Artemis Anninou/C.E.S., Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.

Source:

Digital, Slide

Characteristics:

Color
Haworth New Office Furniture System: Scale models of office furniture pieces / Sweet Potatoes Offices and Workshops: Photographs of models Upright desk 01/01/1985

Model

Photographer:

Artemis Anninou/C.E.S., Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.

Source:

Digital, Slide

Characteristics:

Color
Haworth New Office Furniture System: Scale models of office furniture pieces / Sweet Potatoes Offices and Workshops: Photographs of models Rolling cabinet with drawers 01/01/1985

Model

Photographer:

Artemis Anninou/C.E.S., Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.

Source:

Digital, Slide

Characteristics:

Color
Haworth New Office Furniture System: Scale models of office furniture pieces / Sweet Potatoes Offices and Workshops: Photographs of models Counter with drawers 01/01/1985

Model

Photographer:

Artemis Anninou/C.E.S., Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.

Source:

Digital, Slide

Characteristics:

Color
Haworth New Office Furniture System: Scale models of office furniture pieces / Sweet Potatoes Offices and Workshops: Photographs of models Computer set-up 01/01/1985

Model

Photographer:

Artemis Anninou/C.E.S., Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.

Source:

Digital, Slide

Characteristics:

Color
Haworth New Office Furniture System: Scale models of office furniture pieces / Sweet Potatoes Offices and Workshops: Photographs of models Conference table 01/01/1985

Model

Photographer:

Artemis Anninou/C.E.S., Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.

Source:

Digital, Slide

Characteristics:

Color
Haworth New Office Furniture System: Scale models of office furniture pieces / Sweet Potatoes Offices and Workshops: Photographs of models Chairs and Stool 01/01/1985

Model

Photographer:

Artemis Anninou/C.E.S., Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.

Source:

Digital, Slide

Characteristics:

Color
Haworth New Office Furniture System: Scale models of office furniture pieces / Sweet Potatoes Offices and Workshops: Photographs of models 01/01/1985

Model

Photographer:

Artemis Anninou/C.E.S., Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.

Source:

Digital, Slide

Characteristics:

Color
Haworth New Office Furniture System: Scale models of office furniture pieces / Sweet Potatoes Offices and Workshops: Photographs of models 01/01/1985

Model

Photographer:

Artemis Anninou/C.E.S., Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.

Source:

Digital, Slide

Characteristics:

Color
Haworth New Office Furniture System: Scale models of office furniture pieces / Sweet Potatoes Offices and Workshops: Photographs of models 01/01/1985

Model

Photographer:

Artemis Anninou/C.E.S., Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.

Source:

Digital, Slide

Characteristics:

Color

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References

Projects

New System of Office Furniture for Haworth, Inc. 1985 to 1986

Holland, MI, U.S.A.

Office Furniture, Designed , Furniture prototypes built by C.E.S.

Client:

Haworth Manufacturing, Inc. - Tom Hench

C.E.S. staff:

Christopher Alexander, Artemis Anninou, Gary Black, Mark Brinner

Design and construction process:

Theree design principles guided the development of the project: 1) Layout of the personal work space by their users in order to meet their own personal needs; this process is achievable through the use of a computer program developed at C.E.S. which carries a worker through the design process. 2) Use of flexible manufacturing techniques, which allow individualisation of each piece of furniture, without increasing costs; the purpose of this feature is to eliminate the modularity that is part and parcel of current systems. 3) The basis of design is the real human needs and desires, not on the latest trend.

Project stages:

Pattern language for project by C.E.S. Generic rules for office layout process Use of full scale mock-ups Fabrication of full size furniture prototypes by C.E.S. Design Development drawings done after fabrication

The new system of office furniture, intended for mass production, was designed in such a way as to be capable of creating the environment for millions of workers, in an endless variety of specific configurations. The line of furniture provided ...
Offices and Workshops for Sweet Potatoes Children's Clothing Factory 1985 to 1986

1509A San Pablo Avenue, 94702, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.

Offices & Workshops, Office Furniture, Realized , Construction completed in Apr-1986

Client:

Mrs. Anna Sala, Ms. Josie Jurcivina

C.E.S. staff:

Christopher Alexander, Artemis Anninou, Gary Black, Mark Brinner

Contractor:

Center for Environmetal Structure

Project cost:

$20,000

Design and construction process:

1) Layout of the offices by "Sweet Potatoes" employees: They used a patented office furniture layout process developed by C.E.S. This process allowed users to work with C.E.S. staff to lay out all common areas and individual workstations for themselves. The result was a highly personalized plan of the office, generated entirely by "Sweet Potatoes" employees. 2) Design and fabrication of the individual pieces of furniture at the C.E.S. Workshop in Martinez 3) Installation of the furniture by C.E.S. Personnel: As pieces were completed, they were shipped to Sweet Potatoes, where the C.E.S. assembly crew installed the different items, including thick walls, columns, doorways, desks, lighting, ceilings, floors, cabinets, screens, chairs.

Project stages:

Office layout process used by clients Layout on site by clients and C.E.S. Design Development drawings done after layout Direct Construction management and on-site design decisions

2,300 square feet of interior office space for the management and administrative staff for "Sweet Potatoes" clothing factory to accommodate two partners and eleven employees. All interior furnishings, walls, floors, ceilings, lighting, built-in cabinets, desks, storage, chairs, tables, custom fitted ...

Drawings

Haworth New Office Furniture System: Upright Desk / Herman Miller New Office Furniture System: Executive Desk - Preliminary Design Drawings 01/07/1985

Construction Innovation, Preliminary Design, Perspective, Section, Elevation, Details

Designers:

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

Medium:

Original on Paper

Size:

8 1/2"x11"

Two pages of pen free-hand sketches and four pencil hardline sketches of the desk section and its basic details, representing the final vision of the desk with its special features, and the first attempts to dimension its parts and its ...
Haworth New Office Furniture System: Upright Desk / Herman Miller New Office Furniture System: Executive Desk - Preliminary Design Drawings 01/05/1985

Construction Innovation, Preliminary Design, Axonometric, Section, Elevation

Designers:

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

Medium:

Photocopy

Size:

8 1/2"x11"

Scale:

1 1/2"=1'

Four pages with preliminary hardline drawings drawn to scale with dimensions, represent an early idea for the desk .
Haworth New Office Furniture System: Rolling Cabinet with Drawers - Preliminary Design Drawings 01/05/1985

Construction Innovation, Preliminary Design, Perspective, Elevation

Designers:

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

Medium:

Original on Paper

Size:

8 1/2"x11"

Three pages, one with preliminary hardline drawings drawn to scale with dimensions, and two pages with early rough sketches.
Haworth New Office Furniture System: Counter with Drawers - Preliminary Design Drawings 01/05/1985

Construction Innovation, Preliminary Design, Perspective, Elevation

Designers:

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

Medium:

Original on Paper

Size:

8 1/2"x11"

Scale:

1"=1'

Two pages of free-hand and hardline pencil sketches with dimensions.
Haworth New Office Furniture System / Sweet Potatoes Offices and Workshops: Thick Wall with Counter - Design Development Drawings 01/12/1985

Construction Innovation, Design Development, Axonometric, Section, Elevation

Designers:

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

Medium:

Original on Vellum

Size:

8 1/2"x11", 15"x16"

Scale:

1 1/2"=1'

Nine sheets of ink hardline drawings of the thick wall with counter, built between two private offices in the Sweet Potatoes project, with built-in elements on both sides; includes axonometric, elevation and sections with dimensions.
Haworth New Office Furniture System: Office Chairs, Stools and Armchairs - Preliminary Design Drawings 01/01/1985

Construction Innovation, Preliminary Design, Perspective, Elevation

Designers:

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

Medium:

Original on Paper

Size:

8 1/2"x11"

Four pages of pen and pencil perspective and elevation sketches with rough dimensions.
Haworth New Office Furniture System: Upright Desk / Herman Miller New Office Furniture System: Executive Desk - Design Development Drawings 01/05/1986

Construction Innovation, Design Development, Axonometric, Plan, Section, Elevation

Designers:

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

Medium:

Original on Vellum

Size:

8 1/2"x11"

Scale:

1 1/2"=1'

Eight sheets of ink hardline construction drawings; axonometric, elevations, vertical section, plan and horizontal sections, with dimensions.
Haworth New Office Furniture System: Rolling Cabinet with Drawers - Design Development Drawings 01/05/1986

Construction Innovation, Design Development, Axonometric, Plan, Section, Elevation

Designers:

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

Medium:

Original on Vellum

Size:

8 1/2"x11"

Scale:

1 1/2"=1'

Two sheets of ink hardline construction drawings, including axonometric, elevation, top view and sections with dimensions.
Haworth New Office Furniture System: Counter with Drawers - Design Development Drawings 01/05/1986

Construction Innovation, Design Development, Axonometric, Plan, Section, Elevation

Designers:

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

Medium:

Original on Vellum

Size:

8 1/2"x11", 10"x13"

Scale:

1 1/2"=1'

Four sheets of ink hardline construction drawings, including axonometric, elevations and sections with dimensions.
Haworth New Office Furniture System: Conference Table - Preliminary Design Drawings 01/03/1986

Construction Innovation, Preliminary Design, Perspective, Plan, Elevation

Designers:

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

Medium:

Original on Paper

Size:

8 1/2"x11"

Two pages with initial elevation sketches with small plan.
Haworth New Office Furniture System: Conference Table - Design Development Drawings 01/05/1986

Construction Innovation, Design Development, Axonometric, Plan, Section, Elevation

Designers:

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

Medium:

Original on Vellum

Size:

8 1/2"x11", 10"x13"

Scale:

1 1/2"=1'

Six sheets of ink hardline construction drawings, axonometric, elevations, sections and top view, with dimensions.

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