House for Ann Medlock and John Graham: Photographs of the project during construction

01/01/1987

Design Process, Works in Progress

Five boards with eleven images of window and door openings during the construction phase, overlaid with rough pencil sketches on tracing paper by Christopher Alexander, all showing the division of the framed openings with mullion designs.

Photograph:

1) Mullion divisions for the kitchen and 2nd bedroom windows
2) South facing office window and west facing kitchen and dining room windows
3) Living room bay window and west facing window
4) Main entrance door with side windows and living room east facing windows on either side of the fireplace
5) East facing bathroom and sauna room window – two design proposals

Content of

Project 1 Items

House for Ann Medlock and John Graham 1985 to 1988

Whidbey Island, Seattle, WA, U.S.A.

Residential, Realized , Construction completed in 1988

All wood 3,000 square feet house, with extended landscaping, gardens and driveways. Its exterior is heavy timber and cedar paneling. All interior structures with built-in furnishings, walls, floors, ceilings, lighting, cabinets, desks, chairs, tables, were custom fitted to user layout ...

References

Scientific Research 2 Items

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The Layout Process of Buildings on the Land - Visualization at Full Scale on Site

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