House for Roger and Karuna Hodgson: New kind of wall construction – Photographs of mock-up

01/01/1991

Construction Experiment & Mock-up

Working on a full scale mock-up for a wall section built with concrete blocks, experimenting with the making of chases for setting in fine lines of white marble .

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Construction Innovation 1 Items

House for Roger and Karuna Hodgson: New kind of wall construction 1991

Construction System, Structural Wall

Mockups for innovative block techniques used the construction of structural walls made of concrete blocks laid out in a way allowing a fine line of marble to be inlaid in a chase.

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Scientific Research 1 Items

Innovative Construction Systems, Techniques and Materials

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 1 Items

House for Roger and Karuna Hodgson 1990 to 1991

Nevada City, CA, U.S.A.

Residential, Designed , Not built

2,000 square feet family house on two floors, designed with the participation of the clients. Terraces, out buildings next to the house, and two barns were planned to be included. .