House and Spiritual Retreat for Mary LaMar: Photographs of earthworks and site preparation

20/08/1994

Works in Progress

Eight images depicting the processes of partial cottage demolition, removal of debris and backfilling with earth, preparing for the new house construction works.

Photographer:

Randall Schmidt/C.E.S., Rhinelander, WI, U.S.A.

Source:

Print, Negative

Characteristics:

4"x6", 35mm, Color

Content of

Project 1 Items

House and Spiritual Retreat for Mary LaMar 1993 to 1995

Lake Tomahawk, WI, U.S.A.

Residential, Designed, Not built

Client:

Mrs. Mary LaMar and Mr. Michael Price

C.E.S. staff:

Christopher Alexander, Randall Schmidt, James Maguire, David Soffa

Project stages:

Preliminary Design

Vacation house overlooking Tomahawk Lake, on a site with pronounced slop and existing cottage. The wish of the client, to preserve part of the cottage, was seriously considered and it was incorporated successfully into the design of the new house. ...