Master Planning Process for the Town of Marsta – Apartment Building design process: Photographs

01/01/1972

Design Process

Six images describing a rough sequence of design steps to be followed be the user-families for designing an apartment building, applying one basic pattern at each step, followed by three more drawings depicting examples of various apartment designs, that such a process could generate; relation of apartments to nature and satisfaction of each family’s distinct needs were major priorities.

Photographer:

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

Source:

PMT

Characteristics:

14"x18", 8 1/2"x11", 8 1/2"x9 1/2", 6"x7", B&W

Content of

Project

Master Planning Process for the Town of Marsta 1972

Marsta, Sweden

Master Planning, Designed , Design Competition, Proposal submitted in 1970

Client:

Johaness Olivegren

C.E.S. staff:

Christopher Alexander, Max Jacobson, Ingrid Fiksdahl-King

Project stages:

Pattern language for the project by C.E.S. Generic rules for the layout on the site by users Generic rules for urban growth process Implementation process

Master Plan based on the fundametal idea of a planning process which allows the planning office of Sigtuna Marsta commune together with representative users to make planning decisions for themselves. The process, organized on the basis of four elements "Pattern ...

Contents

Photographs

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References

Scientific Research

Development of first Patterns and Pattern Languages

Areas of focus:

Design and Building Process

Guiding idea:

Pattern Languages in Practice

The first patterns were developed in 1967 by a group of people working together with Christopher Alexander in the Center for Environmental Structure. Between 1968 and 1976 the first pattern languages were developed and tested for particular projects undertaken by ...

Visual & Audio Materials

Master Planning Process for the Town of Marsta: Concept boards illustrating "A New Kind of Planning Process" 01/01/1972

Project, Visual, Presentation Board

Created by:

Christopher Alexander, Max Jacobson, Ingrid Fiksdahl-King, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.

Fourteen large boards illustrating the Master Planning Process based on four guiding elements: “Pattern Language”, “Diagnosis”, “Projects” and “Procedure”. The fourteen boards include: 1) A New Kind of Planning Process: introductory overview; 2) The Pattern Language: explaining the function of ...

Drawings

Master Planning Process for the Town of Marsta: Sketches - Apartment Building Plans 01/01/1972

Architectural Design, Project, Sketches, Layout Process

Designers:

Christopher Alexander, Max Jacobson, Ingrid Fiksdahl-King, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.

Medium:

Original on Paper

Size:

8 1/2"x11"

Five drawings describing a rough sequence of design steps to be followed be the user-families for designing an apartment building, applying one basic pattern at each step, followed by three more drawings depicting examples of various apartment designs, that such ...

Photographs

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