Photograph

The Campus of Eishin- High School: Great Hall interior plasterwork in color – Photographs of mock-up

01/01/1987

Mock-up, Design Process

Mock-up of the floral pattern above the polished in black shikkui columns.

Photographer:

Hansjoachim Neis/C.E.S., Iruma-shi, Saitama, Japan

Source:

Digital

Characteristics:

Color

Content of

Construction Innovation

Eishin Campus - High School: Great Hall interior colored plasterwork 1985

Work of Art for Project, Hand-painted Interior

Created by:

Christopher Alexander, Hansjoachim Neis, Ingrid Fiksdahl-King, Miyoko Tsutsui, Ishiguro-san

Black, red, grey, purple and pale green interior plasterwork to cover 40.000 sq. ft of hand etched plasterwork for columns and beams, screen, walls and ceilings for the interior of the Great Hall.

References

Scientific Research

Projects

Eishin Campus - High School: Great Hall - Auditorium 1982 to 1986

Nihongi 112-1, Iruma-shi, Saitama Prefecture, Japan

Educational, Realized , Construction completed in May-1986

Client:

Higashino High School - Hisae Hosoi, Managing Director

C.E.S. staff:

Christopher Alexander, Hans-Joachim Neis, Gary Black, Ingrid Fiksdahl-King

Contractor:

Structural contractor: Fujita Corporation, Tokyo, Japan; Finish contractor: Center for Environmental Structure, Japan

Project stages:

Layout on the site by clients and C.E.S. Use of full scale mock-ups Design Development and Construction Drawings done after layout Construction management along with on-site design decisions Innovative construction methods

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