Photograph

The Peru Project – Low Cost Housing for the United Nations: Sulphur reinforcing and topping – Photographs of drawings

01/01/1969

Drawing

Photograph of axonometric drawing depicting the toilet and shower spaces, in relation to the use of Sulphur as a water proofing agent for the surfaces.

Photographer:

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

Source:

Digital, Negative

Characteristics:

5 1/4"x5 3/4", B&W

Content of

Construction Innovation

Peru Project - Low Cost Housing for the United Nations: Sulphur reinforcing and topping 1969

Construction System, Poured Concrete

Created by:

Christopher Alexander, Sanford Hirshen, Sara Ishikawa, Christie Coffin, Shlomo Angel

The connecting surfaces of blocks which make up shear walls, bearing walls and columns are coated with molten sulphur and fiberglass for tensile reinforcement. Sulphur mixed with sand is placed on the bamboo/foam planks and beams for structural and functional ...

References

Scientific Research

Innovative Construction Systems, Techniques and Materials

Areas of focus:

Design and Building Process

Guiding idea:

Construction Innovation

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

Peru Project - Low Cost Housing for the United Nations 1969 to 1970

11km north of Lima, Lima, Peru

Master Planning, Low Cost Housing, Realized , Invited Competition, Proposal submitted in 1970

Client:

Mr. Peter Land, United Nations coordinator of PREVI project

C.E.S. staff:

Christopher Alexander, Sanford Hirshen, Sara Ishikawa, Christie Coffin, Shlomo Angel

Sponsor:

United Nations

Project cost:

$1,800-$3,800 / house

Project stages:

Pattern language for the project by C.E.S. Generic rules for choice process Preliminary Design Innovative construction methods

Master plan for a community of 1500 houses, submitted as one out of twelve other competition entries for the United Nations sponsored international housing competition PREVI (Proyecto Experimental de Vivienda). The Center for Environmental Structure was chosen as the ...

Drawings

The Peru Project - Low Cost Housing for the United Nations: Sulphur reinforcing and topping 01/01/1969

Construction Innovation, Preliminary Design, Axonometric

Designers:

Christopher Alexander, Sanford Hirshen, Sara Ishikawa, Christie Coffin, Shlomo Angel, Lima, Peru

Medium:

Original on Tracing Paper

Size:

8 1/2"x11"

Axonometric drawing describing the use of sulphur additive to the floor topping and wall surfacing for waterproofing purposes; proposed new technique .