House for Gail Kaiser and Mark Anderton
1989 to 1991Complete remodelling of an existing house, to be about 2,200 square feet of indoor space, plus balconies, porches and garage. The remodelled house is two-storey and includes a living room, a kitchen, a master bedroom and an extra bedroom on the ground floor.
                    
                                
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            
                    
                
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                    House for Gail Kaiser and Mark Anderton: Details two initial steps that should be taken before beginning the construction activities, and the costs to be expected for each of these steps. Includes the additional signatures of acceptance by the owners                
                                    
                        05/04/1989                                             
                                
            
            
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                    House for Gail Kaiser and Mark Anderton: Requesting a written verification regarding the adequacy of the existing house foundations to support a new second floor. The request follows a phone conversation and an oral approval on 14-Apr-1989. A detail drawing of a typical foundation section is included. On the initial letter, a handwritten note by the recipient is added, regarding the condition for the approval dated 3-May-1989                
                                    
                        01/05/1989                                             
                                
            
            
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                    House for Gail Kaiser and Mark Anderton: Christopher Alexander expressing his disagreement with the attorney's version of the contract by explaining how it will abstract a more wholesome construction process and final result. Suggesting that, if such a limiting contract is required by the clients, then a general contractor closer to their home should be considered                
                                    
                        05/11/1989                                             
                                
            
            
 
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                    House for Gail Kaiser and Mark Anderton: Design Agreement                
                                    
                        20/06/1989                                             
                                
            
            4-page signed Design Agreement between Mark Anderton and Gail Kaiser with the Center for Environmental Structure for designing the remodeling of their house. The total area of the house to be about 2000 .
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                    House for Gail Kaiser and Mark Anderton: Structural Calculations                
                                    
                        25/08/1989                                             
                                
            
            32-page Structural Calculations for the Kaiser – Anderton Residence.
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                    House for Gail Kaiser and Mark Anderton: Construction Management Contract                
                                    
                        22/03/1990                                             
                                
            
            5-page signed construction management contract between the Center for Environmental Structure and Mark Anderson with Gail Kaiser, for the remodeling of their existing house. With an Appendix 3 with a breakdown of twenty one construction operations to be performed, ...
 
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                    House for Gail Kaiser and Mark Anderton: Notes and sketches                
                                    
                        01/01/1989                                             
                                
            
            7 pages with rough diagrammatic building sketches depicting plan with column layout, a section and one pilar and foundation detail. Various handwritten notes refer to various building materials, sizes with a few calculations.
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                    House for Gail Kaiser and Mark Anderton: Kaiser/ Anderton Expenses                
                                    
                        01/01/1989                                             
                                
            
            September billing for various utilities, office costs and labor.
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                    House for Gail Kaiser and Mark Anderton: Subcontract Proposal Request                
                                    
                        17/01/1990                                             
                                
            
            Two completed forms with explanatory drawings of subcontract proposals: 1) For a bow window, to finalize design with the architect, supply and install wood sashes and weatherproofing the opening; 2) For labor and material, for fabrication and installation of hinged ...
 
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                    Re: New Projects to Photograph: List of five projects with special aspects worth photographing and suggested list of possible magazines for publishing them individually or as group.                
                                    
                        16/02/1994                                             
                                
            
            
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                    Forwarding the contact information of clients Anderson, Upham and Sullivan together with that of Keneth Baker of the San Francisco Chronicle.                
                                    
                        24/02/1994                                             
                                
            
            
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                    Request for confirmation regarding the quantities of images from various projects selected by Mark Darley for duplication. Total and partial costs are analyzed                
                                    
                        04/06/1996                                             
                                
            
            
 
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