Project

Migrant Workers House

1977

State of California, U.S.A.

Low Cost Housing, Designed , Not built

Design for an $8,000 Migrant Worker’s House; analysis of square foot costs for a proposed single unit of 720 sq. ft. .

Client:

Dept. of Housing and Community Development, Division of Codes and Standards - Edmundo Velez, Chief

C.E.S. staff:

Christopher Alexander, others

Sponsor:

Department of Migrant Services, State of California

Project stages:

Concept Design

Contents

Drawings

Migrant House: Sketches 01/10/1977

Architectural Design, Sketches

Designers:

Christopher Alexander, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.

Medium:

Original on Paper

Size:

Various

Rough outline drawings of elevations, section, plan organization and detail indications, drawn on the cover of a manila folder.

Reports

Migrant House $8.000 - Proposed Minimal Code and Standards with cost estimates 01/10/1977

Project Report

Authors:

Christopher Alexander, Howard Davis, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.

68-page policy for designing and building migrant family housing, including both text and drawings; analysis of square foot costs for a proposed single unit of 720 sq. ft. accompanied with specifications, plans, sections and construction details with rough structural calculations.

Records

Migrant House: Preliminary building cost estimate for single unit to be built at Davis 01/10/1977

Design Matters, Financial, Specifications, Cost Estimate

Authors:

Christopher Alexander, Howard Davis, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.

Multiple page project documentation for a single unit of 720 sq. ft. that includes costs, specifications for building elements, two alternative floor plans, building sections and details.