Sala House Addition

1986 to 1988
700 Hillside, 94706, Albany, CA, U.S.A.
Residential, Realized , Construction completed in Jan-1988
Two-storey 700 square feet addition to the exisitng house, connected with it at the west facing wall. The extension includes a living room, a bedroom and a bathroom with hot tub. Wood post and beam interior with pine paneling and hand-painted surfaces, and hand-made ceramic leopards in the living room floor. Exterior multicolored concrete wall. Terraces and gardens and a workshop face the south side of the building.
Client:
Mr. & Mrs. Andre and Anna Sala
C.E.S. staff:
Christopher Alexander, Steven Duff, Kleoniki Tsotropoulou
Contractor:
Center for Environmetal Structure
Project cost:
$80,000
Project stages:
Layout on the site by clients and C.E.S. Design Development and Building Permit drawings done after layout Use of full scale mock-ups Direct Construction management along with on-site design decisions Budget and subcontractors under C.E.S. control
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