Berryessa House: Work Report on Berryessa

28/05/1987

Planning of Works, Outstanding Issues

Three pages reporting a list of issues observed during a site inspection between May 25 and May 28, 1987, the working hours of two people during that time, and listing a nine step work-schedule for resolving the observed issues and additional work to take place.

Authors:

Artemis Anninou, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.

Content of

Project

House for John and Mara Lighty 1981 to 1989

2675 Harness Drive, Berryessa Estates, Pope Valley, Napa County, CA, U.S.A.

Residential, Realized , Construction completed in Aug-1989

Client:

Mr. & Mrs. John and Mara Lighty

C.E.S. staff:

Christopher Alexander, Artemis Anninou, Gary Black, Gernot Mittersteiner

Contractor:

Center for Environmetal Structure

Project cost:

$72,788

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 and on-site design decisions Users involved in the construction Innovative constructi

Terraced house built for a couple; the house consists of six building volumes, gracefully positioned on a wooded slope among white oak trees, and includes the living room - kitchen volume, the studio volume, the bedroom - library volume, a ...

References

Records

Berryessa House: Field notes by Bob Theis 04/03/1988

Project, Construction Works, Outstanding Issues

Authors:

Bob Theis, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.

63-page record of communication between the construction manager and Christopher Alexander regarding the progress of the second phase of construction. The time recorded is between September 22, 1987 and March 4, 1988, and presents a photographic record with chronological order ...