Record

Neighborhood of Five Houses: Craftsman/Subcontractor Agreement

06/08/1994

Construction Works, Subcontracting Services

Four subcontracts between the Center for Environmental Structure and 1) Eddie Tausch to provide all materials and labor to complete all preparatory works for the pouring of foundations. Signed 6-Aug-1994; 2) Garcia Construction for stem wall all according to the design and drawings provided by Center for Environmental Structure. Signed 15-Oct-1994; 3) Adobe Plumbing, Inc. to provide under slab septic lines, cold water lines and gas lines;. Signed 28-Nov-1995; 4) Eddie Tausch to provide all materials and labor as detailed in L.C.R.A spec sheets. Includes drain tiles, slabs, and finished concrete according to specifications. Signed 12-Dec-1994.

Authors:

Barton Coffman, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA , U.S.A.
Eddie Tausch, Austin, TX, U.S.A.
Ramon R. Garcia, Garcia Construction, U.S.A.
Daniel Welstin, Adobe Plumbing Co. Inc., Austin, TX, U.S.A.

Content of

Project

Neighborhood of Five Houses 1992 to 1995

Lake Travis, Austin, TX, U.S.A.

Residential, Realized , Construction completed in 1995

Client:

Representative - Mrs. Linda Gioja

C.E.S. staff:

Christopher Alexander, Saul Pichardo, Randall Schmidt

Contractor:

Center for Environmetal Structure with Carl Lindberg

Project cost:

Total project price: $800,000

Project stages:

Layout on the site by clients and C.E.S. Use of full scale mock-ups Design Development and Building Permit drawings done after layout Direct construction management and on-site design decisions Budget and subcontractors under C.E.S. control

Cluster of five houses with common land and communal structures, located on Lake Travis, outside Austin, Texas; only three out of the initial five houses were built. The three house designs were made in close consultation with each family, which ...

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