Center for Environmental Structure – Organization of Construction Manual

01/01/1981

C.E.S. Projects Overview, Construction Manual

5-page draft document listing the nine volumes of a construction manual, explaining the terms by which a construction operation could be included and describing the required information that each building operation must fill-out in special forms. Included are three additional handwritten pages, listing seven projects by the Center for Environmental Structure and their special construction elements.

Authors:

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

References

Projects

Low Cost Houses for Mexicali 1975 to 1977

Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico

Low Cost Housing, Realized , Construction completed in 1977

Client:

Universidad Autonoma de Baja California, Mexicali - Mr. Jorge Nunez, Director of the School of Architecture

C.E.S. staff:

Christopher Alexander, Julio Martinez, Howard Davis, Donald Corner, students and families

Contractor:

Built by the families and local subcontractors under the management of the Center for Environmental Structure

Sponsor:

University of Baja California

Project cost:

$70,000

Project stages:

Pattern language for the project by C.E.S. Layout on the ground by clients and C.E.S. Preliminary Design drawings done after layout Direct Construction management along with on-site design decisions Budget and subcontractors under C.E.S. control Users in

A cluster of houses for large families, with a builders yard, built by the families themselves with the help of students from the Universidad Autonoma of Mexico, and a team of builders from the Center for Environmental Structure. Each house ...
C.E.S. Office - Martinez House 1977 to 1984

4207 Arthur Road, 94553, Martinez, CA, U.S.A.

Residential, Realized , Construction completed in 1984

Client:

Center for Environmetal Structure - C.E.S. Directors

C.E.S. staff:

Christopher Alexander, Jonathan Fefferman, Harissos Tsiringas, Gary Black, David Dacus, Olasheni Agbabiaka

Contractor:

Center for Environmetal Structure

Project cost:

$120,000

Project stages:

Layout on the site by C.E.S. Design Development and Building Permit drawings done after layout Direct construction management and on-site design decisions Users involved in the construction Innovative construction methods

The second building completed on the Martinez site, was a 2,000 square feet house. A gunite all-concrete building as well, it was the first sizable and fully functional project in which C.E.S. used gunite, while applying all permit and specification ...
House for Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Card 1979 to 1981

Portola Valley, CA, U.S.A.

Residential, Designed , Not built

Client:

Mr. & Mrs. Stuart Card

C.E.S. staff:

Christopher Alexander, Gary Black, Howard Davis

Project stages:

Preliminary Design

Two-story house, with outbuildings, terraceses and gardens.
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 ...

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Records

Low Cost Houses for Mexicali: Construction operations 01/01/1976

Construction Innovation, Construction Works, Construction Process

Authors:

Christopher Alexander, Julio Martinez, Howard Davis, Donald Corner, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.

40-page document outlines the twenty three construction steps of the Mexicali project, which illustrate the step-by-step construction process, and it is organized into ten major building operations. Each building operation includes the “Summary of Operation” chart, detailed drawings and description ...
C.E.S. Office - Martinez House: Octagonal freestanding concrete columns construction, with low-cost formwork 01/01/1981

Construction Innovation, Construction Works, Construction Process

Authors:

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

Includes “Summary of Operation” chart, detailed drawings and description of the Octagonal Freestanding Column, in three variations. Used in the C.E.S. Office Construction Manual draft.
Berryessa Terraced House: Wooden post and beam, load bearing structural frame combined with sprayed concrete exterior walls 01/01/1981

Construction Innovation, Construction Works, Construction Process

Authors:

Christopher Alexander, Gary Black, Artemis Anninou, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.

8-page document outlines three important building operations of the project, namely the following: Pitched Concrete Roof, Post and Beam Wall with Concrete Exterior, and Concrete Column Base for Wooden Column. Each Building Operation includes the “Summary of Operation” chart and ...
House for Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Card: Wooden Plank Roof with its Details 01/01/1981

Construction Innovation, Construction Works, Construction Process

Authors:

Christopher Alexander, Gary Black, others, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.

12-page document outlines three important building operations for the construction of the project, namely: Column-Beam Connection, Russian Plank Roof, and Wooden Window. Each building operation includes the “Summary of Operation” chart and detailed drawings. The Russian plank roof detail was ...

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