Berryessa House: Agreement for the Lighty House work engagement with Center for Environmental Structure

01/02/1981

Contractual, Design Services Agreement

8-page signed design agreement between John and Merilee Lighty and Christopher Alexander for designing their approx. 1,500 square feet house and supervising for its frame construction. The construction contract forms part of this agreement.

Authors:

Mr. & Mrs. John and Mara Lighty, Napa County, CA, U.S.A.
Christopher Alexander, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.

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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

Reports

Berryessa House: Covenant between Mr. & Mrs. Lighty and Christopher Alexander for the transfer of the Lighty's property to C.E.S. 19/10/1982

Project, Contractual

Authors:

Mr. & Mrs. John and Mara Lighty, Napa County, CA, U.S.A.
Christopher Alexander, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.

6-page proposed agreement in draft form, between Mr. and Mrs. John Edward Lighty and the Center for Environmental Structure. The agreement deals with the way to complete certain construction stages. Matters of property ownership, property uses, obligations and responsibilities of ...