Report

Linz Café: Unsigned contract for the design and construction of the Linz Café for the Design Forum exhibit

01/01/1980

Contractual, Design and Construction Contract

Unsigned copy of the contract between the Fonds der Hochschule für künstlerische und industrielle Gestaltung and Christopher Alexander.

Authors:

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

Language:

German

Content of

Project

Linz Café 1980

Linz , Austria

Commercial, Realized , Construction completed in Jul-1980

Client:

Forum Design; Österreichisches Institut für Visuelle Gestaltung - Angela Hareiter

C.E.S. staff:

Christopher Alexander

Contractor:

Construction management by the Center for Environmental Structure with local subcontractors

Project cost:

$35.000

Project stages:

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

Built as part of the international exposition "Forum Design" and designed to be "portable". Wooden building overlooking the Danube, with the first floor of the building raised to clear the ten-foot-high river embarkment. Yellow and red exterior, three stories, 2,300 ...

References

Scientific Research

A New Approach to Design and Construction Management

Areas of focus:

Design and Building Process

Guiding idea:

Construction Process

A new kind of design/construction/management process, especially for large projects, is required, which will allow the building to be conceived, designed and built so that it comes to life. Below are the ground rules of such a process, already tried ...

Correspondence

The Linz Café: Note accompanying signed original contract 01/01/1980

Project, Contractual, Notification

Sender:

Angela Hareiter, Forum Design: Österreichisches Institut für Visuelle Gestaltung, Linz, Austria

Recipient:

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

Medium:

Note

Language:

German