Go BackInnovative Construction Systems, Techniques and Materials
One of the main topics of research, included in every building project, was to identify, early on in the design process, the material and techniques of construction. This would re-establish building as an art, and allow rapid shaping and adaptation, using new techniques that were machine-assisted, computer-assisted, and highly flexible so that the shaping could be controlled by human hands and human thought without massive and expensive investment in human labor.
The construction innovations included modern techniques for new types on masonry wall, new types of vault, new types of wood structure, roof structure and roof surfaces, new types of cabinets and furniture, structural inventions, innovations in block fabrication and various construction innovations.
Areas of focus:
Design and Building Process
Guiding idea:
Construction Innovation
Thoughts and Arguments Explored and Developed
Techniques of construction which help in making living centers
Smooth unfolding of construction
Mock-ups in full scale with the actual material, built in the early phases of a project, help test new construction techniques and estimate labor costs
References
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The Production of Houses
1985
Authors:Christopher Alexander, Howard Davis, Julio Martinez, Don CornerPublisher:Oxford University Press, New York, NY, U.S.A.No of pages:383 ppThe fifth volume in “The Center for Environmental Structure Series” on architecture published by Oxford University Press, “The Production of Houses” puts Alexander’s theories to the test and shows what sort of production system can create the kind of environment Alexander ...
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The Nature of Order - An Essay on the Art of Building and the Nature of the Universe.
Book Three - A Vision of a Living World
2005
Authors:Christopher AlexanderPublisher:The Center for Environmental Structure Publishing, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.No of pages:697 pp“A Vision of a Living World”, the third volume of “The Nature of Order” series, presents, for the first time, a full spectrum of Alexander’s and CES built and unbuilt works. The book describes hundreds of buildings, plans, neighborhoods, drawings, ...
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The Battle for the Life and Beauty of the Earth - A Struggle between Two World-Systems
2012
Authors:Christopher Alexander, Hansjoachim Neis, Maggie Moore AlexanderPublisher:Oxford University Press, New York, NY, U.S.A.No of pages:505 ppThe ninth and last volume of “The Center for Environmental Structure Series” on architecture published by Oxford University Press is the “The Battle for the Life and Beauty of the Earth – A Struggle between Two World-Systems”. The book puts ...
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The Patterns, Construction, Continuous Floating Slab
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Houses Generated by Patterns
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The Patterns, Construction, Mortarless Block Wall
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Houses Generated by Patterns
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The Patterns, Construction, Composite Bamboo Foam Beam
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Houses Generated by Patterns
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The Patterns, Construction, Composite Bamboo Foam Plank
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Houses Generated by Patterns
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The Patterns, Construction, Sulphur Reinforcing and Topping
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Houses Generated by Patterns
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The Patterns, Patio Section, Translucent Opening Patio Roof
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Houses Generated by Patterns
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Chapter 2. The Builder's Yard
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The Production of Houses
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Chapter 5. Step-by-Step Constuction
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The Production of Houses
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Chapter 15. Emergence of Formal Geometry, 8 / A Further Structural Example
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The Nature of Order – An Essay on the Art of Building and the Nature of the Universe.
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Chapter 5. The Practical Matters of Forging a Living Center, 4 / Beings in Arches, Spaces and Columns: The Example of West Dean
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The Nature of Order – An Essay on the Art of Building and the Nature of the Universe.
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Chapter 5. The Practical Matters of Forging a Living Center, 5 / Emergence of the Arches
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Chapter 5. The Practical Matters of Forging a Living Center, 6 / Detailed Design of the Structural Columns
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Chapter 16. Continuous Invention of New Materials and Techniques, 10 / The Paradigm of Smooth Unfolding as a Target for Every Construction Technique
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Chapter 16. Continuous Invention of New Materials and Techniques, 11 / Monocoque Construction
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Chapter 16. Continuous Invention of New Materials and Techniques, 3 / What Matters is that we Have Techniques of Construction Which Help us Make Living Centers
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Chapter 16. Continuous Invention of New Materials and Techniques, 4 / An Innovation for Village Construction - Stacked Tile Vaults
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Chapter 16. Continuous Invention of New Materials and Techniques, 5 / Cheap and Beautiful Ways of Forming Concrete
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Chapter 16. Continuous Invention of New Materials and Techniques, 5A / Wood and Concrete Combinations
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Chapter 16. Continuous Invention of New Materials and Techniques, 6 / Heavy Wood Construction
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Chapter 16. Continuous Invention of New Materials and Techniques, 7 / New Forms of Brick and Block Construction
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Chapter 16. Continuous Invention of New Materials and Techniques, 8 / Sophisticated May Mean Adavanced or it May Mean Primitive in appearance but Advanced in Content
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Chapter 16. Continuous Invention of New Materials and Techniques, 9 / Smooth Unfolding of Construction
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Chapter 17. Production of Giant Projects Through High-Speed Adaptive Production, 10 / Fabrication of Luminous Glass Ceiling
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Chapter 17. Production of Giant Projects Through High-Speed Adaptive Production, 2 / High-Speed Adaptative Production: Technical Problems that Must Be Solved
Chapter 17. Production of Giant Projects Through High-Speed Adaptive Production, 3 / Slowly Created Harmony in a Massive project: The Example of the Athens Megaron
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Chapter 17. Production of Giant Projects Through High-Speed Adaptive Production, 4 / The Core of the Solution: A Combination of Large Numbers, High Speed, Minute Adaptation, Craft and Cost Control
Chapter 17. Production of Giant Projects Through High-Speed Adaptive Production, 5 / Adaptative Design Emerging within the Whole
Chapter 17. Production of Giant Projects Through High-Speed Adaptive Production, 6 / The Water- jet Cutter
Chapter 17. Production of Giant Projects Through High-Speed Adaptive Production, 7 / Prefabrication of Marble on Fberglass Mats Following by On-site Modification and Context Determined Design Adjustment
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The Nature of Order – An Essay on the Art of Building and the Nature of the Universe.
Book Three – A Vision of a Living WorldPages:566-572
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Village School in Bavra
1962
Bavra, near Mehmedabad, Gujarat, IndiaEducational, Realized , Construction completed in 1962C.E.S. staff:Christopher Alexander with Janet JohnsonContractor:Christoper Alexander and the villagers with the help of two bricklayersSponsor:Government of Gujarat, Village Development PlanningProject stages:No drawings were produced Users involved in the construction Innovative construction methodsFour- room school for the village, made by four arched walls and a ribbed vaulted roof, and built by Christopher Alexander and the villagers, at the minimum available budget of less than $1000.
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Peru Project - Low Cost Housing for the United Nations
1969 to
1970
11km north of Lima, Lima, PeruMaster Planning, Low Cost Housing, Realized , Invited Competition, Proposal submitted in 1970Client:Mr. Peter Land, United Nations coordinator of PREVI projectC.E.S. staff:Christopher Alexander, Sanford Hirshen, Sara Ishikawa, Christie Coffin, Shlomo AngelSponsor:United NationsProject cost:$1,800-$3,800 / houseProject stages:Pattern language for the project by C.E.S. Generic rules for choice process Preliminary Design Innovative construction methodsMaster plan for a community of 1500 houses, submitted as one out of twelve other competition entries for the United Nations sponsored international housing competition PREVI (Proyecto Experimental de Vivienda). The Center for Environmental Structure was chosen as the ...
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Etna Street Cottage
1974
Etna Street, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Residential, Realized , Construction completed in 1974Client:Center for Environmetal StructureC.E.S. staff:Christopher Alexander with his students in the 1974 Spring studio class Arch. 209, including Walter V. Wendler and Donald CornerContractor:Center for Environmetal StructureProject cost:$3.000Project stages:Pattern language for the project by C.E.S. Layout on the site No drawings were produced Users involved in the construction Innovative construction methodsExperimental building project, two-story 400 sq. ft. cottage, with a hollow wooden structure filled with concrete and featherweight concrete vaults. Completed in ten weeks, without a building permit at the back of the C.E.S. office on Etna Street, and was ...
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Low Cost Houses for Mexicali
1975 to
1977
Mexicali, Baja California, MexicoLow Cost Housing, Realized , Construction completed in 1977Client:Universidad Autonoma de Baja California, Mexicali - Mr. Jorge Nunez, Director of the School of ArchitectureC.E.S. staff:Christopher Alexander, Julio Martinez, Howard Davis, Donald Corner, students and familiesContractor:Built by the families and local subcontractors under the management of the Center for Environmental StructureSponsor:University of Baja CaliforniaProject cost:$70,000Project 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 inA 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 ...
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C.E.S. Office - Martinez House
1977 to
1984
4207 Arthur Road, 94553, Martinez, CA, U.S.A.Residential, Realized , Construction completed in 1984Client:Center for Environmetal Structure - C.E.S. DirectorsC.E.S. staff:Christopher Alexander, Jonathan Fefferman, Harissos Tsiringas, Gary Black, David Dacus, Olasheni AgbabiakaContractor:Center for Environmetal StructureProject cost:$120,000Project 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 methodsThe 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 ...
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Tile Glazing Workshop
1978 to
1981
4207 Arthur Road, 94553, Martinez, CA, U.S.A.Offices & Workshops, Realized , Construction completed in 1981Client:Center for Environmetal Structure - C.E.S. DirectorsC.E.S. staff:Christopher Alexander, othersContractor:Center for Environmetal StructureProject 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 methodsThe first building completed on the Martinez site, was an experimental gunite all-concrete building, with 200 square feet of floor area, concrete vaulted ceiling and concrete pitched roof. It was used as the tile glazing workshop, equipped with a kiln ...
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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-1989Client:Mr. & Mrs. John and Mara LightyC.E.S. staff:Christopher Alexander, Artemis Anninou, Gary Black, Gernot MittersteinerContractor:Center for Environmetal StructureProject cost:$72,788Project 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 constructiTerraced 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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Sala House
1981 to
1983
700 Hillside, 94706, Albany, CA, U.S.A.Residential, Realized , Construction completed in Jun-1983Client:Mr. & Mrs. Andre and Anna SalaC.E.S. staff:Christopher Alexander, Gary Black, Bob Smith, David Turtle, Seth Wachtel, Andre SalaContractor:Center for Environmetal StructureProject cost:$180.000Design and construction process:1) Personal vision: C.E.S. worked with the Sala family to gain an understanding of their needs and to derive from them a deep and personal vision of their house. 2) Layout on the site: several sessions on the site, laying out the exterior edges of the house volume along with outside courtyards, completed by C.E.S. staff working with the Salas. The interior rooms of the ground floor were also laid out on the site. 3) Preparation of drawings: At the end of the layout process it was possible for C.E.S. to prepare a set of drawings for the building permit from the City of Albany. 4) Construction commences and design continues; C.E.S. was the general contractor, and so the design process which had been begun in the first phase was carried through the construction phase, with many crucial on-site design decisions being made weekly, even daily, while the house was under construction. 5) Finishing touches: Hand-painted woodwork, color, details, furnishings, were done by C.E.S. staff and construction crews.Project stages:Pattern language for the project by clients and C.E.S. 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 along with on-site design decisThree-story tower, 20 feet by 20 feet in plan on each floor, on a wooded, sloping site. The interior structure of the house is wood post and beam with pine panelling and hand-painted surfaces, and the exterior is a red ...
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Eishin Campus - High School: Central Hall
1982 to
1985
Nihongi 112-1, Iruma-shi, Saitama Prefecture, JapanEducational, Realized , Construction completed in 1985Client:Higashino High School - Hisae Hosoi, Managing DirectorC.E.S. staff:Christopher Alexander, Hans-Joachim Neis, Gary Black, Ingrid Fiksdahl-KingContractor:Fujita Corporation, Tokyo, JapanProject stages:Layout on the site by clients and C.E.S. Use of full scale mock-ups Design Development and Construction Drawings done after layout Construction management along with on-site design decisions Innovative construction methodsThe Central Hall is located at the end of the homebase street. Α student gathering area with four-foot-thick concrete base walls and arched openings, with built-in benches, which double as entrances to the building. Arches and seats form alcoves, and ...
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Eishin Campus - High School: Gymnasium
1982 to
1985
Nihongi 112-1, Iruma-shi, Saitama Prefecture, JapanEducational, Realized , Construction completed in 1985Client:Higashino High School - Hisae Hosoi, Managing DirectorC.E.S. staff:Christopher Alexander, Hans-Joachim Neis, Gary Black, Ingrid Fiksdahl-King, Artemis AnninouContractor:Fujita Corporation, Tokyo, JapanProject stages:Layout on the site by clients and C.E.S. Use of full scale mock-ups Design Development and Construction Drawings done after layout Construction management along with on-site design decisions Innovative construction methodsThe Gymnasium is a large, 11,340 square feet, wooden building, surrounded by the water of the lake and accessed through a bridge. The walls covered with black plaster, and the dark red metal roof give its exterior identity, and wood ...
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Eishin Campus - High School: Dining Hall
1982 to
1985
Nihongi 112-1, Iruma-shi, Saitama Prefecture, JapanEducational, Realized , Construction completed in 1985Client:Higashino High School - Hisae Hosoi, Managing DirectorC.E.S. staff:Christopher Alexander, Hans-Joachim Neis, Gary Black, Ingrid Fiksdahl-King, Artemis AnninouContractor:Fujita Corporation, Tokyo, JapanProject stages:Layout on the site by clients and C.E.S. Use of full scale mock-ups Design Development and Construction Drawings done after layout Construction management along with on-site design decisions Innovative construction methodsThe Dining Hall is located on a high point of the site overlooking the lake, with an extensive lawn in front of it, and the bridge crossing the lake leading into it. It is a wooden, long and narrow building ...
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Eishin Campus - High School: Judo Hall
1982 to
1985
Nihongi 112-1, Iruma-shi, Saitama Prefecture, JapanEducational, Realized , Construction completed in 1985Client:Higashino High School - Hisae Hosoi, Managing DirectorC.E.S. staff:Christopher Alexander, Hans-Joachim Neis, Gary Black, Ingrid Fiksdahl-KingContractor:Fujita Corporation, Tokyo, JapanProject stages:Layout on the site by clients and C.E.S. Use of full scale mock-ups Design Development and Construction Drawings done after layout Construction management along with on-site design decisions Innovative construction methodsThe Judo Hall was initially part of the College Complex, located at the edge of the south ridge. It is a wooden building, with a floor area of 3,000 square feet, 80 feet long, 30 feet high, used for judo ...
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Eishin Campus - High School: Parents Clubhouse
1990 to
1995
Nihongi 112-1, Iruma-shi, Saitama Prefecture, JapanEducational, Realized , Construction completed in 2002Client:Higashino High SchoolC.E.S. staff:Christopher Alexander, Randall Schmidt, Masaya Okada, Miyoko TsutsuiContractor:Center for Environmental Structure, JapanProject stages:Layout on the site by clients and C.E.S. Use of full scale mock-ups Design Development and Construction Drawings done after layout Construction management along with on-site design decisions Budget and subcontractors under C.E.S. control InnovativeThe Parents Clubhouse is a small building built at the edge of the lake for entertainment purposes.
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Eishin Campus - High School: College Buildings D and E
1982 to
1987
Nihongi 112-1, Iruma-shi, Saitama Prefecture, JapanEducational, Realized , Construction completed in Jun-1987Client:Higashino High School - Hisae Hosoi, Managing DirectorC.E.S. staff:Christopher Alexander, Hans-Joachim Neis, Gary Black, Ingrid Fiksdahl-King, Artemis AnninouContractor:Fujita Corporation, Tokyo, JapanProject cost:$1,500,000Project stages:Layout on the site by clients and C.E.S. Use of full scale mock-ups Design Development and Construction Drawings done after layout Construction management along with on-site design decisions Innovative construction methodsThe two college buildings on the north side of the College Complex were incorporated into the High School; they are located to the right and left of the Central Hall, flanked by the Arts and Science buildings. Each two-storey college ...
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Farmers' Market
1982 to
1985
North Blackstone Avenue and West Shaw Avenue, Fresno, CA, U.S.A.Commercial, Realized , Construction completed in 1985Client:Mr. Richard ErganianC.E.S. staff:Christopher Alexander, Carl Lindberg, Jonathan Fefferman, Artemis AnninouContractor:Center for Environmetal StructureProject cost:$80,000Project 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 Budget and subcontractors under C.E.S. control Innovative construction methodsA trellised structure to form the main spine for the weekly Farmer's open air market in Fresno, with 6,000 square foot floor area. Redwood arched trusses, on concrete block piers, 120 feet long, and 40 feet wide. Floor of grey ...
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Fresno Market
1983 to
1984
Fresno, CA, U.S.A.Commercial, Designed , Not builtClient:Mr. Richard ErganianC.E.S. staff:Christopher Alexander, Ingrid Fiksdahl-King, othersProject stages:Concept Design12-acre site, intended for a place for community and vivid life with commercial buildings that were to be built around the trellised structure of the Farmer's Market.
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New System of Office Furniture for Haworth, Inc.
1985 to
1986
Holland, MI, U.S.A.Office Furniture, Designed , Furniture prototypes built by C.E.S.Client:Haworth Manufacturing, Inc. - Tom HenchC.E.S. staff:Christopher Alexander, Artemis Anninou, Gary Black, Mark BrinnerDesign and construction process:Theree design principles guided the development of the project: 1) Layout of the personal work space by their users in order to meet their own personal needs; this process is achievable through the use of a computer program developed at C.E.S. which carries a worker through the design process. 2) Use of flexible manufacturing techniques, which allow individualisation of each piece of furniture, without increasing costs; the purpose of this feature is to eliminate the modularity that is part and parcel of current systems. 3) The basis of design is the real human needs and desires, not on the latest trend.Project stages:Pattern language for project by C.E.S. Generic rules for office layout process Use of full scale mock-ups Fabrication of full size furniture prototypes by C.E.S. Design Development drawings done after fabricationThe new system of office furniture, intended for mass production, was designed in such a way as to be capable of creating the environment for millions of workers, in an endless variety of specific configurations. The line of furniture provided ...
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Heavy Timber Carpentry Workshop
1985 to
1986
4207 Arthur Road, 94553, Martinez, CA, U.S.A.Offices & Workshops, Realized , Construction completed in Apr-1986Client:Center for Environmetal Structure - C.E.S. DirectorsC.E.S. staff:Christopher Alexander, Gary Black, Seth Wachtel, Lance DomContractor:Center for Environmetal StructureProject cost:$50,000Project 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 methodsThe third building completed on the Martinez site was a heavy timber carpentry workshop, 800 square feet of floor area, with 12"x12" columns and 8"x14" beams, specially engineered trusses and wood paneling. .
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Offices and Workshops for Sweet Potatoes Children's Clothing Factory
1985 to
1986
1509A San Pablo Avenue, 94702, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Offices & Workshops, Office Furniture, Realized , Construction completed in Apr-1986Client:Mrs. Anna Sala, Ms. Josie JurcivinaC.E.S. staff:Christopher Alexander, Artemis Anninou, Gary Black, Mark BrinnerContractor:Center for Environmetal StructureProject cost:$20,000Design and construction process:1) Layout of the offices by "Sweet Potatoes" employees: They used a patented office furniture layout process developed by C.E.S. This process allowed users to work with C.E.S. staff to lay out all common areas and individual workstations for themselves. The result was a highly personalized plan of the office, generated entirely by "Sweet Potatoes" employees. 2) Design and fabrication of the individual pieces of furniture at the C.E.S. Workshop in Martinez 3) Installation of the furniture by C.E.S. Personnel: As pieces were completed, they were shipped to Sweet Potatoes, where the C.E.S. assembly crew installed the different items, including thick walls, columns, doorways, desks, lighting, ceilings, floors, cabinets, screens, chairs.Project stages:Office layout process used by clients Layout on site by clients and C.E.S. Design Development drawings done after layout Direct Construction management and on-site design decisions2,300 square feet of interior office space for the management and administrative staff for "Sweet Potatoes" clothing factory to accommodate two partners and eleven employees. All interior furnishings, walls, floors, ceilings, lighting, built-in cabinets, desks, storage, chairs, tables, custom fitted ...
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Julian Street Inn - Shelter for the Homeless
1986 to
1990
Julian St. & Montgomery St., San Jose, CA, U.S.A.Civic, Realized , Construction completed in 1989; final interior painting in 1990Client:Housing for Independent People - Al DiLudovico, Executive DirectorC.E.S. staff:Christopher Alexander, Gary Black, Artemis Anninou, Carl Lindberg, James Maguire, Eleni Coromvli, Kleoniki TsotropoulouContractor:Oliver and Company, with Center for Environmetal Structure as major specialty subcontractorProject cost:$1,700,000Project stages:Pattern language for project by clients and C.E.S. Layout by clients and C.E.S. Use of full scale mock-ups Design Development and Building Permit drawings Direct Construction management and on-site design decisions Budget and subcontractors under C.EDesign and construction of a shelter for homeless people, to serve 50 to 100 people, on a site of 13,000 sf. The building of 15,000 square feet includes offices, living areas with a dining hall, sleeping rooms, courtyards and gardens. ...
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Plan and Process for Self-help Housing
1988 to
1991
Washington, D.C., U.S.A.Low Cost Housing, Designed , Completed in 1991Client:Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation - Mr. James MaguireC.E.S. staff:Christopher Alexander, othersProject cost:$46,000Project stages:Generative rules for urban growth process Generative rules for house layout process by users Implementation processInnovative process, introducing a system of user participation for the production of affordable single family housing for ownership, as a basis for improving quality of life. This program was intended to bring the insights and successes of various C.E.S. overseas ...
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Tokyo International Forum: Conference Center for City of Tokyo
1989
3-5-1 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, JapanCivic, Designed , Invited Competition, Not builtClient:Tokyo International Forum Project Office, Bureau of Citizens and Cultural Affairs, Tokyo Metropolitan GovernmentC.E.S. staff:Christopher Alexander, Artemis Anninou, Hansjoachim Neis, Ingrid Fiksdahl-King, Eleni Coromvli, Gary BlackProject cost:Expected construction cost: $750,000,000Project stages:Preliminary Design drawings Construction innovation methodsInvited design competition entry for a complex of conference halls, auditoria, exhibition halls, and other public facilities at a central site in downtown Tokyo, occupied by the City Hall, which was to be razed to make way for this project. ...
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Sullivan House
1990 to
1994
Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Residential, Realized , Construction completed in 1996Client:Mr. & Mrs. Steve and Susie SullivanC.E.S. staff:Christopher Alexander, Eleni Coromvli, Katalin BendeContractor:Center for Environmetal StructureProject cost:$260,000Project 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. controlHouse reconstruction design and construction management. Concrete, redwood, fruitwood, plaster, terrazzo tiled floors and hand made metal detailed interiors.
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Mary Rose Museum
1991 to
1993
Portsmouth, Hampshire, U.K.Civic, Designed , Not builtClient:The Mary Rose Trust - Mr. John Vimpany & Dr. Brian HansonC.E.S. staff:Christopher Alexander, Gary Black, Miyoko Tsutsui, Annie der BedrossianProject cost:Expected construction cost: $15,000,000Design and construction process:The following are the major sequential steps of the design process: 1) Defining a word-picture of generic centers 2) Structure preserving emergence of the building volume from the urban landscape 3) The rough sketch design 4) Obtaining the structural design 5) Money distribution 6) Distribution of the main mass concrete of the building 7) Working through the finer materials, concrete, brick and stone with special regard for light and colorProject stages:Design Development stage in progress Construction management rules and process Innovative construction methodsMuseum for Henry VIII's ship, sank in 1547, raised in 1982, and then preserved in a dry dock next to HMS Victory. The museum, with an area of construction of about 8,000 square meters, was to be built over dry ...
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West Dean College Gardens Visitor's Center
1994 to
1996
Near Chichester, West Sussex, U.K.Civic, Realized , Construction completed in Nov. 1995Client:Edward James FoundationC.E.S. staff:Christopher Alexander, John Hewitt, students from "The Prince of Wales's Institute of Architecture", students from Portsmouth UniversityContractor:Center for Environmetal Structure, as Management Contractor and General Contractor of record, with John Hewitt as Project ManagerProject 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 InnovativThe West Dean Center is a simple one-story masonry building with a large red-tiled roof and intricate brickwork for its thick walls. The building is surrounded by gardens, and its south facing wall has large arched windows overlooking the garden ...
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Frankfurt Parkstadt Housing Project
1995 to
1996
Hoechst, Frankfurt, GermanyResidential, Designed , Not builtClient:Hoechst Pharmaceutical Company, Housing Department - Dr. Harald KloetschC.E.S. staff:Christopher AlexanderDesign and construction process:Innovations in user participationProject stages:Generative rules for urban growth process Generative rules for layout on the site by users Preliminary Design stage completedThe Frankfurt Parkstadt Unterliederbach project included the development of a new urban neighborhood in a landscaped setting, for Hoechst Pharmaceutical in Frankfurt West, close to the international airport and the river Main, a housing project both for Hoechst employees and ...
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Megaron Mousikis Athinon - Opera House
2001
Athens, GreeceCivic, Designed , Not builtClient:OMMA (Organismos Megarou Mousikis Athinon)C.E.S. staff:Christopher Alexander, Randall Schmidt, Demetrius Gonzales, Bankoku SasagawaProject stages:Concept DesignIn 2002 Megaron Mousikis Athinon was the largest Concert Hall in Athens and was in the process of being extended further by a vast extension, including underground opera house, conference center, library and so on. Christopher Alexander was approached by ...
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Bavra Village School: Domed vault made from layers of cone-tile stacked to form arches, and laid together to form a spherical vault
1962
Construction System, Vaulted Roof & CeilingCreated by:Christopher Alexander, Village bricklayersFabrication of roof truncated cylindrical tiles and development of the vaulted roof ribs for the construction of the school roof. The guna-type roof ribs are made by cone-shaped tiles, each one about a foot long and 4" to 5" ...
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Peru Project - Low Cost Housing for the United Nations: Composite bamboo foam beams
1969
Construction System, Bamboo Foam Beam & PlankCreated by:Christopher Alexander, Sanford Hirshen, Sara Ishikawa, Christie Coffin, Shlomo AngelBoxed beams rectangular in section, 20 cm wide, 40 cm deep and 5 meters long, made of 6cm bamboos, placed over plywood templates, with a core of poly-urethane fire-retardant foam, foamed in place. The bamboos are pinned and spot glued ...
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Peru Project - Low Cost Housing for the United Nations: Composite bamboo foam planks
1969
Construction System, Bamboo Foam Beam & PlankCreated by:Christopher Alexander, Sanford Hirshen, Sara Ishikawa, Christie Coffin, Shlomo AngelThe 2nd floor and roof structure are bamboo/polyurethane foam sandwitch planks laid over beams. The outer skin of the planks are made of 6cm bamboos and the core is two lbs. density polyurethane. A sand-sulfur topping is poured after planks ...
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Peru Project - Low Cost Housing for the United Nations: Interlocking concrete blocks for mortarless block wall
1969
Construction System, Cement Interlocking BlocksCreated by:Christopher Alexander, Sanford Hirshen, Sara Ishikawa, Christie Coffin, Shlomo AngelBearing walls, shear walls and ground floor partitions are cavity walls of interlocking, self-aligning concrete blocks, moulded on site. The block is self-supporting up to a height of three floors. Vertical edges, corners and horizontal upper edges are either poured ...
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Peru Project - Low Cost Housing for the United Nations: Continuous floating slab
1969
Construction System, Poured ConcreteCreated by:Christopher Alexander, Sanford Hirshen, Sara Ishikawa, Christie Coffin, Shlomo AngelThe floors are 10 cm unreinforced concrete slabs, laid down in 5.20 meters strips, similar to the house width, by a road building machine. Exposed edges are turned down, filled block (20 cm x 20 cm). Structural pin connections for ...
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Peru Project - Low Cost Housing for the United Nations: Sulphur reinforcing and topping
1969
Construction System, Poured ConcreteCreated by:Christopher Alexander, Sanford Hirshen, Sara Ishikawa, Christie Coffin, Shlomo AngelThe connecting surfaces of blocks which make up shear walls, bearing walls and columns are coated with molten sulphur and fiberglass for tensile reinforcement. Sulphur mixed with sand is placed on the bamboo/foam planks and beams for structural and functional ...
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Etna Street Cottage: Basket vault with layers of ultra-lightweight concrete laid over burlap
1974
Construction System, Vaulted Roof & CeilingCreated by:Christopher Alexander with his students in the 1974 Spring studio class Arch. 209Construction of an ultra-lightweight concrete vault, built over box columns and beams filled with concrete. Two different methods were used; lightweight concrete over woven basket, lath and burlap for solid vaulted roofs, and burlap impregnated with fiberglass resin, over woven ...
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Etna Street Cottage: Hollow wooden structure filled with lightweigth concrete
1974
Construction System, Timber FrameworkCreated by:Christopher Alexander with his students in the 1974 Spring studio class Arch. 209Flexible and low-cost construction techniques consisted of a hollow wooden structure of columns and beams, filled with lightweigth concrete, and a simple foundation made of concrete blocks, with rebars embeddedand ready to receive slab mesh.
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Low Cost Houses for Mexicali: Production of earth-cement interlocking blocks
1975
Construction System, Cement Interlocking BlocksCreated by:Christopher Alexander, Julio Martinez, Howard Davis, Donald CornerProduction of earth-cement blocks in the builder's yard, vibrated and compressed in a block-making machine, and fabricated on the basis of specially designed and made steel molds for four different shapes of blocks; cylindrical blocks for free standing columns, corner ...
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Low Cost Houses for Mexicali: Step-by-step construction process using cement interlocking block for foundation and walls and light-weight concrete for vaults
1976
Construction System, Cement Interlocking Blocks, Vaulted Roof & CeilingCreated by:Christopher Alexander, Julio Martinez, Howard Davis, Donald CornerTwentry three building operations, as an example of a step-by-step construction process, capable of allowing mass production of large number of houses which are all different without increasing costs. These operations are so defined that can be applied to each ...
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Low Cost Houses for Mexicali: Basket vault with pumice concrete laid over burlap and chicken-wire
1976
Construction System, Vaulted Roof & CeilingCreated by:Christopher Alexander, Julio Martinez, Howard Davis, Donald CornerConstruction of basket and groin vaults with light weight pumice concrete laid over woven basket and applied on top of burlap and lath, both stapled into the wooden ribs of the interwoven basket.
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Construction Yard: Experiments in spayed concrete
1977
Construction System, Sprayed Concrete, Sloped Roof & Vaulted CeilingCreated by:Christopher Alexander, UCB studentsSpayed concrete experiments and mockups, conducted with graduate students at the University of California, Berkeley, as a special study course. The mockups included the construction of vaults, walls, columns, floors, beams, arches, in sprayed concrete over steel armature .
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C.E.S. Office - Martinez House: Outdoor walls and seat with balustrade in arches
1979
Construction System, Sprayed ConcreteCreated by:Christopher Alexander, David DacusThe seat with its balustrade, built next to the tile workshop in Martinez, were built solely with sprayed concrete. Styrofoam or polysterene cut-outs to shape were used and placed against a backing of sheetrock, providing an ultra-low-cost formwork. Then concrete ...
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Martinez Tile Glazing Workshop: The first experimental all-gunite concrete building, with vaulted ceiling and pitched roof
1979
Construction System, Sprayed Concrete, Sloped Roof & Vaulted CeilingCreated by:Christopher Alexander, Harissos TsiringasBarrel vault ceiling and pitched roof, both made by using the gunite technique, constructed in six basic steps: 1) Fabrication of a full scale mockup of a section of the ceiling formwork, out of metal and plywood; 2) Construction of ...
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C.E.S. Office - Martinez House: Construction experiment of octagonal freestanding concrete columns, with low-cost formwork, shot in gunite
1979
Construction System, Sprayed ConcreteCreated by:Christopher Alexander, Harissos TsiringasConstruction technique for concrete columns, with base, capital and an elegant flare where the shaft meets the base, shot in gunite into a low-cost open form. The corners of the column shaft, with a flare where it meets the base, ...
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Martinez Tile Glazing Workshop: The first experimental all-gunite concrete building - construction of columns and beams
1979
Construction System, Sprayed ConcreteCreated by:Christopher Alexander, Harissos TsiringasWalls, columns, vaults, beams, ceilings, all made by gunite shot on a light weight and low cost guidework of lightweight wooden frame. Gunite is a high-strength concrete made of sharp sand and concrete, carried in air under high pressure, shot ...
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C.E.S. Office - Martinez House: Gunite all-concrete building
1980
Construction System, Sprayed ConcreteCreated by:Christopher Alexander, Jonathan Fefferman, Harissos Tsiringas, Gary Black, David Dacus, Olasheni AgbabiakaWalls, columns, beams, ceilings, all made by gunite shot on a light weight and low cost guidework of lightweight wooden frame. Gunite is a high-strength concrete made of sharp sand and concrete, carried in air under high pressure, shot dry ...
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Berryessa Terraced House: Wooden post and beam, load bearing structural frame combined with sprayed concrete exterior walls
1981
Construction System, Combination of Timber Framework and ConcreteCreated by:Christopher Alexander, Gary Black, Artemis AnninouTimber frame and concrete combination system: the vertical loads are taken by the interior post and beam system system, where columns and beams are simply pinned together by invinsible steel pins. All shear forces are taken by a one and ...
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Sala House: Concrete bracket and its formwork
1982
Building Detail, Low-cost FormworkCreated by:Christopher Alexander, Gary BlackLow-cost formwork for concrete brackets to support a bay window, made by attaching to the concrete formwork styrofoam fillers with the negative shape of the bracket.
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Sala House: Wooden post and beam, load bearing structural frame combined with red and grey cast concrete exterior walls
1982
Construction System, Combination of Timber Framework and ConcreteCreated by:Christopher Alexander, Gary BlackTimber frame and concrete combination system: the vertical loads are taken by the interior post-and-beam system system, where columns and beams are simply pinned together by invinsible steel pins. All shear forces are taken by a one and a half ...
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Sala House: Concrete balustrade and its formwork
1983
Building Detail, Low-cost FormworkCreated by:Christopher Alexander, Gary BlackRose colored concrete balustrade made by pouring concrete into a low-budget assembly of two sheets of sheetrock, braced, and with hand-cut styrofoam fillers shaped to the form of the void in-between.
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Eishin Campus - High School: Dining Hall heavy timber structure with moment resisting frames
1984
Construction System, Heavy Timber Load Bearing StructureCreated by:Christopher Alexander, Hansjoachim Neis, Gary Black, Artemis AnninouDining Hall wooden structure with moment resisting frames due to unusually large windows.
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Eishin Campus - High School: Central Hall exterior wall X-truss, connected to the interior roof truss
1984
Construction System, Heavy Timber Load Bearing StructureCreated by:Christopher Alexander, Hansjoachim NeisLongitudinal X-truss on the long direction exterior wall of the building below the roof, connected to the interior curved truss of the building with moment connections. .
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Eishin Campus - High School: Judo Hall heavy timber stepped truss
1984
Construction System, Heavy Timber Load Bearing StructureCreated by:Christopher Alexander, Gary Black, Hansjoachim NeisJudo Hall trusses stepped in form, following the line of a stepped flat ceiling.
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Eishin Campus - High School: Central Hall heavy timber truss with curved members
1984
Construction System, Heavy Timber Load Bearing StructureCreated by:Christopher Alexander, Gary Black, Hansjoachim NeisDouglas fir horse-shoe-shaped truss, a pure compression truss, with no interior bracing, but with a longitudinal exterior X-truss. The truss is connected to the massive concrete piers at the base with moment connections.
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Eishin Campus - High School: Gymnasium heavy timber hammerbeam trusses
1984
Construction System, Heavy Timber Load Bearing StructureCreated by:Christopher Alexander, Gary Black, Hansjoachim Neis, Artemis AnninouGymnasium hammerbeam roof trusses, spanning 53 feet, with mortise and tenon connection details, and specially fabricated steel connections for joints.
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Fresno Farmers' Market: Redwood arched roof trusses
1984
Construction System, Heavy Timber Load Bearing StructureCreated by:Christopher Alexander, Carl Lindberg, Jonathan FeffermanFresno Farmer's market redwood arched roof trusses with concrete columns. The timber arched trusses were prefabricated in the C.E.S. warehouse near Berkeley, about 200 miles from the site, then moved to the building site and raised and fixed to get ...
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Eishin Campus - High School: College Buildings structural design of flat ceiling beams in large classrooms, within the aperiodic structural grid of the building
1985
Construction System, Reinforced ConcreteCreated by:Christopher Alexander, Hansjoachim Neis, Artemis Anninou, Ingrid Fiksdahl-KingThe ceiling designed with massive concrete crossbeams at first to cope with the wide span, and a horizontal mat of wide and flat beams in close spacing, acting as a horizontal moment-resisting diaphragm, provides resistence to horizontal forces caused by ...
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Eishin Campus - High School: College Buildings structural design of columns and flat ceiling beams in ground floor arcades, within the aperiodic structural grid of the building
1985
Construction System, Reinforced ConcreteCreated by:Christopher Alexander, Gary Black, Hansjoachim Neis, Ingrid Fiksdahl-King, Artemis AnninouThe design of the massive columns along the College Building arcades was not sufficient to take all the moment of the vertical shear forces coming down the outside wall of the building, and then transferring through the ceiling into the ...
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Eishin Campus - High School: College Buildings & the aperiodic structural grid
1985
Construction System, Reinforced ConcreteCreated by:Christopher Alexander, Gary Black, Hansjoachim Neis, Ingrid Fiksdahl-King, Artemis AnninouThe spatial and dimensional requirements of the large classrooms on the first floor, the long arcades on the ground floor, and the entrance volume led to an asymmetrical division of spaces to accomodate the differentiated shapes and sizes. The two ...
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Haworth New Office Furniture System: Thick Wall Components Set / Sweet Potatoes Offices and Workshops: Thick Walls
1985
Construction System, Monocoque ConstructionCreated by:Christopher Alexander, Artemis Anninou, Gary BlackA unique set of thick wall components, which were premanufactured stable structures, out of which the rooms were made and which had the solidity and flexibility of design that allowed a "custome" atmosphere to be created. The set included ...
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Haworth New Office Furniture System: Columns and low walls / Sweet Potatoes Offices and Workshops: Columns and low walls
1985
Work of Art for Project, Office Space ElementCreated by:Christopher Alexander, Artemis Anninou, Gary BlackHollow plywood colums, simple and fairly thick, extending from floor to ceiling or arising out of a low wall, for defining corners and edges of rooms; low thick walls, appropriate for enclosing individual work spaces. Both elements combined with ...
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Haworth New Office Furniture System: Thick Wall with built-in counter, shelves and files / Herman Miller New Office Furniture System: Counter with shelves and files
1985
Construction System, Monocoque ConstructionCreated by:Christopher Alexander, Artemis Anninou, Gary BlackThick wall unit made of two panels with built-in counter surface, drawers below and shelves and cupboard above; it provides an excellent combination of storage and layout space. The counter top in natural wood is 28" deep, at 28" above ...
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Martinez Heavy Timber Carpentry Workshop: Heavy timber load bearing frames and trusses
1985
Construction System, Heavy Timber Load Bearing StructureCreated by:Christopher Alexander, Gary Black, Seth Wachtel, Lance DomHeavy Timber Loading Bearing Frames and Trusses; 12"x12" columns and 8"x14" beams and trusses; all wood.
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Sweet Potatoes Offices and Workshops: Thick Walls
1985
Construction System, Monocoque ConstructionCreated by:Christopher Alexander, Artemis Anninou, Gary BlackA custom made set of thick wall components, all premanufactured with the same height, standardized thickness, and a variety of standardized lengths, to enable the realization of a variety of rooms, as they were laid out by the users. ...
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Experiments and mock-ups for low-cost heavy timber house of 80 m2
1986
Construction System, Heavy Timber Load Bearing StructureCreated by:Christopher AlexanderExploring the possibilities for developing a cost-effective and sustainable heavy timber construction system, using a three-dimensional truss for the construction of the whole house.
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Julian Street Inn - Shelter for the Homeless: Lacework concrete trusses with curved members shot in the air
1988
Construction System, Sprayed ConcreteCreated by:Christopher Alexander, Gary Black, Carl Lindberg, Avery Miller, James MaguireThe dining hall of Julian street inn is the higher building volume of the complex; the hall, a sigle room, 30 feet wide and 50 feet long, was intended to seat about 100 people. When the shape of the volume ...
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Julian Street Inn - Shelter for the Homeless: Construction experiments for testing the prefabrication of wall-segment tile panels and lifting them in place
1988
Construction System, Hand-glazed Tilework PanelCreated by:Christopher Alexander, Gary BlackSeries of experiments and tests performed in the C.E.S. workshop in Martinez, for prefabricating wall-segment panels flat on the ground with the hand-glazed tiles, the required reinforcement and concrete layer, and then testing the procedure of lifting them in place. ...
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House for Roger and Karuna Hodgson: New kind of wall construction
1991
Construction System, Structural WallCreated by:Christopher Alexander, Gary Black, James MaguireMockups for innovative block techniques used the construction of structural walls made of concrete blocks laid out in a way allowing a fine line of marble to be inlaid in a chase.
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Mary Rose Museum: Arched trusses to span the 30-meter wide dry-dock where the ship was to be permanently housed
1991
Construction System, Reinforced ConcreteCreated by:Christopher Alexander, Gary Black, Miyoko TsutsuiArched trusses, conceived and design early in the design process along with the foundation design. Deep pile foundationa on either side of the dry dock were designed to carry the arched trussesThe main arches were to be pierced tracery made ...
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West Dean College Gardens Visitor's Center: Massive thick structural walls with poured concrete, blocks and bricks
1994
Construction System, Structural WallCreated by:Christopher Alexander, John HewittConstruction of perimeter and transverse structural walls, eighteen inches to two feet thick. The materials used was an integrated poured combination of bricks, concrete, flint, stone and massive blocks and insulation working together as a single structural wall, because of ...
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West Dean College Gardens Visitor's Center: Structural columns
1994
Construction System, Reinforced ConcreteCreated by:Christopher Alexander, John HewittColumns to support the arches in the cross-walls; low columns with simple capitals resting on the thick walls. Arriving at the proper shape and size of the column capital was an arduous process, since the arches are low, with their ...
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West Dean College Gardens Visitor's Center: Arches in the transverse load bearing walls
1994
Construction System, Structural WallCreated by:Christopher Alexander, John HewittThe four thick cross-walls are pierced by low arches, to make the openings between the spaces. The size of the openings differ, and so the curve of the arches differ as well. The final curvature of each arch was finalized ...
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Eishin Campus - High School: Club House new form of hollow, composite, wood and plywood columns and beams
1995
Construction System, Monocoque ConstructionCreated by:Christopher Alexander, Randall Schmidt, othersConstruction system with structural members which are large, yet light, efficient and structurally sound; it is based on massive hollow beams and columns, about 24" by 24", built out of plywood and small section lumber, with frequent interior collars, thus ...
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New Town for Hoechst Parkstadt-Unterliederbach: New kind of wall construction
1996
Construction System, Structural WallCreated by:Christopher Alexander, Hansjoachim Neis, Eileen TumlinMockups for innovative block techniques used the construction of structural walls made of a mixture of concrete blocks and bricks. Normal concrete blocks used together with cast blocks which have special treatment with chases, reveals and ornaments in them.
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Bridge for Puerto Rico: Precast, pierced-concrete, long span shell design
1996
Construction System, Reinforced ConcreteCreated by:Christopher Alexander, Scott Hunter, Randy Schmidt, Katalin Bende, Hana MoriA highly innovative structure, designed to be made out of prestressed light-weight pierced concrete shells, for a 500 meter span; extensive finite-element simulations were run to ensure its high structural strength.
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Megaron Mousikis Athinon - Opera House: Colored glass panels for the curved vaulted ceiling of the concourse areas
2001
Work of Art for Project, Luminous Glass CeilingCreated by:Christopher Alexander, Larry BerkFabrication of experimental glass panels, for a ceiling 25 meters by 50 meters, made directly by a computer-model mechanical fabrication technique from a hand-drawn sketch, then transferred to Photoshop for further processing.
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Megaron Mousikis Athinon - Opera House: Multi-colored marble floors, consisting of various sizes and different color marble pieces in geometric and ornamental patterns
2001
Work of Art for Project, Prefabricated Marble FloorCreated by:Christopher Alexander, Randall Schmidt, Demetrius Golzalez, Larry Berk, Bankoku SasagawaPrefabrication of marble floors for the concourse areas of about 8.000 m2, in sections of about two feet by four feet, assembled on a fiberglass matt, with the marble pieces being glued with epoxy to the mat. Individual pieces were ...
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The Peru Project - Low Cost Housing for the United Nations: Preliminary Design Drawings - Construction Process
01/01/1969
Architectural Design, Project, Preliminary Design, AxonometricDesigners:Christopher Alexander, Sanford Hirshen, Sara Ishikawa, Christie Coffin, Shlomo Angel, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Medium:Original on Tracing PaperSize:17 7/8"x25"Axonometric drawing illustrating in a sequence the phases of the construction process of a house. .
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The Peru Project - Low Cost Housing for the United Nations: Interlocking concrete blocks for mortarless block wall
01/01/1969
Construction Innovation, Preliminary Design, Axonometric, DetailsDesigners:Christopher Alexander, Sanford Hirshen, Sara Ishikawa, Christie Coffin, Shlomo Angel, Lima, PeruMedium:Original on Tracing PaperSize:4 1/8"x4 1/2"Axonometric drawing showing part of a mortarless wall constructed by interlocking blocks and its connection to the floating slab.
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The Peru Project - Low Cost Housing for the United Nations: Various details of columns
01/01/1969
Construction Innovation, Preliminary Design, Axonometric, DetailsDesigners:Christopher Alexander, Sanford Hirshen, Sara Ishikawa, Christie Coffin, Shlomo Angel, Lima, PeruMedium:Original on Tracing PaperSize:8 1/2"x11"One page with various early construction details of square and round column prefabricated concrete segments, and column capitals, not used in the project.
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The Peru Project - Low Cost Housing for the United Nations: Composite bamboo & polyurethane foam beams
01/01/1969
Construction Innovation, Preliminary Design, Axonometric, DetailsDesigners:Christopher Alexander, Sanford Hirshen, Sara Ishikawa, Christie Coffin, Shlomo Angel, Lima, PeruMedium:Original on Tracing PaperSize:8 1/2"x11"Sketches illustrating various types of composite bamboo and polyurethane foam beam. The beam developed was 40cm high with the fully round bamboos forming the beam perimeter. .
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The Peru Project - Low Cost Housing for the United Nations: Cross sections of rooms depicting the entire construction system
01/01/1969
Construction Innovation, Preliminary Design, SectionDesigners:Christopher Alexander, Sanford Hirshen, Sara Ishikawa, Christie Coffin, Shlomo Angel, Lima, PeruMedium:Original on Tracing PaperSize:16"x22"Two cross section drawings demonstrating the complete system of construction innovations to be implemented in each house, using mortarless load bearing cavity walls coated with molten sulphur for tensile reinforcement, and light weight beam and plank system made out of ...
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The Peru Project - Low Cost Housing for the United Nations: Sulphur reinforcing and topping
01/01/1969
Construction Innovation, Preliminary Design, AxonometricDesigners:Christopher Alexander, Sanford Hirshen, Sara Ishikawa, Christie Coffin, Shlomo Angel, Lima, PeruMedium:Original on Tracing PaperSize:8 1/2"x11"Axonometric drawing describing the use of sulphur additive to the floor topping and wall surfacing for waterproofing purposes; proposed new technique .
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The Peru Project - Low Cost Housing for the United Nations: Composite bamboo & polyurethane foam planks
01/01/1969
Construction Innovation, Preliminary Design, Section, DetailsDesigners:Christopher Alexander, Sanford Hirshen, Sara Ishikawa, Christie Coffin, Shlomo Angel, Lima, PeruMedium:Original on Tracing PaperSize:5 5/8"x17 3/4"Detail section of a composite bamboo/polyurethane foam plank, laid over a beam, with sand-sulphur topping on the planks to form the upper walking surface .
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The Peru Project - Low Cost Housing for the United Nations: Composite bamboo & polyurethane foam beams and planks against the wall
01/01/1969
Construction Innovation, Preliminary Design, Axonometric, DetailsDesigners:Christopher Alexander, Sanford Hirshen, Sara Ishikawa, Christie Coffin, Shlomo Angel, Lima, PeruMedium:Original on Tracing PaperSize:5 5/8"x17 3/4"Axonometric section of an exterior mortarless block cavity wall and its connection to the composite bamboo/polyurethane beam and to the bamboo/polyurethane plank, used for floors.
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Low Cost Houses for Mexicali: Construction system details - Construction Drawings
01/01/1976
Construction Innovation, Construction Drawings, DetailsDesigners:Christopher Alexander, Julio Martinez, Howard Davis, Donald Corner, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Medium:PhotocopySize:8 1/2"x11"Five pages of construction details regarding: a) Basic interlocking wall block system; b) Original foundation system; c) Revised foundation sequence; d) Round columns, square columns and connection to walls; e) Walls .
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Low Cost Houses for Mexicali: Construction system details - Construction Drawings
01/01/1976
Construction Innovation, Construction Drawings, DetailsDesigners:Christopher Alexander, Julio Martinez, Howard Davis, Donald Corner, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Medium:PhotocopySize:8 1/2"x11"Two pages of construction details regarding a) Perimeter beam and concrete roof vault connection and b) Roof vault construction layers.
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Berryessa Terraced House: Wooden post and beam, load bearing structural frame combined with sprayed concrete exterior walls - Design Development Drawings
15/11/1981
Construction Innovation, Design Development, Section, DetailsDesigners:Christopher Alexander, Artemis Anninou, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Medium:Original on VellumSize:Extract from 24"x30 1/2" drawingScale:1/2"=1'Drawing with vertical section details of the living room – kitchen volume of the house, depicting the timber-concrete combination construction system, across walls, ceiling and roof, in which the timber frame is used for vertical forces and the concrete shell ...
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Berryessa Terraced House: Wooden post and beam, load bearing structural frame combined with sprayed concrete exterior walls - Design Development Drawings
15/11/1981
Construction Innovation, Design Development, Section, DetailsDesigners:Christopher Alexander, Artemis Anninou, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Medium:Original on VellumSize:Extract from 24"x30 1/2" drawingScale:1/2"=1'Two drawings with vertical and horizontal section details of the studio volume of the house, depicting the timber-concrete combination construction system, across walls, window seats, ceiling and roof, in which the timber frame is used for vertical forces and the ...
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Berryessa Terraced House: Wooden post and beam, load bearing structural frame combined with sprayed concrete exterior walls - Design Development Drawings
15/11/1981
Construction Innovation, Design Development, Axonometric, Framing PlanDesigners:Christopher Alexander, Artemis Anninou, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Medium:Original on VellumSize:Extract from 24"x30 1/2" drawingScale:1/4"=1', 1/2"=1'The framing plan of the two main volumes of the house, and an axonometric of framing connections, designed and built for vertical forces .
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The Sala House: Wooden post and beam, load bearing structural frame combined with red and grey cast concrete exterior walls
01/01/1982
Construction Innovation, Presentation Drawing, Axonometric, SectionDesigners:Christopher Alexander, Gary Black, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Medium:Original on VellumTwo drawings illustrating the construction system. The axonometric combines the three main stages of construction; on its top part the wooden post and beam frame with the wall infills, ready for the pour; on its middle part the formwork for ...
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The Sala House: Heavy Timber Frame
01/01/1982
Construction Innovation, Presentation Drawing, Axonometric, DetailsDesigners:Christopher Alexander, Gary Black, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Medium:Original on VellumFive drawings with construction details pertaining to the timber frame; an axonometric depicting an overview of a corner situation extending in two floors, and four details focusing on the pin connections and the use of corbels.
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The Sala House: Concrete bracket and its formwork - Presentation Drawings
01/01/1982
Construction Innovation, Presentation Drawing, DetailsDesigners:Christopher Alexander, Gary Black, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Medium:Original on VellumTwo drawings, one a detail of the concrete bracket formwork and the other a partial wall elevation focusing on the bay window and the bracket as support of its slab.
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The Sala House: Concrete balustrade and its formwork - Presentation Drawings
01/01/1982
Construction Innovation, Presentation Drawing, DetailsDesigners:Christopher Alexander, Gary Black, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Medium:Original on VellumOne detailed drawing depicting an axonometric of the concrete balustrade with the removable Styrofoam forms, together with a partial plan of the deck.
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The Campus of Eishin - High School: Gymnasium heavy timber hammerbeam trusses - Design Development Drawings
01/04/1984
Construction Innovation, Design Development, Section, DetailsDesigners:Christopher Alexander, Hansjoachim Neis, Gary Black, Artemis Anninou, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Medium:BlueprintSize:Extract from 24"x42" drawingScale:1:50, 1:10One drawing of the truss viewed in cross section, in which its stepped structure shapes harmoniously the interior gym space, and another one viewed in longitudinal section, in which the cross bracing is visible. Seven smaller scale drawings provide the ...
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The Julian Street Inn - Shelter for the Homeless: Exterior wall cladding with hand-painted and hand-glazed tilework; Permit Drawings for the fabriation of tile panels
10/08/1987
Construction Innovation, Permit Drawing, Section, ElevationDesigners:Christopher Alexander, Gary Black, James Maguire, Eleni Coromvli, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Medium:BlueprintTwo drawings with details of the prefabricated wall panels with the clay tiles imbedded in them, depicting the procedure of prefabrication as well as construction details.
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The Julian Street Inn - Shelter for Homeless: Open lacework concrete trusses shot in place with gunite - Permit Drawings
10/07/1987
Construction Innovation, Permit Drawing, Section, ElevationDesigners:Christopher Alexander, Gary Black, A.J. Miller, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Medium:BlueprintSize:24"x36 1/2"Two drawings of the precast concrete truss, the first showing reinforcement information and placement, and the other one the truss as it stands within the volume of the dining hall, in relatioship to the other building elements of the space.
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The Julian Street Inn - Shelter for Homeless: Open lacework concrete trusses shot in place with gunite - Construction Drawings
23/05/1988
Construction Innovation, Construction Drawings, Section, Elevation, DetailsDesigners:Christopher Alexander, Gary Black, A.J. Miller, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Medium:BlueprintSize:24"x36"Three structural drawings of the concrete truss with successive editing and improvements marked by the building department reviewer and including professional seals and signatures with expiration date 30-Sep-1989.
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Village School in Bavra: Elementary School, Bavra, India
01/01/1962
Project, Project ReportAuthors:Christopher Alexander, Janet Johnson, Cambridge, MA, U.S.A.15-page document describing in its first four pages how the school project in Bavra came about and how it was realized. The following 11 pages depict photographic instances of the construction process and the human interaction between participants. Referenced as ...
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C.E.S. Office - Martinez House: Construction Operations Manual
16/05/1980
Project, Project ReportAuthors:Christopher Alexander, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.278-page document describing a sequence of building operations which were followed on the first two of the experimental structures built on the Martinez site, using the gunite techniques developed by the Center for Environmental Structure. These construction operations were named ...
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Neighborhood of Seventy Low Cost Houses: Colombia House Process - Part 4: Construction Handbook
01/07/1989
Project, Project Report, Progress ReportAuthors:Christopher Alexander, Artemis Anninou, Stephen Duff, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.59-page document with construction guidelines, ensuring that each house could be built according to the individual designs developed with each family, and without increasing construction costs. The construction system used was a modified version of the typical construction system of ...
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Low Cost Houses for Mexicali: Specifications and costs for the ISSSTECALI housing project
01/01/1976
Construction Innovation, Construction Works, Construction ProcessAuthors:Christopher Alexander, Julio Martinez, Howard Davis, Donald Corner, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.31-page document describing the project construction process and the construction operations to be followed, in order to produce affordable and quality houses, designed and built by their owners on a community or on a larger city level.
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Low Cost Houses for Mexicali: Construction operations
01/01/1976
Construction Innovation, Construction Works, Construction ProcessAuthors: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 ...
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Construction Yard: Sprayed Concrete Building System
01/01/1977
Construction Innovation, Construction Experiment & Mock-up, Construction ProcessAuthors:Christopher Alexander, Donald Corner, UCB students, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.91-page document describing general engineering concepts for the sprayed-concrete building system in and containing six parts. It includes five sections with: 1) General description of the building system; 2) Detailed specifications of building elements; 3) Specifications of structural scheme for ...
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C.E.S. Office - Martinez House: Octagonal freestanding concrete columns construction, with low-cost formwork
01/01/1981
Construction Innovation, Construction Works, Construction ProcessAuthors: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.
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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 ProcessAuthors: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 ...
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House for Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Card: Wooden Plank Roof with its Details
01/01/1981
Construction Innovation, Construction Works, Construction ProcessAuthors: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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The Peru Project - Low Cost Housing for the United Nations: Photographs of drawings
01/01/1969
Project, DrawingPhotographer:Christopher Alexander/C.E.S., Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Source:Digital, PMT, NegativeCharacteristics:16"x26", 4"x6", B&WAxonometric drawing of “Construction” prepared for the design PREVI competition, illustrating the sequence of the construction operations. They were exhibited at the 14th International Architecture Biennale Exhibition: “Office US”.
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The Campus of Eishin - High SchooI: Central Hall - Photographs of the project during construction
01/01/1984
Project, Works in ProgressPhotographer:Hansjoachim Neis/C.E.S., Iruma-shi, Saitama, JapanSource:DigitalCharacteristics:ColorThe Central Hall under construction in 1984. As we see here, although this building is relatively large, it is being put together in a way of working which allows individual craftsmen to work piecemeal, keeping their individual tasks at their ...
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The Campus of Eishin - High SchooI: Judo Hall - Photographs of the project during construction
01/01/1984
Project, Works in ProgressPhotographer:Hansjoachim Neis/C.E.S., Iruma-shi, Saitama, JapanSource:DigitalCharacteristics:ColorErection of the Judo Hall in early morning light. The photo was exhibited at the 14th International Architecture Biennale Exhibition: “Office US”.
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The Campus of Eishin - High SchooI: Dining Hall - Photographs of the project during construction
01/01/1984
Project, Works in ProgressPhotographer:Hansjoachim Neis/C.E.S., Iruma-shi, Saitama, JapanSource:DigitalCharacteristics:ColorErection of the Dining Hall heavy carpentry.
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The Mary Rose Museum: Photographs of project model
01/01/1991
Project, ModelPhotographer:Christopher Alexander/C.E.S., Martinez, CA, U.S.A.Source:DigitalCharacteristics:B&WPhotograph of the first model of the museum building with arched trusses to span the 30-meter wide dry-dock where the ship was to be permanently housed.
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West Dean College Gardens Visitor's Center: Photographs of the project during construction
01/01/1995
Project, Exterior View, Works in ProgressPhotographer:John Hewitt, Near Chichester, West Sussex, U.K.Source:PrintCharacteristics:4"x6" , ColorThree images depicting two views of the north elevation and one of the south elevation at various moments of the construction process.
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West Dean College Gardens Visitor's Center: Photographs of building interior
01/01/1996
Project, Interior ViewPhotographer:Christopher Alexander/C.E.S., Near Chichester, West Sussex, U.K.Source:DigitalCharacteristics:ColorSix images with the arched openings in the massive walls. The first two show the main dining room with its arched entrance and the column capitals as finally shaped, viewed while being in its lobby; the next two are views ...
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The Peru Project - Low Cost Housing for the United Nations: Interlocking concrete blocks for mortarless block wall & Composite bamboo/polyurethane foam beams - Photographs of drawings
01/01/1969
Construction Innovation, DrawingPhotographer:Christopher Alexander/C.E.S., Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Source:Digital, PMTCharacteristics:9"x9 1/2", B&WPhotograph of construction details regarding primarily the composite bamboo/foam beam types, and the column cement blocks and capitals.
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The Peru Project - Low Cost Housing for the United Nations: Photographs of drawings
01/01/1969
Construction Innovation, DrawingPhotographer:Christopher Alexander/C.E.S., Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Source:NegativeCharacteristics:4"x5", B&WPhotograph of detailed cross section, demonstrating the complete system of construction innovations to be implemented in each house, using mortarless load bearing cavity walls coated with molten sulphur for tensile reinforcement, and light weight beam and plank system made from ...
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The Peru Project - Low Cost Housing for the United Nations: Sulphur reinforcing and topping - Photographs of drawings
01/01/1969
Construction Innovation, DrawingPhotographer:Christopher Alexander/C.E.S., Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Source:Digital, NegativeCharacteristics:5 1/4"x5 3/4", B&WPhotograph of axonometric drawing depicting the toilet and shower spaces, in relation to the use of Sulphur as a water proofing agent for the surfaces.
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The Peru Project - Low Cost Housing for the United Nations: Composite bamboo/polyurethane foam beams and floor planks - Photographs of mock-ups
01/01/1969
Construction Innovation, Construction Experiment & Mock-upPhotographer:Christopher Alexander/C.E.S., Lima, PeruSource:NegativeCharacteristics:35mm, B&WEleven images depicting full scale composite beam and floor mock-ups, assembled together; taken from different angles. Four of them depict people carrying individual beams for assembling them with the wall, and ceiling/second floor planks.
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The Peru Project - Low Cost Housing for the United Nations: Composite bamboo/polyurethane foam beams and floor planks - Photographs of model
01/01/1969
Construction Innovation, ModelPhotographer:Christopher Alexander/C.E.S., Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Source:Print, NegativeCharacteristics:2 1/4"x2 1/4", 3 1/2"x5", 5 1/2"x9", B&WFour photographs of the house models. The first image depicts the interior space arrangement of the generic type house model as viewed from the side; the other three images show the ceiling structure of the baboo beams and planks for ...
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The Peru Project - Low Cost Housing for the United Nations: Interlocking concrete blocks for mortarless block wall - Photographs of drawings
01/01/1969
Construction Innovation, DrawingPhotographer:Christopher Alexander/C.E.S., Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Source:Digital, PMTCharacteristics:6 3/8"x8 1/2", B&WPhotograph of sketch depicting the continuous electrical system; detail of the electrical system, as a continuous elastomeric strip, mounted onto the surface of the block walls.
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The Peru Project - Low Cost Housing for the United Nations: Interlocking concrete blocks for mortarless block wall & Composite bamboo/polyurethane foam beams and planks - Photographs of drawings
01/01/1969
Construction Innovation, DrawingPhotographer:Christopher Alexander/C.E.S., Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Source:Digital, NegativeCharacteristics:3 1/2"x3 5/8", B&WTwo photographs of two axonometric drawings, the first showing part of a mortarless wall constructed by interlocking blocks and its connection to the floating slab, and the second an exterior mortarless block cavity wall and its connection to the composite ...
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The Peru Project - Low Cost Housing for the United Nations: Composite bamboo/polyurethane foam beam and planks - Photographs of mock-ups
01/01/1969
Construction Innovation, Construction Experiment & Mock-upPhotographer:Christopher Alexander/C.E.S., Lima, U.S.A.Source:Digital, NegativeCharacteristics:3 1/2"x5 3/8", 5 1/4"x5 5/8", 35mm , B&WPhotograph of real size mock-up of a composite bamboo/polyurethane foam plank, laid over a beam, with sand-sulphur topping on the planks to form the upper walking surface, accompanied by a detail section drawing. It was exhibited at the Locus Manifesto-exposition “Re-enchant ...
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The Peru Project - Low Cost Housing for the United Nations: Interlocking concrete blocks for mortarless block wall - Photographs of mock-ups
01/01/1969
Construction Innovation, Construction Experiment & Mock-upPhotographer:Christopher Alexander/C.E.S., Lima, U.S.A.Source:Digital, NegativeCharacteristics:5"x6 3/4", 35mm , B&WTwelve photographs of onsite full-scale mock-ups of the cavity wall made of interlocking, mortarless, self-aligning concrete blocks.
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The Peru Project - Low Cost Housing for the United Nations: Composite bamboo/polyurethane foam beams - Photographs of testing procedure
01/01/1969
Construction Innovation, Construction Experiment & Mock-upPhotographer:Christopher Alexander/C.E.S., Lima, PeruSource:NegativeCharacteristics:35mm, B&WSixteen photographs from the load testing procedure of the real-size composite bamboo beam mock-up. Images depict various steps of size verification, fastening the beam and gradually adding weights .
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The Peru Project - Low Cost Housing for the United Nations: Interlocking concrete blocks for mortarless block wall & Composite bamboo/polyurethane foam beams - Photographs of mock-ups
01/01/1969
Construction Innovation, Construction Experiment & Mock-upPhotographer:Christopher Alexander/C.E.S., Lima, PeruSource:NegativeCharacteristics:35mm, B&WSeven photographs of onsite mock-ups of the connection between the concrete block cavity wall and the composite bamboo/polyurethane beams .
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The Peru Project - Low Cost Housing for the United Nations: Interlocking concrete blocks for mortarless block wall - Photographs of mold
01/01/1969
Construction Innovation, Construction Experiment & Mock-upPhotographer:Christopher Alexander/C.E.S., Lima, PeruSource:NegativeCharacteristics:35mm, B&WFour photographs of the mold used for the casting of cement interlocking hollow wall blocks, along with images of the finished block.
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Etna Street Cottage: Basket vault with layers of ultra-lightweight concrete laid over burlap - Photographs
01/01/1974
Construction Innovation, Work in ProgressPhotographer:Christopher Alexander/C.E.S., Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Source:PrintCharacteristics:8"x10", B&WThree images depicting exterior close-up views of the light weight concrete vaults, before being completed.
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Etna Street Cottage: Basket vault with layers of ultra-lightweight concrete laid over burlap - Photographs
01/01/1974
Construction Innovation, Work in ProgressPhotographer:Christopher Alexander/C.E.S., Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Source:Digital, PrintCharacteristics:8"x10", B&WThree interior views of the lightweight concrete vaults, two of the second floor barrel vault at construction stage, and one of the first floor domical roof and the arched alcove under the stair.
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Etna Street Cottage: Basket vault with layers of ultra-lightweight concrete laid over burlap - Photographs
01/01/1974
Construction Innovation, Work in ProgressPhotographer:Christopher Alexander/C.E.S., Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Source:PrintCharacteristics:8"x10", B&WThree images, the first two depicting the barrel vault lattice in place and the last one, the roof lattice of the wall thickening extension.
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Etna Street Cottage: Basket vault with layers of ultra-lightweight concrete laid over burlap - Photographs
01/01/1974
Construction Innovation, Construction ProcessPhotographer:Christopher Alexander/C.E.S., Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Source:PrintCharacteristics:8"x10", B&WFour images from the construction process, depicting various views of the domical vault roof structure during the lattice and burlap placment.
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Etna Street Cottage: Basket vault with layers of ultra-lightweight concrete laid over burlap - Photographs
01/01/1974
Construction Innovation, Construction ProcessPhotographer:Christopher Alexander/C.E.S., Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Source:PrintCharacteristics:8"x10", B&WTwo interior views from the construction process, depicting the lattice structure of the vault, sitting on the boxed-in lightweight concrete columns and beams, with burlap being placed partially.
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Etna Street Cottage: Basket vault with layers of ultra-lightweight concrete laid over burlap - Photographs
01/01/1974
Construction Innovation, Construction ProcessPhotographer:Christopher Alexander/C.E.S., Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Source:PrintCharacteristics:8"x10", B&WThree images from the construction process, depicting various views of the burlap installation stage.
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Etna Street Cottage: Basket vault with layers of ultra-lightweight concrete laid over burlap - Photographs
01/01/1974
Construction Innovation, Construction ProcessPhotographer:Christopher Alexander/C.E.S., Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Source:PrintCharacteristics:8"x10", B&WTwo images from the construction process, depicting the lightweight concrete being in place on the domical vault.
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Etna Street Cottage: Hollow wooden structure filled with lightweigth concrete - Photographs
01/01/1974
Construction Innovation, Construction ProcessPhotographer:Christopher Alexander/C.E.S., Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Source:Print, NegativeCharacteristics:8"x10", 4"x5" , B&WFive images from the construction process, depicting the initial stages of installing and securing the hollow columns to the foundations, bracing them and connecting them to the hollow beams and roof latice before filling with light concrete.
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Etna Street Cottage: Hollow wooden structure filled with lightweigth concrete - Photographs
01/01/1974
Construction Innovation, Construction ProcessPhotographer:Christopher Alexander/C.E.S., Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Source:Print, NegativeCharacteristics:8"x10", 4"x5", B&WTwo images depicting the second floor structure in a more advanced stage of construction: 1) Box column corner connection to the first floor’s perimeter beam, before light-weight concrete is poured; 2) Top view showing the column and beam structure already ...
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Etna Street Cottage: Hollow wooden structure filled with lightweigth concrete - Basket vault with layers of ultra-lightweight concrete laid over burlap - Photographs
01/01/1974
Construction Innovation, Construction ProcessPhotographer:Christopher Alexander/C.E.S., Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Source:Digital, Print, NegativeCharacteristics:8"x10", 4"x5", 35mm, B&WTwo images depicting the finished exterior connection details of the columns and beam around the main entrance wall opening in relation to the vaulted roofs.
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Low Cost Houses for Mexicali: Step-by-step construction process using cement interlocking block for foundation and walls and light-weight concrete for vaults - Photographs
01/01/1976
Construction Innovation, Construction ProcessPhotographer:Howard Davis/C.E.S., Mexicali, MexicoSource:Digital, Print, NegativeCharacteristics:8"x10", 4"x5", 2 3/8"x3 6/8", 35mm, Color, B&WThirty three photos grouped in sets illustrating the sequence of the construction operations in the project, and specifically the nineteen out of the twenty three construction steps.
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Low Cost Houses for Mexicali - Basket vault with pumice concrete laid over basket and burlap and chicken-wire: Photographs
01/01/1976
Construction Innovation, Construction ProcessPhotographer:Howard Davis/C.E.S., Mexicali, MexicoSource:Digital, Print, NegativeCharacteristics:8"x10", 4"x5", 2 3/8"x3 6/8", 35mm, Color, B&WSix photos illustrate the vaults under the first steps of their construction, the weaving of the vault baskets and the fastening of burlap in different settings.
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Low Cost Houses for Mexicali - Production of earth-cement interlocking blocks: Photographs of the four types of blocks
01/01/1976
Construction Innovation, Construction Experiment & Mock-upPhotographer:Howard Davis/C.E.S., Mexicali, MexicoSource:Digital, Print, NegativeCharacteristics:8"x10", 4"x5", 2 3/8"x3 6/8", Color, B&WSeven photos illustrating the different blocks produced specifically for the project in the builder’s yard; square and cylindrical blocks for columns, thin rectangular blocks for walls and wider blocks for foundations. A couple of them were exhibited at the Locus Manifesto-exposition ...
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Low Cost Houses for Mexicali - Basket vault with pumice concrete laid over basket and burlap and chicken-wire: Photographs of drawings
01/01/1976
Construction Innovation, DrawingPhotographer:Christopher Alexander/C.E.S., Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Source:DigitalCharacteristics:B&WTwo photographs of construction drawings with details, the first illustrating the perimeter beam and concrete vaulted roof connection, and the other the construction layers of the vaulted roof .
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Low Cost Houses for Mexicali - Production of earth-cement interlocking blocks: Photographs of drawings
01/01/1976
Construction Innovation, DrawingPhotographer:Christopher Alexander/C.E.S., Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Source:DigitalCharacteristics:B&WTwo photographs of construction details drawings, the first depicting the basic interlocking block wall system and the second the production molds.
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Low Cost Houses for Mexicali - Production of earth-cement interlocking blocks: Photographs of fabrication process
01/01/1976
Construction Innovation, Construction ProcessPhotographer:Howard Davis/C.E.S., Mexicali, MexicoSource:PrintCharacteristics:4"x5", 8"x10", B&WSix different photos showing the method and process of fabrication; three illustrating the design and fabrication of block molds, and three more the block production equipment.
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Low Cost Houses for Mexicali - Basket vault with pumice concrete laid over basket and burlap and chicken-wire: Photographs
01/01/1976
Construction Innovation, Focus on DetailsPhotographer:Howard Davis/C.E.S., Mexicali, MexicoSource:Digital, Print, NegativeCharacteristics:8"x10", 4"x5", 2 3/8"x3 6/8", 35mm, Color, B&WSeven photos present details of the constructed vaults, as implemented in various finished vaults formed in rooms with different dimensions and floor plans.
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Construction Yard: Sprayed Concrete Building System - Photographs of mock-up
01/01/1977
Construction Innovation, Construction Experiment & Mock-upPhotographer:Christopher Alexander/C.E.S., Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Source:Print, NegativeCharacteristics:3 1/2"x4 3/4", 35mm, ColorImages depicting two full scale mock-ups built with sprayed concrete; the first mock-up comprises an exterior wall segment shot with sprayed concrete, which supports the formwork of a sloped roof with a barrel-vault ceiling and the second is a mock-up ...
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Construction Yard: Sprayed Concrete Building System - Photographs of mock-up
01/01/1977
Construction Innovation, Construction Experiment & Mock-upPhotographer:Christopher Alexander/C.E.S., Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Source:Print, NegativeCharacteristics:3 1/2"x4 3/4", 35mm, ColorThree images depicting the formwork of the wall-system mock-up ready for the spraying of concrete and the mock-up of two concrete round columns, supporting an arch.
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Construction Yard: Sprayed Concrete Building System - Photographs of mock-up
01/01/1977
Construction Innovation, Construction Experiment & Mock-upPhotographer:Christopher Alexander/C.E.S., Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Source:Digital, Print, NegativeCharacteristics:8"x10", 4"x5", B&WThree images depicting the three stages for the construction of mock-up comprising a sloped roof with a barrel-vault ceiling. The first image depicts the wood formwork set in place; the second image shows the wood formwork with reinforcing wire-mesh being ...
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Construction Yard: Sprayed Concrete Building System - Photographs of mock-up
01/01/1977
Construction Innovation, Construction Experiment & Mock-upPhotographer:Christopher Alexander/C.E.S., Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Source:Print, NegativeCharacteristics:3 1/2"x4 3/4", 35mm, ColorImage of a vaulted roof sitting upon a wooden supporting structure.
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Construction Yard: Sprayed Concrete Building System - Photographs of mock-up
01/01/1977
Construction Innovation, Construction Experiment & Mock-upPhotographer:Christopher Alexander/C.E.S., Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Source:Print, NegativeCharacteristics:8"x10", 4"x5", B&WImage of a low wall sprayed with concrete, with arch shaped openings.
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C.E.S. Office - Martinez House: Concrete balustrade in arches & seat - Photographs
01/01/1979
Construction Innovation, Exterior ViewPhotographer:Artemis Anninou/C.E.S., Martinez, CA, U.S.A.Source:Digital, SlideCharacteristics:ColorThree photographs of the bench and the ornated balustrade, built next to the tile workshop; people using it on two of them.
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C.E.S. Office - Martinez House: Concrete balustrade in arches & seat - Photographs
01/01/1979
Construction Innovation, Focus on DetailsPhotographer:Christopher Alexander/C.E.S., Martinez, CA, U.S.A.Source:DigitalCharacteristics:ColorDetail of the balustrade connected to the bench, made of sprayed concrete.
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C.E.S. Office - Martinez House: Concrete balustrade in arches & seat - Photographs
01/01/1979
Construction Innovation, Exterior ViewPhotographer:Christopher Alexander/C.E.S., Martinez, CA, U.S.A.Source:Digital, Print, NegativeCharacteristics:8"x10", 4"x5", 35mm, Color, B&WThree photographs of the completed structure of the bench and the ornated balustrade, using the gunnite method of construction.
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Martinez Tile Glazing Workshop: The first experimental all-gunite concrete building; vaulted ceiling and pitched roof construction process - Photographs of 1st step construction stage
01/01/1979
Construction Innovation, Construction Process, Construction Experiment & Mock-upPhotographer:Harissos Tsiringas/C.E.S., Martinez, CA, U.S.A.Source:Negative, Contact SheetCharacteristics:35mm, B&WEighteen photographs depicting the first step of the vaulted ceiling and the pitched roof construction process, which is the making of a full scale mock-up of a section of the ceiling formwork, out of metal and plywood; work towards finalizing ...
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Martinez Tile Glazing Workshop: The first experimental all-gunite concrete building; vaulted ceiling and pitched roof construction process - Photographs of 2nd step construction stage
01/01/1979
Construction Innovation, Construction ProcessPhotographer:Harissos Tsiringas/C.E.S., Martinez, CA, U.S.A.Source:Negative, Contact SheetCharacteristics:35mm, B&WTwenty-three photographs depicting the second step of the vaulted ceiling and the pitched roof construction process, which includes a mock-up with plywood sheets secured on the building beams, for finalizing the slope of the pitched roof, as well as the ...
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Martinez Tile Glazing Workshop: The first experimental all-gunite concrete building; vaulted ceiling and pitched roof construction process - Photographs of 3rd step construction stage
01/01/1979
Construction Innovation, Construction ProcessPhotographer:Harissos Tsiringas/C.E.S., Martinez, CA, U.S.A.Source:Print, NegativeCharacteristics:8"x10", 35mm, B&WTwenty photographs depicting the third step of the vaulted ceiling and the pitched roof construction process, which includes the treatment of the formwork surface, the placing and fastening of steel bars and steel mesh reinforcement, and ultimately the shooting of ...
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Martinez Tile Glazing Workshop: The first experimental all-gunite concrete building; vaulted ceiling and pitched roof construction process - Photographs of 4th step construction stage
01/01/1979
Construction Innovation, Construction ProcessPhotographer:Harissos Tsiringas/C.E.S., Martinez, CA, U.S.A.Source:Negative, Contact SheetCharacteristics:35mm, B&WThirteen photographs depicting the fourth step of the vaulted ceiling and the pitched roof construction process, which includes the construction of the front and back triangular ends of the roof in front of the cable ends of the barrel vault ...
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Martinez Tile Glazing Workshop: The first experimental all-gunite concrete building; vaulted ceiling and pitched roof construction process - Photographs of 5th step construction stage
01/01/1979
Construction Innovation, Construction ProcessPhotographer:Harissos Tsiringas/C.E.S., Martinez, CA, U.S.A.Source:PrintCharacteristics:8"x10", 35mm, B&WThirteen photographs depicting the fifth step of the vaulted ceiling and the pitched roof construction process, which includes the installation of the waterproofing and thermal insulation shaped as per the slope of the pitched roof, and acting as the formwork ...
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Martinez Tile Glazing Workshop: The first experimental all-gunite concrete building; vaulted ceiling and pitched roof construction process - Photographs of 6th step construction stage
01/01/1979
Construction Innovation, Construction ProcessPhotographer:Harissos Tsiringas/C.E.S., Martinez, CA, U.S.A.Source:PrintCharacteristics:8"x10", 35mm, B&WSixteen photographs depicting the sixth step of the vaulted ceiling and the pitched roof construction process, which includes the placing and fixing of steel mesh on the thermal insulation and the shooting of gunnite in layers and its final finishing.
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Martinez Tile Glazing Workshop: The first experimental all-gunite concrete building; vaulted ceiling and pitched roof construction process - Photographs
01/01/1979
Construction Innovation, Construction ProcessPhotographer:Harissos Tsiringas/C.E.S., Martinez, CA, U.S.A.Source:Print, NegativeCharacteristics:8"x10", 35mm, B&WNineteen photographs of the tile workshop construction site showing the building through the various stages of the construction process.
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Martinez Tile Glazing Workshop: The first experimental all-gunite concrete building; columns and beams formwork erection - Photographs of 1st step
01/01/1979
Construction Innovation, Construction ProcessPhotographer:Harissos Tsiringas/C.E.S., Martinez, CA, U.S.A.Source:NegativeCharacteristics:35mm, B&WThirteen photographs with overviews of the formwork for the columns and beams of the building, adapted to the requirements of the gunite method.
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Martinez Tile Glazing Workshop: The first experimental all-gunite concrete building; columns and beams formwork erection - Photographs of 1st step
01/01/1979
Construction Innovation, Construction ProcessPhotographer:Harissos Tsiringas/C.E.S., Martinez, CA, U.S.A.Source:NegativeCharacteristics:35mm, B&WTwenty-one photographs with close-ups, focusing on the details of the column and beam formworks, built specifically to enable the gunite requirements.
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Martinez Tile Glazing Workshop: The first experimental all-gunite concrete building; columns and beams shooting concrete - Photographs of 2nd step
01/01/1979
Construction Innovation, Construction ProcessPhotographer:Harissos Tsiringas/C.E.S., Martinez, CA, U.S.A.Source:NegativeCharacteristics:35mm, B&WFifteen photographs showing the setting up of the equipment for spraying the concrete, as well as the spraying of concrete in the formworks of columns and beams.
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Martinez Tile Glazing Workshop: The first experimental all-gunite concrete building; columns and beams shooting concrete - Photographs of 2nd step
01/01/1979
Construction Innovation, Construction ProcessPhotographer:Harissos Tsiringas/C.E.S., Martinez, CA, U.S.A.Source:NegativeCharacteristics:35mm, B&WTwenty-eight photographs showing the building and its columns and beams with the shot-concrete already encased in the formworks; there are overviews and close-ups of its structural members. In some of the columns the excess concrete after the spraying is still ...
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C.E.S. Office - Martinez House: Construction of octagonal freestanding concrete columns, with low-cost formwork, shot in gunite - Photographs of mock-up
01/01/1979
Construction Innovation, Construction Experiment & Mock-upPhotographer:Christopher Alexander/C.E.S., Martinez, CA, U.S.A.Source:Digital, Negative, Contact SheetCharacteristics:4"x5", 35mm, Color, B&WEight photographs of a constuction experiment, for testing the detailing of the concrete column, as well as the sequence of operations required for building it in sprayed concrete; they include the mock-ups of the experimental column, as well as its ...
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C.E.S. Office - Martinez House: Construction of octagonal freestanding concrete columns, with low-cost formwork, shot in gunite - Photographs of mold
01/01/1979
Construction Innovation, Construction Experiment & Mock-upPhotographer:Christopher Alexander/C.E.S., Martinez, CA, U.S.A.Source:DigitalCharacteristics:B&WView of the jig used as a templete for cutting the compound curves on a two-by-two, used to build the corners of the form, for building the column. This curve, cut off the plane of the diagonal, allows a flare ...
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C.E.S. Office - Martinez House: Fireplace - Photographs
01/01/1981
Construction Innovation, Work in ProgressPhotographer:Christopher Alexander/C.E.S., Martinez, CA, U.S.A.Source:Print, NegativeCharacteristics:8"x10", 4"x5", B&WTwo photographs of the poured in place, monolithic concrete Count Rumford type fireplace, being the first element built above ground .
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C.E.S. Office - Martinez House: Small all-gunnite shed built as an experimental building - Photographs of mock-up
01/01/1981
Construction Innovation, Construction Experiment & Mock-upPhotographer:Christopher Alexander/C.E.S., Martinez, CA, U.S.A.Source:Print, NegativeCharacteristics:8"x10", 4"x5", 35mm, Color, B&WNine photographs of the experimental shed under construction, for testing the construction techniques and details not used in the tile workshop, as for example the wooden plank ‘Russian type’ roof.
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C.E.S. Office - Martinez House: Experimental gunnite all-concrete building - Photographs
01/01/1981
Construction Innovation, Construction ProcessPhotographer:Christopher Alexander/C.E.S., Martinez, CA, U.S.A.Source:Negative, Contact SheetCharacteristics:35mm, B&WNineteen photographs depicting the construction of the 1st stage formwork for the vertical elements of the building, namely the formwork for: a) the outer surface of the six outer corner columns of the building volumes, b) the two short wall ...
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C.E.S. Office - Martinez House: Experimental gunnite all-concrete building; formwork for vertical elements - Photographs
01/01/1981
Construction Innovation, Construction ProcessPhotographer:Christopher Alexander/C.E.S., Martinez, CA, U.S.A.Source:Digital, Print, NegativeCharacteristics:8"x10", 4"x5", Color, B&WOne close up view of the front porch formwork, two more images depicting the front end house formwork, and one more showing the whole house formwork extending on its long side.
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Berryessa Terraced House: Wooden post and beam, load bearing structural frame combined with sprayed concrete exterior walls - Photographs of mock-up
01/05/1981
Construction Innovation, Construction Experiment & Mock-upPhotographer:Artemis Anninou/C.E.S., Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Source:SlideCharacteristics:ColorThe first full scale mock-up of a wall section, made in the C.E.S. office, to test the combination of wood cladding on the interior side of the wall and the concrete surface on the exterior.
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C.E.S. Office - Martinez House: Experimental gunnite all-concrete building; wall framing - Photographs
01/08/1982
Construction Innovation, Construction ProcessPhotographer:Christopher Alexander/C.E.S., Martinez, CA, U.S.A.Source:Digital, SlideCharacteristics:ColorFour photographs from the stage of constructing the wood framing of the walls. The first image shows the mock-up of window openings on the lath of the wall, while on the second the framing of the windows has been completed. ...
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Sala House: Heavy timber structural frame, combined with concrete exterior walls - Photographs
01/08/1982
Construction Innovation, Work in ProgressPhotographer:Artemis Anninou/C.E.S., Albany, CA, U.S.A.Source:SlideCharacteristics:ColorPhotograph of the ground floor timber framework, in which an aperiodic grid starts to appear, continued similarly in the other floors.
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Sala House: Concrete balustrade at the entrance terrace - Photographs of mock-up
01/08/1982
Construction Innovation, Construction Experiment & Mock-upPhotographer:Artemis Anninou/C.E.S., Albany, CA, U.S.A.Source:SlideCharacteristics:ColorPhotograph of a mock-up for the concrete balustrade together with the wooden framing support structure. Part of the balustrade mock-up is in concrete and others in cardboard.
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C.E.S. Office - Martinez House: Fireplace - Photographs
01/08/1982
Construction Innovation, Work in ProgressPhotographer:Artemis Anninou/C.E.S., Martinez, CA, U.S.A.Source:Digital, SlideCharacteristics:ColorTwo photographs of the concrete fireplace with the framing of the building being erected around it.
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Sala House: Concrete balustrade at the entrance terrace - Photographs of drawings
01/01/1982
Construction Innovation, DrawingPhotographer:Christopher Alexander/C.E.S., Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Source:DigitalPhotographs of two drawings of the formwork for the concrete balustrade, one is a sketch and the other a hard line drawing.
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Sala House: Wooden post and beam, load bearing structural frame combined with red and grey cast concrete exterior walls - Photographs
01/07/1983
Construction Innovation, Exterior View, Interior ViewPhotographer:Mark Darley/Esto, Albany, CA, U.S.A.Source:DigitalCharacteristics:ColorTwo photographs of the house, juxtaposing the wood-concrete combined construction system; one of the exterior concrete walls and the other of the interior with the wooden cladding and the visible structural frame.
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Sala House: Concrete balustrade at the entrance terrace - Photographs
01/07/1983
Construction Innovation, Exterior ViewPhotographer:Christopher Alexander/C.E.S., Albany, CA, U.S.A.Source:Digital, Print, NegativeCharacteristics:3 1/2"x5", Color, B&WPhotographs of the rose concrete balustrade, used as a railing for the parking deck.
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Sala House: Concrete bracket and its formwork - Photographs
01/07/1983
Construction Innovation, Focus on DetailsPhotographer:Christopher Alexander/C.E.S., Albany, CA, U.S.A.Source:Digital, Print, NegativeCharacteristics:3 1/2"x5", B&WFive photographs of the concrete bracket and the process followed for shaping and constructing it.
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Sala House: Concrete balustrade at the entrance terrace - Photographs
01/01/1983
Construction Innovation, Work in ProgressPhotographer:Artemis Anninou/C.E.S., Albany, CA, U.S.A.Source:SlideCharacteristics:ColorPhotograph of formwork of the concrete balustrade, using styrofoam for shaping the voids.
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C.E.S. Office - Martinez House: Experimental gunnite all-concrete building; Photographs of construction stages
01/01/1983
Construction Innovation, Construction ProcessPhotographer:Christopher Alexander/C.E.S., Martinez, CA, U.S.A.Source:Digital, SlideCharacteristics:ColorFour photographs of the same wall shot in a period of eigtheen months, depicting the sequential construction stages of building the wall with gunite; on the first photo the thermal insulation is in place, on the second the waterproofing and ...
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Sala House: Concrete balustrade at the entrance terrace - Photographs
01/07/1983
Construction Innovation, Exterior ViewPhotographer:Artemis Anninou/C.E.S., Albany, CA, U.S.A.Source:SlideCharacteristics:ColorTwo images of the parking terrace with the concrete balustrade.
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Sala House: Heavy timber structural frame, combined with concrete exterior walls - Photographs
01/01/1983
Construction Innovation, Focus on DetailsPhotographer:Artemis Anninou/C.E.S., Albany, CA, U.S.A.Source:SlideCharacteristics:ColorTwo images of the timber connection between post and beams through shaped corbels.
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Sala House: Heavy timber structural frame, combined with concrete exterior walls - Photographs
01/07/1983
Construction Innovation, Focus on DetailsPhotographer:Kevin Gilson, Albany, CA, U.S.A.Source:SlideCharacteristics:ColorProfessional photograph of the timber connection between post and beams through shaped corbels.
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The Campus of Eishin- High School: Central Hall heavy timber truss with curved members - Photographs of model
01/01/1983
Construction Innovation, ModelPhotographer:Hansjoachim Neis/C.E.S., Iruma-shi, Saitama, JapanSource:Digital, SlideCharacteristics:ColorThe balsa wood model of the truss assisted in conceiving the structural behavior, especially under earthquake forces. It was exhibited at the 14th International Architecture Biennale Exhibition: “Office US”.
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Fresno Farmer's Market: Photographs of model
01/09/1983
Construction Innovation, ModelPhotographer:Artemis Anninou, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Source:PrintCharacteristics:4"x5", ColorOne study model of the arched frames with the base concrete pillars.
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Berryessa Terraced House: Erecting the timber framing structure - Photographs
01/01/1983
Construction Innovation, Construction ProcessPhotographer:Christopher Alexander/C.E.S., Napa County, CA, U.S.A.Source:Print, Negative, SlideCharacteristics:8 1/2"x11", 4"x5", Color, B&WThree photographs depicting the timber framing works, starting with the 6″x6″ Douglas Fir posts, and then the perimeter 6″x8″ perimeter beams and cross beams.
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Berryessa Terraced House: Erecting the timber framing structure - Photographs
01/01/1983
Construction Innovation, Construction ProcessPhotographer:Artemis Anninou/C.E.S., Napa County, CA, U.S.A.Source:SlideCharacteristics:ColorTwo photographs depicting the timber framing works completed, including the secondary 4″x6″ roof beams and the living room alcove framing.
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C.E.S. Office - Martinez House: Wooden roof with its details - Photographs
01/01/1984
Construction Innovation, Focus on DetailsPhotographer:Christopher Alexander/C.E.S., Martinez, CA, U.S.A.Source:DigitalCharacteristics:ColorTwo photographs of the “Russian” type wooden roof .
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C.E.S. Office - Martinez House: Interior and exterior concrete columns details - Photographs
01/01/1984
Construction Innovation, Focus on DetailsPhotographer:Mark Darley/Esto, Martinez, CA, U.S.A.Source:DigitalCharacteristics:Color, B&WView from the interior, through the porch, with focus on the columns, with flare on the shaft to meet the base and capital, made with low cost formwork and shot with gunite .
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C.E.S. Office - Martinez House: Ornamental concrete layer on the exterior wall envelope - Photographs
01/01/1984
Construction Innovation, Focus on DetailsPhotographer:Christopher Alexander/C.E.S., Martinez, CA, U.S.A.Source:DigitalCharacteristics:B&WSix photographs of the ornamental detail formed on the edges of the sprayed concrete layers, both vertical and horizontal, all painted in white.
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C.E.S. Office - Martinez House: Interior beam, column and column capital detailing - Photographs
01/01/1984
Construction Innovation, Focus on DetailsPhotographer:Christopher Alexander/C.E.S., Martinez, CA, U.S.A.Source:Digital, SlideCharacteristics:B&WThree photographs focusing on details of connections between beams, column capitals, and ceiling borders all made of sprayed concrete.
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Fresno Farmers' Market: Redwood Arched Roof Trusses - Photographs
01/03/1984
Construction Innovation, Construction ProcessPhotographer:Artemis Anninou/C.E.S., Fresno, CA, U.S.A.Source:SlideCharacteristics:ColorThe prefabricated pieces of the arched frame on the floor of the workshop.
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Fresno Farmers' Market: Redwood Arched Roof Trusses - Photographs
01/03/1984
Construction Innovation, Work in ProgressPhotographer:Artemis Anninou/C.E.S., Fresno, CA, U.S.A.Source:PrintCharacteristics:4"x5", ColorThe arched frame under construction on the floor of the workshop.
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Fresno Farmers' Market: Redwood Arched Roof Trusses - Photographs
01/05/1984
Construction Innovation, Construction ProcessPhotographer:Christopher Alexander/C.E.S., Fresno, CA, U.S.A.Source:DigitalCharacteristics:Color, B&WRaising the timber arches to get the main structure up.
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C.E.S. Office - Martinez House: Ceiling patterns and ornaments - Photographs
01/01/1984
Construction Innovation, Focus on DetailsPhotographer:Christopher Alexander/C.E.S., Martinez, CA, U.S.A.Source:Digital, SlideCharacteristics:B&WFive photographs of ceiling details with focus on the patterns and ornaments, all made of sprayed concrete. They were exhibited at the Locus Manifesto-exposition “Re-enchant the World: Architecture and the City facing society´s transitions”, in Science Cabinet 2.
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The Campus of Eishin- High School: Central Hall heavy timber truss with curved members - Photographs
01/01/1984
Construction Innovation, Working in ConstructionPhotographer:Hansjoachim Neis/C.E.S., Iruma-shi, Saitama, JapanSource:DigitalCharacteristics:ColorFour craftsmen having lunch, lying on the curved truss bents, before the bents were erected inside the Central Building. It was exhibited at the 14th International Architecture Biennale Exhibition: “Office US”.
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The Campus of Eishin- High School: Dining Hall Heavy Timber Structure with moment resisting frames - Photographs of model
01/03/1984
Construction Innovation, ModelPhotographer:Artemis Anninou/C.E.S., Martinez, CA, U.S.A.Source:Digital, SlideCharacteristics:ColorBalsa wood work model of the heavy timber structural frame. The black pieces of carboard indicate the location of plywood sheets, for the moment resisting frames.
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The Campus of Eishin - High School: Gymnasium - Heavy timber hammerbeam trusses - Photographs of model
01/03/1984
Construction Innovation, ModelPhotographer:Artemis Anninou/C.E.S., Martinez, CA, U.S.A.Source:Digital, SlideCharacteristics:ColorBalsa wood work model of the building with the heavy timber trusses.
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The Campus of Eishin- High School: Central Hall heavy timber truss with curved members - Photographs of drawings
01/01/1984
Construction Innovation, DrawingPhotographer:Mr. Sumiyoshi, Iruma-shi, Saitama, JapanSource:DigitalCharacteristics:B&WThe Central Hall truss drawing with details prepared by Mr. Sumiyoshi.
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Fresno Farmers' Market: Redwood Arched Roof Trusses - Photographs
01/08/1984
Construction Innovation, Work in ProgressPhotographer:Artemis Anninou/C.E.S., Fresno, CA, U.S.A.Source:Digital, PrintCharacteristics:5"x7", 4"x5", ColorTwo photographs of the fourteen moment resisting frames made of redwood laminate arches and resting on concrete block pillars.
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Fresno Farmers' Market: Redwood Arched Roof Trusses - Photographs
01/08/1984
Construction Innovation, Focus on DetailsPhotographer:Artemis Anninou/C.E.S., Fresno, CA, U.S.A.Source:SlideCharacteristics:ColorThree closeup photographs of the arched frames and the concrete block pillars.
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Fresno Farmetrs' Market: Redwood Arched Roof Trusses - Photographs
01/08/1984
Construction Innovation, Work in ProgressPhotographer:Christopher Alexander/C.E.S., Fresno, CA, U.S.A.Source:PrintCharacteristics:3 1/2"x5", ColorFive images depicting the phase of pouring concrete into the hollow concrete block piers for fastening each one of the fourteen moment resisting frames made of redwood laminate arches supported by them.
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Fresno Farmers' Market: Redwood Arched Roof Trusses - Photographs
01/03/1984
Construction Innovation, Construction ProcessPhotographer:Christopher Alexander/C.E.S., Fresno, CA, U.S.A.Source:DigitalCharacteristics:ColorThe prefabricated pieces for the columns of the arched frame on the floor of the workshop.
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C.E.S. Office - Martinez House: Interior and exterior concrete columns details - Photographs
01/01/1984
Construction Innovation, Focus on DetailsPhotographer:Christopher Alexander/C.E.S., Martinez, CA, U.S.A.Source:DigitalCharacteristics:Color, B&WThree photographs of the porch columns, with flare on the shaft to meet the base and capital, made with low cost formwork and shot with gunite .
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The Campus of Eishin - High School: Gymnasium - Heavy timber hammerbeam trusses - Photographs of drawings
01/03/1984
Construction Innovation, DrawingPhotographer:Christopher Alexander/C.E.S., Martinez, CA, U.S.A.Source:DigitalCharacteristics:B&WViews of two drawings with fabricated connection details of the truss members.
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Martinez Heavy Timber Carpentry Workshop: Heavy Timber Load Bearing Frames and Trusses - Photographs
01/01/1985
Construction Innovation, Work in ProgressPhotographer:Artemis Anninou/C.E.S., Martinez, CA, U.S.A.Source:Digital, SlideCharacteristics:ColorPhotograph of the load bearing structure of the workshop, columns, beams and roof trusses, before its cladding and finishing were completed.
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Martinez Heavy Timber Carpentry Workshop: Heavy Timber Load Bearing Frames and Trusses - Photographs of drawings
01/01/1985
Construction Innovation, DrawingPhotographer:Christopher Alexander/C.E.S., Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Source:PMTCharacteristics:8 1/2"x11", B&WPhotograph of an axonometric drawing depicting the roof truss .
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Sweet Potatoes Offices and Workshops: Thick Walls - Photographs
01/01/1985
Construction Innovation, Work in ProgressPhotographer:Artemis Anninou/C.E.S., Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Source:Digital, SlideCharacteristics:ColorThree photographs of various types of thick walls, fabricated in the C.E.S. workshop and moved to the project site, ready to be installed.
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Sweet Potatoes Offices and Workshops: Thick Walls - Photographs of mock-up
01/01/1985
Construction Innovation, Construction Experiment & Mock-upPhotographer:Artemis Anninou/C.E.S., Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Source:SlideCharacteristics:ColorTwo photographs of a cardboard full scale mock-up of a thick wall, built in situ, which depict the detail of an arched opening at the point the arch meets the wall, and the articulation of the wall at the meeting ...
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Sweet Potatoes Offices and Workshops: Thick Walls - Photographs of mock-up
01/01/1985
Construction Innovation, Construction Experiment & Mock-upPhotographer:Artemis Anninou/C.E.S., Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Source:SlideCharacteristics:ColorPhotographs of the two sides of a cardboard full scale mock-up of a thick wall, built in situ, to function as a partition between two private offices, for which easy communication was required, so an opening window is at the ...
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Sweet Potatoes Offices and Workshops: Thick Wall made of three panels, with drawers, shelves, counter, cupboards, and small compartments - Photographs
01/01/1985
Construction Innovation, Work in ProgressPhotographer:Artemis Anninou/C.E.S., Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Source:Digital, SlideCharacteristics:ColorSeven partial views of the thick wall and its panels, installed in the end part of the long wall of the production room, focusing on its various built-in elements, and depicting various stages towards completion of the construction.
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Sweet Potatoes Offices and Workshops: Thick Wall with Catalog Counter - Photographs
01/01/1985
Construction Innovation, Interior View, Work in ProgressPhotographer:Artemis Anninou/C.E.S., Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Source:Digital, SlideCharacteristics:ColorFour photographs of the thick wall with the sloping top catalog counter. The first one depicts the fully installed and in use catalogue counter. The next two show the thick wall in the premises, before being installed, next to other ...
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Sweet Potatoes Offices and Workshops: Thick Wall with Doorway - Photographs
01/01/1985
Construction Innovation, Interior View, Work in Progress, Focus on DetailsPhotographer:Artemis Anninou/C.E.S., Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Source:SlideCharacteristics:ColorSix photographs of the thick wall panels with the arched doorway; the first three show the wall panels on line for installation; in the other two the panels are intalled and connected, while the last one is a close-up view ...
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Sweet Potatoes Offices and Workshops: Thick Wall with Counter - Photographs
01/01/1985
Construction Innovation, Interior View, Work in Progress, Focus on DetailsPhotographer:Artemis Anninou/C.E.S., Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Source:SlideCharacteristics:ColorFive photographs of the thick wall with counter after being installed in one of the private offices, two of them being close-up views.
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Sweet Potatoes Offices and Workshops: Thick Wall with Open Shelves - Photographs
01/01/1985
Construction Innovation, Interior View, Work in ProgressPhotographer:Artemis Anninou/C.E.S., Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Source:SlideCharacteristics:ColorOne view of the whole wall being installed in one of the end walls of the production room.
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Haworth New Office Furniture System: Columns and Low Walls / Sweet Potatoes Offices and Workshops: Columns and Low Walls - Photographs
01/01/1985
Construction Innovation, Interior View, Work in ProgressPhotographer:Artemis Anninou/C.E.S., Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Source:SlideCharacteristics:ColorTwo photographs of a low wall with columns resting on top, constructed similarly in a few more locations; the elements in the photo are still in natural wood, before being painted.
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The Campus of Eishin- High School: Central Hall heavy timber truss with curved members - Photographs
01/05/1985
Construction Innovation, Interior ViewPhotographer:Christopher Alexander/C.E.S., Iruma-shi, Saitama, JapanSource:DigitalCharacteristics:ColorThe Central Hall, emptied from people to show off the beautiful curved wooden truss. The photo was exhibited at the Locus Manifesto-exposition “Re-enchant the World: Architecture and the City facing society´s transitions”, in Science Cabinet 2, and at the 14th International ...
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The Campus of Eishin - High School: Gymnasium - Heavy timber hammerbeam trusses - Photographs
01/05/1985
Construction Innovation, Interior ViewPhotographer:Hansjoachim Neis/C.E.S., Iruma-shi, Saitama, JapanSource:Digital, SlideCharacteristics:ColorThree photos of the building interior with the hammerbeam trusses giving good shape to the space.
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The Campus of Eishin - High School: Gymnasium - Heavy timber hammerbeam trusses - Photographs
01/05/1985
Construction Innovation, Interior ViewPhotographer:Christopher Alexander/C.E.S., Iruma-shi, Saitama, JapanSource:Digital, PrintCharacteristics:6"x10", 5"x5", B&WTwo photos of the building interior with the hammerbeam trusses giving good shape to the space.
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The Campus of Eishin - High School: Gymnasium - Heavy timber hammerbeam trusses - Photographs
01/05/1985
Construction Innovation, Interior ViewPhotographer:Hansjoachim Neis/C.E.S., Iruma-shi, Saitama, JapanSource:DigitalCharacteristics:Color, B&WTwo views of the gymnasium aisles, showing the columns with the x-bracing.
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C.E.S. Office - Martinez House: Interior and exterior concrete columns details - Photographs
01/07/1986
Construction Innovation, Focus on DetailsPhotographer:Artemis Anninou/C.E.S., Martinez, CA, U.S.A.Source:SlideCharacteristics:ColorTwo photographs of the columns built on the entrance porch, with flare on the shaft to meet the tall base and capital, which interlock with the beam .
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Experiments and mock-ups for low-cost heavy timber house of 80 m2 - Photographs of mock-up
01/01/1986
Construction Innovation, Construction Experiment & Mock-upPhotographer:Christopher Alexander/C.E.S., Martinez, CA, U.S.A.Source:DigitalCharacteristics:ColorView of a one-third full-size timber model of a low-cost heavy timber house of 80 m2, built in the C.E.S. workshop for experimenting with the qualities of heavy timber as a material that could be shaped and carved as a ...
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The Campus of Eishin- High School: Central Hall exterior x-bracing truss - Photographs
01/01/1987
Construction Innovation, Focus on DetailsPhotographer:Ruth Landy, Iruma-shi, Saitama, JapanSource:DigitalCharacteristics:ColorCentral Hall longitudinal x-bracing truss, seen on the outside wall, just below the roof of the building.
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The Campus of Eishin- High School: College Buildings - Flat beam ceiling structural design in large classrooms - Photographs
01/07/1987
Construction Innovation, Interior ViewPhotographer:Christopher Alexander/C.E.S., Iruma-shi, Saitama, JapanSource:DigitalCharacteristics:ColorInterior of one lecture room with the structure of the ceiling beams.
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The Julian Street Inn - Shelter for Homeless: Lacework concrete trusses with curved members shot in the air - Photographs of mock-up depicting its design process
01/01/1987
Construction Innovation, Construction Experiment & Mock-up, Design ProcessPhotographer:Ismet Khambatta/C.E.S., Martinez, CA, U.S.A.Source:DigitalCharacteristics:ColorSix photographs of a scale mock-up of an early version of concrete truss, experimenting with the construction of the truss formwork and reinforcement, using styrofoam for making the voids of the concrete truss.
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The Campus of Eishin- High School: Central Hall exterior x-bracing truss - Photographs
01/01/1987
Construction Innovation, Focus on DetailsPhotographer:Christopher Alexander/C.E.S., Iruma-shi, Saitama, JapanSource:SlideCharacteristics:ColorCentral Hall longitudinal x-bracing truss, seen on the outside wall, just below the roof of the building.
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The Julian Street Inn - Shelter for Homeless: Lacework concrete trusses with curved members shot in the air - Photographs of model
01/01/1987
Construction Innovation, ModelPhotographer:Christopher Alexander/C.E.S., Martinez, CA, U.S.A.Source:PrintCharacteristics:4"x5 7/8", B&WImage depicting the interior space of the dining hall paper model with the four trusses in place.
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The Julian Street Inn - Shelter for Homeless: Lacework concrete trusses with curved members shot in the air - Photographs of sketches depicting design process
01/01/1987
Construction Innovation, Sketches, Design ProcessPhotographer:Christopher Alexander/C.E.S., Martinez, CA, U.S.A.Source:DigitalCharacteristics:B&WEighteen photographs of a sequence of sketches by Christopher Alexander on the shaping of the concrete truss in relation to its structural analysis; it starts with an early idea, then follow nine photographs of five alternatives, and the final eight ...
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The Julian Street Inn - Shelter for the Homeless: Construction experiments for testing the prefabrication of wall-segment tile panels and lifting them in place - Photographs of experimental mock-up depicting construction process
01/01/1988
Construction Innovation, Construction Experiment & Mock-up, Construction ProcessPhotographer:Ismet Khambatta/C.E.S., Martinez, CA, U.S.A.Source:DigitalCharacteristics:ColorEight photographs of a full scale test tiled wall panel, the size and shape of an exterior wall segment with a window opening. They depict the procedure of its fabrication –placing tiles, placing and tiying reinforcement, and finally pouring and ...
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The Julian Street Inn - Shelter for the Homeless: Construction experiments for testing the prefabrication of wall-segment tile panels and lifting them in place - Photographs of experimental mock-up depicting construction process
01/01/1988
Construction Innovation, Construction Experiment & Mock-up, Construction ProcessPhotographer:Ismet Khambatta/C.E.S., Martinez, CA, U.S.A.Source:DigitalCharacteristics:ColorNine images from the process of moving the full scale prefabricated test tiled wall panel out of the workshop and lifting it, for testing its weight and behaviour. Finally the prefabrication of the tiled wall panels was rejected.
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The Julian Street Inn - Shelter for Homeless: Lacework concrete trusses with curved members shot in the air - Photographs of mock-up
01/11/1988
Construction Innovation, Construction Experiment & Mock-up, Design ProcessPhotographer:James Maguire/C.E.S., San Jose, CA, U.S.A.Source:DigitalCharacteristics:ColorPhotograph of the full scale mock-up of the final concrete truss built out of reinforced cardboard, following the dimensions and details of the finally engineered truss, and lifted on the dining hall walls, to be tested in its real place ...
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The Julian Street Inn - Shelter for Homeless: Lacework concrete trusses with curved members shot in the air - Photographs of mock-ups depicting its design process
29/08/1988
Construction Innovation, Construction Experiment & Mock-up, Design ProcessPhotographer:Christopher Alexander/C.E.S., San Jose, CA, U.S.A.Source:PrintCharacteristics:4"x6", ColorSix images of a cardboard full scale partial mock-up, depicting one of the spanning ends of the truss and the testing on site four alternatives for supporting the truss on the columns already built. The first, simple solution was chosen ...
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The Julian Street Inn - Shelter for the Homeless: Construction experiments for testing the prefabrication of wall-segment tile panels and lifting them in place - Photographs of experimental mock-up depicting construction process
01/01/1988
Construction Innovation, Construction Experiment & Mock-up, Construction ProcessPhotographer:Artemis Anninou/C.E.S., Martinez, CA, U.S.A.Source:SlideCharacteristics:ColorFour photographs of a full scale test tiled wall panel, the size and shape of an exterior wall segment with a window opening. They depict the first stage of its prefabrication procedure, during which tiles are laid out in relation ...
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The Julian Street Inn - Shelter for Homeless: Lacework concrete trusses with curved members shot in the air - Photographs
01/01/1988
Construction Innovation, Work in ProgressPhotographer:Carl Lindberg, San Jose, CA, U.S.A.Source:PrintCharacteristics:14 1/4"x21 7/8", ColorPhotomontage of seven photographs depicting the formwork and the reinforcement for the precast concrete truss as it was being built .
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Berryessa Terraced House: Timber framing detail - Photographs
01/01/1988
Construction Innovation, Focus on DetailsPhotographer:Artemis Anninou/C.E.S., Napa County, CA, U.S.A.Source:Print, SlideCharacteristics:4"x6", ColorTwo images of connections between 6″x6″ Douglas fir posts and 6″x8″ Douglas fir main beams and 4″x6″ secondary beams through shaped doweled corbels.
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Berryessa Terraced House: Deciding on spacing and size of windows - Photographs
01/01/1988
Construction Innovation, Construction ProcessPhotographer:Artemis Anninou/C.E.S., Napa County, CA, U.S.A.Source:SlideCharacteristics:ColorFive images of mock-ups for the living room windows for shaping them in relationship to each other and in relation to the space between them. The first depicts the alcove windows, the next two the windows towards the veranda and ...
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Berryessa Terraced House: Deciding on spacing and size of windows - Photographs
01/01/1988
Construction Innovation, Construction ProcessPhotographer:Artemis Anninou/C.E.S., Napa County, CA, U.S.A.Source:SlideCharacteristics:ColorThree images of the studio windows for shaping them with window seats. The first two depict mock-ups in one of them, and the last one shows its final shape.
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Berryessa Terraced House: Preparation for shooting the gunite - Construction of walls - Photographs
01/01/1988
Construction Innovation, Construction ProcessPhotographer:Artemis Anninou/C.E.S., Napa County, CA, U.S.A.Source:SlideCharacteristics:ColorFilling in the space between the timber posts, and between windows with stud framing, placing thermal insulation, waterproofing and building paper, while covering all timber outside surfaces with the same. The final outside layer is the wire mesh for being ...
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Berryessa Terraced House: Preparation for shooting the gunite - Construction of walls - Photographs
01/01/1988
Construction Innovation, Construction ProcessPhotographer:Artemis Anninou/C.E.S., Napa County, CA, U.S.A.Source:SlideCharacteristics:ColorFilling in the space between the timber posts, and between windows with stud framing, placing thermal insulation, waterproofing and building paper, while covering all timber outside surfaces with the same. The final inside layer is built with 1″x18″ pine planks ...
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Berryessa Terraced House: Preparation for shooting the gunite - Construction of roofs and parapets - Photographs
01/01/1988
Construction Innovation, Construction ProcessPhotographer:Artemis Anninou/C.E.S., Napa County, CA, U.S.A.Source:SlideCharacteristics:ColorThree images depicting the testing of proposed parapet mock-ups; the first one is on the roof of the living room and kitchen volume, while the other two on the roofs of the studio volume and the entrance volume.
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Berryessa Terraced House: Preparation for shooting the gunite - Construction of roofs and parapets - Photographs
01/01/1988
Construction Innovation, Construction ProcessPhotographer:Artemis Anninou/C.E.S., Napa County, CA, U.S.A.Source:SlideCharacteristics:ColorThree images depicting the completed construction of the studio volume roof and parapet, ready for the shooting of the gunite, while the other two show the interior of the living room and kitchen ceiling with the primary and secondary Douglas ...
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Berryessa Terraced House: Shooting the gunite at the outside wall surfaces - Photographs
01/01/1988
Construction Innovation, Construction ProcessPhotographer:Artemis Anninou/C.E.S., Napa County, CA, U.S.A.Source:SlideCharacteristics:ColorEight images from the process of shooting the gunite in all the volumes of the house, and then screeding it.
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The Campus of Eishin- High School: College Buildings - Flat beam ceiling structural design in ground floor arcades - Photographs
01/11/1989
Construction Innovation, Exterior ViewPhotographer:Artemis Anninou/C.E.S., Iruma-shi, Saitama, JapanSource:Digital, SlideCharacteristics:ColorFour views of the College Buildings arcades; massive columns with base and capitals, and the ceiling beams embedded in the long building, create a positive space where geometry and function are tightly intertwined.
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The Julian Street Inn - Shelter for Homeless: Lacework concrete trusses with curved members shot in the air - Photographs
01/05/1989
Construction Innovation, Interior View, Work in ProgressPhotographer:Ismet Khambatta/C.E.S., San Jose, CA, U.S.A.Source:DigitalCharacteristics:ColorTwo photographs of the dining hall truss before it was painted.
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The Julian Street Inn - Shelter for Homeless: Lacework concrete trusses with curved members shot in the air - Photographs
01/07/1989
Construction Innovation, Interior ViewPhotographer:Christopher Alexander/C.E.S., San Jose, CA, U.S.A.Source:Digital, SlideCharacteristics:Color, B&WTwo photographs of the dining hall finished truss, still unpainted.
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Neighborhood of Seventy Low-Cost Houses: Prototype house construction - Photographs
01/11/1989
Construction Innovation, Work in ProgressPhotographer:Kleoniki Tsotropoulou/C.E.S., Santa Rosa de Cabal, Risaralda, ColombiaSource:Digital, Print, SlideCharacteristics:4"x6", ColorSix images of the prototype house in early construction stage, illustrating the first floor construction up to the placement of the lintels.
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Neighborhood of Seventy Low-Cost Houses: Prototype house master builders - Photographs
01/05/1989
Construction Innovation, Working in ConstructionPhotographer:Kleoniki Tsotropoulou/C.E.S., Santa Rosa de Cabal, Risaralda, ColombiaSource:Digital, Print, SlideCharacteristics:4"x6", ColorSix images with the master builders working on the prototype house construction on wall and lintel completion, plumbing and sewage works.
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Neighborhood of Seventy Low Cost Houses: Reinforced concrete beam and column structure with brick infill - Photographs
01/05/1989
Construction Innovation, Working in ConstructionPhotographer:Kleoniki Tsotropoulou/C.E.S., Santa Rosa de Cabal, Risaralda, ColombiaSource:Print, SlideCharacteristics:4"x6", ColorFour images of the prototype house depicting the construction sequence: 1) Starting from the foundation and the initial steps of the brick wall layout before the pouring of the exterior columns; 2) Complreting the first-floor walls and the peripheral beams ...
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The Julian Street Inn - Shelter for Homeless: Lacework concrete trusses with curved members shot in the air - Photographs
01/07/1990
Construction Innovation, Interior ViewPhotographer:Mark Darley/Esto, San Jose, CA, U.S.A.Source:DigitalCharacteristics:ColorTwo photographs of the dining hall finished trusses. A number of them were exhibited at the Locus Manifesto-exposition “Re-enchant the World: Architecture and the City facing society´s transitions”, in Science Cabinet 2.
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House for Roger and Karuna Hodgson: New kind of wall construction - Photographs of Mock-up
01/01/1991
Construction Innovation, Construction Experiment & Mock-upPhotographer:Christopher Alexander/C.E.S., Martinez, CA, U.S.A.Source:DigitalCharacteristics:Color, B&WWorking on a full scale mock-up for a wall section built with concrete blocks, experimenting with the making of chases for setting in fine lines of white marble .
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The Upham House: Concrete wall shape and detailing - Photographs of mock-up
01/01/1991
Construction Innovation, Mock-up, Design ProcessPhotographer:Christopher Alexander/C.E.S., Martinez, CA, U.S.A.Source:DigitalCharacteristics:ColorPhotographs of four different mock-ups of a wall section built out of concrte blocks in combination with different materials for testing texture through alterations.
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The Upham House: Concrete wall shape and detailing - Photographs of mock-up
01/01/1991
Construction Innovation, Mock-up, Design ProcessPhotographer:Christopher Alexander/C.E.S., Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Source:DigitalCharacteristics:ColorTwo photographs of a detailed, full-size cardboard mockup of a complete bay of the wall was built on site, on which the final sizes of columns, the offset of the columns in front of the wall, the offset of the ...
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The Mary Rose Museum: Arched trusses to span the 30-meter wide dry-dock where the ship was to be permanently housed - Photographs of model
01/01/1991
Construction Innovation, ModelPhotographer:Christopher Alexander/C.E.S., Martinez, CA, U.S.A.Source:DigitalCharacteristics:B&WThree photographs of models, one of the arched trusses in the first model of the museum, and the other two of the arched trusses & bracing.
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The Mary Rose Museum: Arched trusses to span the 30-meter wide dry-dock where the ship was to be permanently housed - Photographs of drawings
01/01/1991
Construction Innovation, DrawingPhotographer:Christopher Alexander/C.E.S., Martinez, CA, U.S.A.Source:DigitalCharacteristics:B&WOne sketch by Christopher Alexander, depicting an initial section sketch of the museum showing the deep piles of the dry dock with the arched truss, and the other one is a hardline section of the same thing.
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The Mary Rose Museum: Arched trusses to span the 30-meter wide dry-dock where the ship was to be permanently housed - Photographs of drawings
01/01/1991
Construction Innovation, DrawingPhotographer:Christopher Alexander/C.E.S., Martinez, CA, U.S.A.Source:DigitalCharacteristics:B&WPerspective of the lattice work of the trusses covering the main exhibition hall.
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West Dean College Gardens Visitor's Center - Massive thick structural walls with concrete, blocks and bricks: Plinth of perimeter wall under construction - Photographs
01/07/1994
Construction Innovation, Exterior View, Work in ProgressPhotographer:Christopher Alexander/C.E.S., Near Chichester, West Sussex, U.K.Source:DigitalCharacteristics:ColorConstructing the plinth of the perimeter thick wall.
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West Dean College Gardens Visitor's Center - Massive thick structural walls with concrete, blocks and bricks: Perimeter wall under construction - Photographs
01/09/1994
Construction Innovation, Exterior View, Work in ProgressPhotographer:John Hewitt, Near Chichester, West Sussex, U.K.Source:DigitalCharacteristics:ColorTwo views from the process of constructing the perimeter thick wall, using a combination of concrete, concrete blocks, bricks and flint.
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West Dean College Gardens Visitor's Center - Arches in the transverse load bearing walls: Photographs of drawings
01/01/1994
Construction Innovation, DrawingPhotographer:Christopher Alexander/C.E.S., Near Chichester, West Sussex, U.K.Source:DigitalCharacteristics:B&WTwo initial sketches of the building depicting its transformation from a plain rectangle with long walls pierced with windows, into a structured space by introducing four massive cross-walls, integrated with the functional arrangement of the building. As the design unfolded, ...
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West Dean College Gardens Visitor's Center - Massive thick structural walls with concrete, blocks and bricks: Thick walls under construction - Photographs
01/12/1994
Construction Innovation, Focus on Details, Work in ProgressPhotographer:Christopher Alexander/C.E.S., Near Chichester, West Sussex, U.K.Source:DigitalCharacteristics:ColorTwo views of thick wall construction details, during construction.
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West Dean College Gardens Visitor's Center - Arches in the transverse load bearing walls: Photographs of sketches with arches and their curves
01/09/1994
Construction Innovation, Sketches, Design ProcessPhotographer:Christopher Alexander/C.E.S., Near Chichester, West Sussex, U.K.Source:DigitalCharacteristics:B&WPhotographs of two early sketches by Christopher Alexander depicting the emergence of the arches; the first is a sketch of a cross-wall, made on a piece of scrap wood, after it became possible to judge the presence, scale and effect ...
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The Campus of Eishin - High School: Club House new form of hollow, composite, wood and plywood columns and beams - Photographs of drawings
01/01/1994
Construction Innovation, DrawingPhotographer:Hiroshi Nakano/C.E.S., Iruma-shi, Saitama, JapanSource:DigitalCharacteristics:B&WDrawings of construction details for the massive hollow beams and columns, about 24″ by 24″, built out of plywood and small section lumber, with frequent interior collars.
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West Dean College Gardens Visitor's Center - Structural Columns: Photographs of mock-ups
01/03/1995
Construction Innovation, Mock-upPhotographer:Christopher Alexander/C.E.S., Near Chichester, West Sussex, U.K.Source:DigitalCharacteristics:ColorImages of four columns mock-ups built out of cardboard for testing its shape and height, as well as shape and size of its capital. The last photo shows the column with the capital used in the building. .
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West Dean College Gardens Visitor's Center - Arches in the transverse load bearing walls: Photographs
01/04/1995
Construction Innovation, Interior View, Work in ProgressPhotographer:Christopher Alexander/C.E.S., Near Chichester, West Sussex, U.K.Source:DigitalCharacteristics:ColorThree images of the arched cross-walls supported by low columns, during the construction phase.
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The Campus of Eishin- High School: Club House new form of hollow, composite, wood and plywood columns and beams - Photographs
01/01/1995
Construction Innovation, Interior View, Focus on DetailPhotographer:Miyoko Takeda, Iruma-shi, Saitama, JapanSource:DigitalCharacteristics:ColorView of the clubhouse interior with focus on one of the massive hollow columns.
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New Town for Hoechst Parkstadt-Unterliederbach: New kind of wall construction - Photographs of mock-up
01/01/1996
Construction Innovation, Construction Experiment & Mock-upPhotographer:Eileen Tumlin, Martinez, CA, U.S.A.Source:DigitalCharacteristics:ColorPhotographs of two early mockus of a new kind of wall construction with a brick-masonry mixture for the four-story apartments.
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New Town for Hoechst Parkstadt-Unterliederbach: New kind of wall construction - Photographs of mock-up
01/01/1996
Construction Innovation, Construction Experiment & Mock-upPhotographer:Christopher Alexander/C.E.S., Martinez, CA, U.S.A.Source:DigitalCharacteristics:ColorPhotographs of two different experimental wall bays, built with standard concrete blocks with special treatment for the base and top.
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New Town for Hoechst Parkstadt-Unterliederbach: New kind of wall construction - Photographs of mock-up
01/01/1996
Construction Innovation, Construction Experiment & Mock-upPhotographer:Eileen Tumlin, Martinez, CA, U.S.A.Source:DigitalCharacteristics:ColorPhotograph of the top section of a wall in which special cast blocks were used together with normal blocks, which introduce reveals and ornaments.
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Towards a Theory of Units
01/01/1975
Academic, Student Work, M.Arch ThesisAuthors:Walter V. Wendler, University of California Berkeley, College of Environmental Design, Department of Architecture, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.267-page thesis submitted in partial satisfaction of the requirements for the degree of Master of Architecture. The subject of this study deals with the concept of organicness in relation to architecture, and with, which would be the acts that could ...
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An American House for the Eighties: Evolution of the All-Masonry House; includes the final report and a draft of it
01/09/1981
Academic, Student Work, Professional ReportAuthors:David Dacus, University of California Berkeley, College of Environmental Design, Department of Architecture, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Professional Report on the process of building and the new construction method applied to the Martinez house and workshop. Contents: II. Acknowledgements; III. Notes of Involvement; IV. Preface; V. Introduction; VI. Precedents: a) Construction Patterns, b) Building Projects, c) Masonry ...
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Wholeness and Order in Large Span Roof Trusses
01/01/1985
Academic, Student Work, Professional Report DraftAuthors:Gary Black, University of California Berkeley, College of Environmental Design, Department of Architecture, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.63-page structural analysis of wooden truss behavior relating the earlier approach of their construction with the present, and refering to the design of the timber roof trusses of the Central Hall, the Gymnasium and the Judo Hall of the Eishin ...
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The Architect's Responsibility and the Process of Building "The Martinez Experiment"
12/05/1985
Academic, Student Work, M.Arch ThesisAuthors:Jonathan Fefferman, University of California Berkeley, College of Environmental Design, Department of Architecture, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.The Master of Architecture thesis presents in its 312 pages the theory behind the development of the Sprayed Concrete Building System, and a detailed documentation of the system as recorded during the construction of the Martinez House, between Fall 1981 ...
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