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Christopher

1. Christopher Alexander Presented by : Deepika V

2. Christopher Wolfgang Alexander, born on 4th October 1936 is a prominent British-American architect and design theorist . An architect, educator, and author of various books on the BUILDING AND DESIGN PROCESS, Christopher Alexander works with the theories about the nature of  human-centered designs. Regarded as the father of “The Pattern Language Movement,” He has designed more than 200 buildings across five continents . His projects always correlate to human beings and induce feelings of belongings in the place and structure Christopher Alexander outlines, hence exceptional in quality.

3. SALA HOUSE

4. The  Sala House  is located on  Albany Hill  in  Albany, California. It is the first house in the United States designed and built by architect  Christopher Alexander. Built in 1983 and 1984, the Sala House was a collaboration of Alexander and Gary Black, who at the time were architecture professors at the  University of California, Berkeley, working together with Bob Smith, David Tuttle, Seth Wachtel , and Andre and Anna Sala . The house was built to be the home for Andre and Anna Sala and their two children.A second wing was added in 1988.

5. Design commenced with Christopher Alexander asking Andre Sala to close his eyes and describe "the most beautiful and comfortable room you can remember.“ The center of the home is a farmhouse-style kitchen based on Andre Sala's memory of the farmhouse that he had visited as a boy in the south of France. While the overall form of the house was planned in advance, many design decisions were made as building progressed.For example, the placement of windows and the height of ceilings was determined on site by first creating mockups in cardboard. Christopher Alexander said the mockups were considered not by a standard of "Do I like it?", but by considering "In all the variations I can think of, which is the one that makes me feel most wholesome, most whole in myself?“ The house has been described as a “ realisation of a working technique to install those qualities that go beyond stylistic capriciousness to comfort, simplicity and a deep sense of well-being. Design and Construction :

6. The house is recognized for its distinctive use of materials. Its post-and-beam design features an exterior made of a one-and-a-half-inch thick concrete shell in striped pink and grey, reflecting the hues of nearby eucalyptus trees. The color was integrated into the concrete during pouring. Although the concrete does not bear weight, it serves as a shear wall. Additionally, the concrete shell offers a significant passive solar benefit, even though it is situated outside a layer of Styrofoam. Inside, the walls, floors, and ceiling are finished in knotty pine. The kitchen boasts a terrazzo floor with decorative patterns, created using Styrofoam molds, marble dust, marble chips, and cement. These colors and patterns resulted from Alexander's hands-on approach, working directly on-site with colored construction paper pieces. Materials :