NEIGHBORHOOD

A NEIGHBORHOOD OF HOUSES IN TEXAS

designed and built by Christopher Alexander and his associates from

PATTERNLANGUAGE.COM / CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STRUCTURE

in conjunction with the users and families of users who worked with us,
using techniques very similar to those now becoming available on this website

View of Common Land, Cluster of user-designed houses on Lake Travis, Austin Texas

 

View of Common Land: water course, benches and trellises for everyone's use

 

View of Common Land between the houses

 

View of house from common land.

One of the houses

 

View of house through commons land

 

 

View from porch to Common land

 

 

 

User-designed house: Austin, Texas

 

Dining Room, Austin, Texas

 

User-designed house: Dining room, Austin, Texas

 

One of three houses on Lake Travis, Austin, Texas

 

Living room

 

View from Kitchen in one of the houses

 

Covered walkway in house

 

Outdoor Fireplace in covered heavy timber porch

 

Living room, with wood stove

 

Entry to house

 

Living Room with fireplace

 

Enclosed porch, looking to commons land

 

Bed alcove

 

 

Children's room

 

Second floor terrace

 

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