Alexander Construction Company (American real estate building and development firm, ca. 1950-1965); William Krisel (American architect, born 1924)
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Alexander Construction Company (American real estate building and development firm, ca. 1950-1965); William Krisel (American architect, born 1924)
Creator
Location:
site: Palm Springs, California, United States
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site: Palm Springs, California, United States
Location
Location Note:
Racquet Club Estates
Work_LocationNotes
Racquet Club Estates
Location Note
GPS:
33.853254-116.541354
GPS
33.853254-116.541354
GPS
Date:
1959 (creation)
Work_DateDisplay
1959 (creation)
Date
Cultural Context:
American
Work_Culture
American
Cultural Context
Style Period:
Mid-Century Modernist; Twentieth century
Work_StylePeriodDisp lay
Mid-Century Modernist; Twentieth century
Style Period
Work Type 1:
house
Work_Worktype1
house
Work Type 1
Classification:
architecture
Work_Classification
architecture
Classification
Material:
wood; stucco (fiberboard); concrete block; glass
Work_MaterialDisplay
wood; stucco (fiberboard); concrete block; glass
Material
Technique:
construction (assembling)
Work_Technique
construction (assembling)
Technique
Measurements:
1,225 ft2 (area, house)
Work_MeasurementDisp lay
1,225 ft2 (area, house)
Measurements
Description:
More than 2,500 Alexander homes were built in Palm Springs during an approximately ten year span. At first, Alexander homes were designed for sheer production efficiency, but in 1957, Dan Palmer and William Krisel, of Palmer & Krisel, came to Palm Springs in conjunction with the Alexander Construction Company with a new concept: to build stylish modern-style tract homes with clean lines and simple elegance that were affordable and even more efficiently producible. Exposed roof planks accented adjacent ceiling beams with decorative as well as structural value. Three-quarter walls divided rooms, allowing in an abundance of light while making construction (and associated costs) of a full, framed wall unnecessary. Eliminating molding and trim created a clean, contemporary new look, and at the same time saved time and money. Repeated use of the same floor plan within a development ensured savings in construction and materials. But, in a brilliant stroke, Krisel oriented and embellished each house differently on its site, making Alexander developments look like a collection of individualized custom homes. This is a 3 bed, 2 bath house in the Racquet Club Estates. (Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia. org/wiki/Main_Page)
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More than 2,500 Alexander homes were built in Palm Springs during an approximately ten year span. At first, Alexander homes were designed for sheer production efficiency, but in 1957, Dan Palmer and William Krisel, of Palmer & Krisel, came to Palm Springs in conjunction with the Alexander Construction Company with a new concept: to build stylish modern-style tract homes with clean lines and simple elegance that were affordable and even more efficiently producible. Exposed roof planks accented adjacent ceiling beams with decorative as well as structural value. Three-quarter walls divided rooms, allowing in an abundance of light while making construction (and associated costs) of a full, framed wall unnecessary. Eliminating molding and trim created a clean, contemporary new look, and at the same time saved time and money. Repeated use of the same floor plan within a development ensured savings in construction and materials. But, in a brilliant stroke, Krisel oriented and embellished each house differently on its site, making Alexander developments look like a collection of individualized custom homes. This is a 3 bed, 2 bath house in the Racquet Club Estates. (Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia. org/wiki/Main_Page)
