At West Dean, the columns that felt best in full-scale cardboard experiments had capitals at head height (c. 1.70m), rising to c. 2.10m at arch midpoint — far lower than initially expected.

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• A roughly bent S-curve of cardboard placed at the Berkeley house entrance showed noticeably more life potential than a straight approach, demonstrable even at rough mockup stagefinding0.810
  Design process case study showing the wholeness criterion operates effectively at early rough mockup stages
• The arched cross-wall system at West Dean was not planned at the time of initial drawings or permit application but was discovered as necessary only when walls were three meters high and the space could be experienced.finding0.791
  Finding from the West Dean project demonstrating that critical structural elements can only be properly specified through direct experience of the emerging whole.
• At West Dean Visitor's Centre, the introduction of four massive transverse cross-walls pierced by arches transformed the building from an incomplete carcass into a coherent structure with syncopated unequal spacing and distinct levels of scale.finding0.770
  Empirical design result: the cross-wall intervention was the specific transformation that completed the West Dean building
• The arched cross-wall structure at West Dean — not foreseen at the time of initial drawings — is what most firmly holds the building together and gave it definite unity as a thing.claim0.766
  Alexander's account of emergence in architectural design: a major structural element was discovered on site, not pre-designed.
• Cardboard mockup capitals quickly identify best centerfinding0.754
  At Back-of-the-Moon, testing cardboard capitals of varying thickness and height revealed one design that maximized the strength of the column center and the negative space.
• Carpenters at Eishin refused to use styrofoam formwork for giant capitals, objecting to surface roughnessfinding0.750
  Documents a practical obstacle to adoption of adaptive construction methods due to aesthetic norms of machine-perfect finish.
• The long curved bench at West Dean Visitor's Centre holds and defines the drop of space between gate and building, making the space come alive.claim0.750
• The low eave of the roof (7 m height for 2.5 stories) creates comfortable human scale and positive feeling in the narrow lanes.claim0.734
  Key architectural detail claimed to make the outdoor spaces feel pleasant.