sections, floor plans, elevations, site plans Roc's comments: Back in the late 70's we experience one of the cyclical oil fuel crises and the Carter Administration decided to shake some ideas out of the crazies in the back woods as we were at the end of the pipeline and it was in our best interest to come up with inventive alternatives to expensive fuels. The Feds thru the AIA research organization, DOE and HUD invited us to design a single family house using alternative heat supply and delivery systems. Harris Hyman and I were given the Northeast and specifically Binghamton, NY as our site. Binghampton is the city with the lowest number of sunlight hours in the Northeast. Harris and I decided, after a few cocktails, that we would design a building that required no outside source of energy beyond the sun and a small wood stove backup for eccentric moments. We were flown to St. Louis and spent a few days presenting and defending our concepts with teams from other regional areas of the US. Our design, and particularly the engineering approach was quite a hit and the jury after much debate accepted the design with commendation but nothing was ever done with the work after the conference ended.
Description: sections, floor plans, elevations, site plans Roc's comments: Back in the late 70's we experience one of the cyclical oil fuel crises and the Carter Administration decided to shake some ideas out of the crazies in the back woods as we were at the end of the pipeline and it was in our best interest to come up with inventive alternatives to expensive fuels. The Feds thru the AIA research organization, DOE and HUD invited us to design a single family house using alternative heat supply and delivery systems. Harris Hyman and I were given the Northeast and specifically Binghamton, NY as our site. Binghampton is the city with the lowest number of sunlight hours in the Northeast. Harris and I decided, after a few cocktails, that we would design a building that required no outside source of energy beyond the sun and a small wood stove backup for eccentric moments. We were flown to St. Louis and spent a few days presenting and defending our concepts with teams from other regional areas of the US. Our design, and particularly the engineering approach was quite a hit and the jury after much debate accepted the design with commendation but nothing was ever done with the work after the conference ended. [show more]
title, index and site plan, floor plans, foundation plan and details, foundation notes and details, elevations, sections (library section, building sections), floor framing, roof framing plan and details, electrical and lighting plan, plumbing fixtures, drawings, sketches
Description: title, index and site plan, floor plans, foundation plan and details, foundation notes and details, elevations, sections (library section, building sections), floor framing, roof framing plan and details, electrical and lighting plan, plumbing fixtures, drawings, sketches
basement/foundation plan, details and specifications, floor plans, elevations, sections, details, schedules Roc's Comments: Sam and Mary Alice Fox were two retired doctors. They had quite an amazing history and decided to retire to his family's vacation site on the Southern end of Long Pond. Wonderful site and truly inspiring people. We went thru an orderly and thorough design and construction process and I enjoyed every moment of it and was honored to be their friend here on MDI after that. We always had some little project to solve together, but I think it was just an excuse to hang out. Their family were all very tall, thus the lofty feeling inside. Mary Alice had severe arthritis and we installed a good sized hot tub off of their master bathroom. No moisture problems due to serious research on our part. If this house pleases the viewer, they are getting just a small sense of how wonderful these two were.
Roc Caivano
1992
Long Pond, Mt. Desert
49 SHEETS
19 mylar, 28 tracing paper, 1 diazo, 1 paper vellum
19 mylar, 28 tracing paper, 1 diazo, 1 paper vellum
Condition:
great
Description: basement/foundation plan, details and specifications, floor plans, elevations, sections, details, schedules Roc's Comments: Sam and Mary Alice Fox were two retired doctors. They had quite an amazing history and decided to retire to his family's vacation site on the Southern end of Long Pond. Wonderful site and truly inspiring people. We went thru an orderly and thorough design and construction process and I enjoyed every moment of it and was honored to be their friend here on MDI after that. We always had some little project to solve together, but I think it was just an excuse to hang out. Their family were all very tall, thus the lofty feeling inside. Mary Alice had severe arthritis and we installed a good sized hot tub off of their master bathroom. No moisture problems due to serious research on our part. If this house pleases the viewer, they are getting just a small sense of how wonderful these two were. [show more]
proposed relocation and addition Roc's Comments: The Fox Family needed more vacation space for their growing families. Mary Alice had died and Sam at 90+ needed a good project to sink his teeth into. This house was really done for the adult children Emily Conant, Sam Fox Jr., Edward?, and their families. Turned out well.
Description: proposed relocation and addition Roc's Comments: The Fox Family needed more vacation space for their growing families. Mary Alice had died and Sam at 90+ needed a good project to sink his teeth into. This house was really done for the adult children Emily Conant, Sam Fox Jr., Edward?, and their families. Turned out well.
Elevations, floor plan, sketches Roc's Comments: Geddy Mitchell was a local scalawag. I think he sold drugs in his early years and made enough money to buy a bar named Geddy's Pub on Main Street in Bar Harbor. He had something like 70 different altercations with customers when he was trying to clean up the place and never lost one. In one incident he was shot in the back by a shotgun welding neighbor and he survived. He liked me and Helen for some reason and came to the office with his profits one year and said that, while he did not have enough money to buy land on the water and build a house, he did have enough to build a house and would I design a house boat that he might build and moor off shore in various harbors around MDI. This way he might have his water view. We visited with John Letcher of Aerohydro engineers and with Jock Williams at his boatyard to engineer the hull. It was a sweet little project but Gerry being Gerry by the time we solved the problem he was off on the next adventure.
Description: Elevations, floor plan, sketches Roc's Comments: Geddy Mitchell was a local scalawag. I think he sold drugs in his early years and made enough money to buy a bar named Geddy's Pub on Main Street in Bar Harbor. He had something like 70 different altercations with customers when he was trying to clean up the place and never lost one. In one incident he was shot in the back by a shotgun welding neighbor and he survived. He liked me and Helen for some reason and came to the office with his profits one year and said that, while he did not have enough money to buy land on the water and build a house, he did have enough to build a house and would I design a house boat that he might build and moor off shore in various harbors around MDI. This way he might have his water view. We visited with John Letcher of Aerohydro engineers and with Jock Williams at his boatyard to engineer the hull. It was a sweet little project but Gerry being Gerry by the time we solved the problem he was off on the next adventure. [show more]
bathroom interiors 2, stair elevations, fireplace details, fireplace elevation, door schedule and specification, door elevation and details, trim details, foundation plan and notes, foundation details, 1st/2nd/3rd floor framing plan, roof framing plan, mechanical layouts by floor, basement mechanical layouts, electrical layout and schedule by floors, floor plans, elevations, building sections, longitudinal building section, kitchen interior drawings, sketches
Roc Caivano
2007-2010
Brooksville, Maine
80 sheets
46 papers, 8 paper vellum, 25 tracing papers, 1 diazo
46 papers, 8 paper vellum, 25 tracing papers, 1 diazo
Condition:
great
Description: bathroom interiors 2, stair elevations, fireplace details, fireplace elevation, door schedule and specification, door elevation and details, trim details, foundation plan and notes, foundation details, 1st/2nd/3rd floor framing plan, roof framing plan, mechanical layouts by floor, basement mechanical layouts, electrical layout and schedule by floors, floor plans, elevations, building sections, longitudinal building section, kitchen interior drawings, sketches [show more]
site plan, floor plans, elevations, sections, structural plans at stairs, structural details at stairs, plans and details at lift, photos, drawings, sketches
Roc Caivano
2008
Dartmouth College
6 Webster Ave., Hanover, New Hampshire
55 sheets
47 papers, 1 diazo, 3 tracing papers, 4 paper vellum
47 papers, 1 diazo, 3 tracing papers, 4 paper vellum
Condition:
great
Description: site plan, floor plans, elevations, sections, structural plans at stairs, structural details at stairs, plans and details at lift, photos, drawings, sketches
October 15, 1987 wall sections and details Roc's comments: We did an addition to the Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth when I was an associate at the firm of Venturi, Rauch and Scott Brown in Philadelphia. It was a pleasure and education working for Bob Venturi and John Rauch as the Project Manager on this project. The stock market took a dive when the bids were due and this project came in one million dollars under budget. The professors were delighted when we used the money to upgrade their laboratory equipment. This was the only class 1000 clean room I was involved with and I enjoyed doing the drawings of the entry structure and overseers room myself. Tom Fisher was the project manager for the very complicated construction phase and the Boston firm Payette Associates expert laboratory designers were our partners on this project. As complicated as anything I have ever done and a great preparation for the two hospital additions we did in later years. I liked this kind of complicated work. After this project the Venturi firm was asked to do two major projects for Dartmouth.
Description: October 15, 1987 wall sections and details Roc's comments: We did an addition to the Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth when I was an associate at the firm of Venturi, Rauch and Scott Brown in Philadelphia. It was a pleasure and education working for Bob Venturi and John Rauch as the Project Manager on this project. The stock market took a dive when the bids were due and this project came in one million dollars under budget. The professors were delighted when we used the money to upgrade their laboratory equipment. This was the only class 1000 clean room I was involved with and I enjoyed doing the drawings of the entry structure and overseers room myself. Tom Fisher was the project manager for the very complicated construction phase and the Boston firm Payette Associates expert laboratory designers were our partners on this project. As complicated as anything I have ever done and a great preparation for the two hospital additions we did in later years. I liked this kind of complicated work. After this project the Venturi firm was asked to do two major projects for Dartmouth. [show more]