Construction Innovation

Julian Street Inn – Shelter for the Homeless: Dining hall interior color

1989

Work of Art for Project, Hand-painted Interior

Choosing the color for the dining hall and making mock-ups for testing accuracy of certain colors and patterns.

Created by:

Christopher Alexander

Content of

Project

Julian Street Inn - Shelter for the Homeless 1986 to 1990

Julian St. & Montgomery St., San Jose, CA, U.S.A.

Civic, Realized , Construction completed in 1989; final interior painting in 1990

Client:

Housing for Independent People - Al DiLudovico, Executive Director

C.E.S. staff:

Christopher Alexander, Gary Black, Artemis Anninou, Carl Lindberg, James Maguire, Eleni Coromvli, Kleoniki Tsotropoulou

Contractor:

Oliver and Company, with Center for Environmetal Structure as major specialty subcontractor

Project cost:

$1,700,000

Project stages:

Pattern language for project by clients and C.E.S. Layout by clients and C.E.S. Use of full scale mock-ups Design Development and Building Permit drawings Direct Construction management and on-site design decisions Budget and subcontractors under C.E

Design and construction of a shelter for homeless people, to serve 50 to 100 people, on a site of 13,000 sf. The building of 15,000 square feet includes offices, living areas with a dining hall, sleeping rooms, courtyards and gardens. ...

Contents

Records

The Julian Street Inn - Shelter for Homeless: Dining hall interior color: Notes 01/09/1989

Construction Works, Notes

Authors:

James Maguire, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.

One page with contact information of people, instrumental to the painting process of the trusses.

Photographs

The Julian Street Inn - Shelter for Homeless: Dining Hall interior color - Photographs of mock-up 01/01/1989

Mock-up

Photographer:

Christopher Alexander/C.E.S., San Jose, CA, U.S.A.

Source:

Instant

Characteristics:

3 1/2"x4 1/4", Color

Four images recording various color mock-ups, painted directly on the interior walls, testing the accuracy of certain colors and patterns .