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The Julian Street Inn – Shelter for the Homeless: Cost-free clarifications for residential building – Water proofing details

18/11/1988

Construction Works, Clarifications

The first clarification deals with flashing details in the connection of concrete columns and beams to stud walls and the second proposes modifications of previous flashing detail as illustrated in sketches.

Authors:

Christopher Alexander, Gary Black, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.

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. ...

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References

Drawings

The Julian Street Inn - Shelter for the Homeless: Building Permit set R of drawings for the "Residential Building" - Structural Drawings & Construction Details 27/08/1987

Structural Design, Project, Permit Drawing, Section, Details

Designers:

Christopher Alexander, Gary Black, James Maguire, Eleni Coromvli, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.

Medium:

Blueprint

Size:

24"x36 1/2"

Scale:

1/2"=1', 1"=1'

Six structural drawings including: 1) & 2) Cross sections with specifications and detail references; 3) Vertical sections with architectural and structural details; 4) Concrete column details; 5) Concrete beam elevations; 6) Stud wall construction .

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