Correspondence

The Julian Street Inn – Shelter for the Homeless: Clarifying to the City of San Jose Building Department that all changes to the project from the permit drawings are the responsibility of the owner (HIP) only, who will then demand updates and corrections to be made by the architect. Requesting for approval of framing and subsequent inspections

31/10/1988

Design Matters, Request for Feedback

Sender:

Al DiLudovico, Housing for Independent People Inc., San Jose, CA, U.S.A.

Medium:

Letter

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. ...

References

Records

The Julian Street Inn - Shelter for the Homeless: Four documents regarding specialty construction works performed by C.E.S. 19/01/1989

Project, Contractual, Financial, Subcontracting Services

Authors:

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

Four memoranda prepared for signature by the relevant parties, in order to enable the immediate commencement of the below mentioned works: 1) Memorandum A “Bill of Materials Supplied by C.E.S.” in the form of an invoice; 2) Memorandum B “Assignment ...