Correspondence

The Julian Street Inn – Shelter for the Homeless: Expressing the architect’s categorical rejection of the different instructions given by the owner regarding door orders and the wood fascia; instructions were contrary to those given by architect. Reminder that written approval is required before any change.

20/10/1988

Construction Works, Response to Request

Sender:

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

Recipient:

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

Medium:

Mailgram

Content of

Project 1 Items

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

Correspondence 1 Items

The Julian Street Inn - Shelter for the Homeless: Contractor's summary on the egress issues, communicated to him by the architect and the owner in two different mailgrams dated 20-Oct-1988 and 3-Nov-1988, and reference to his efforts for potential remedies to the window egress problem. 03/11/1988

Project, Construction Works, Notification

Sender:

Maxim Schrogin, Oliver & Company Inc., Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.

Recipient:

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

Medium:

Letter