Correspondence

The Julian Street Inn – Shelter for the Homeless: Notice of Default: Demanding the C.E.S. to comply with its construction obligations, namely, to conduct inspections and prepare a “punch list” determining substantial and final completion of the project. Failing to perform these previously requested inspections have caused delays, and the need for hiring another architect or qualifying person to do so will be enforced

13/11/1989

Legal Case, Request for Feedback

Sender:

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

Recipient:

Christopher Alexander, Center for Environmental Structure , Berkeley, 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

Correspondence

The Julian Street Inn - Shelter for the Homeless: Notification that since a punch list has not been created after multiple request attempts and several months to urge its completion, if it is not completed by 10-Jan-1990, a Notice of Default will be invoked 08/01/1990

Project, Construction Works, Notification

Sender:

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

Recipient:

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

Medium:

Letter