Correspondence

The Julian Street Inn – Shelter for the Homeless: Responding on the issues of 1. The men’s shower drainage as having been discussed and solved; 2. The shop drawings for the heating system as having been sent for the architect’s review; 3. The sprinkler system for the attic of the dining hall and must be discussed with the fire chief to verify whether the attic sprinklers are required or not. Once this determination is made, a determination as to their positioning will be made

15/04/1988

Design Matters, Notification

Sender:

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

Recipient:

Maxim Schrogin, Oliver & Company Inc., 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. ...