The Julian Street Inn – Shelter for the Homeless: Construction Drawings MEP – Gas and Electric meters

25/05/1988

Electrical Design, Construction Drawings, Floor Plan, Elevation

Partial floor plan and elevation of the west end of the kitchen and showers building, depicting the new locations of the gas and electric meters, as they were finally approved by PG&E. Included are the added, handwritten notes by Linda Carlson of PG&E, regarding the approval and the corrected meter locations .

Designers:

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

Medium:

Photocopy

Size:

8 1/2"x11"

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: Confirmation letter regarding the approval of the gas meter location by PG&E and requesting completion of final drawings 02/12/1987

Project, Administrative, Outstanding Issues

Sender:

Linda M. Carlson, Pacific Gas and Electric Company, San Jose, CA, U.S.A.

Recipient:

Eleni Coromvli, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.

Medium:

Letter

Drawings

The Julian Street Inn - Shelter for the Homeless: Preliminary Design Drawings- Electrical Plan 06/05/1987

Electrical Design, Project, Preliminary Design, Floor Plan

Designers:

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

Medium:

Blueprint

Size:

24"x36"

Scale:

1/8"=1'

Two drawing sheets of the electrical layout for the ground floor and the second floor.

Records

The Julian Street Inn - Shelter for the Homeless: Cost-free clarifications for kitchen & showers - General issues 30/09/1988

Project, Construction Works, Clarifications

Authors:

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

Four clarifications on general issues like attic ventilation, gas meter box location and design, connection of kitchen wall to the dining hall wall, and installation of electric wiring for a remotely operated entrance door to the shower area.