The Julian Street Inn – Shelter for the Homeless: Structural Design Clarification – Exterior Staircase

01/12/1989

Structural Design, Construction Drawings, Floor Plan, Section, Elevation, Details

Structural approved drawing with a revised design and explanatory details for the East exterior staircase, replacing the corresponding permit drawing. It includes first and second floor plans, framing plan, elevations, detailed section of stair roof and building wall connection, and a handrail detail.

Medium:

Original on Vellum

Size:

24"x43"

Scale:

1/8"=1', 1/2"=1', 3"=1'

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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

Drawings

The Julian Street Inn - Shelter for the Homeless: Building Permit set R of drawings for the "Residential Building" - Front Porch & Exterior Staircase 10/07/1987

Structural Design, Project, Permit Drawing, Floor Plan, Section, Elevation

Designers:

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

Medium:

Blueprint

Size:

24"x36 1/2"

Scale:

1/2"=1'

Two structural drawings including: 1) A section of the front porch and its structural specifications and 2) A section, an elevation and a plan of the exterior staircase and its specifications.

Records

The Julian Street Inn - Shelter for the Homeless: Cost-free clarifications for courtyard & 1st floor arcade 20/10/1988

Project, Construction Works, Clarifications

Authors:

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

Four design and structural clarifications on: 1) Passageway arch design with elevations of the three arches and their specifications, ceiling design, sections and details; 2) Exterior staircase of residential building with roof and railing design as shown in a revised ...