Photograph

The Julian Street Inn – Shelter for Homeless: Lacework concrete trusses with curved members shot in the air – Photographs of mock-ups depicting its design process

29/08/1988

Construction Experiment & Mock-up, Design Process

Photographer:

Christopher Alexander/C.E.S., San Jose, CA, U.S.A.

Source:

Print

Characteristics:

4"x6", Color

Content of

Photograph

The Julian Street Inn - Shelter for Homeless: Lacework concrete trusses with curved members shot in the air - Photographs of mock-ups depicting its design process 29/08/1988

Construction Experiment & Mock-up, Design Process

Photographer:

Christopher Alexander/C.E.S., San Jose, CA, U.S.A.

Source:

Print

Characteristics:

4"x6", Color

Six images of a cardboard full scale partial mock-up, depicting one of the spanning ends of the truss and the testing on site four alternatives for supporting the truss on the columns already built. The first, simple solution was chosen ...