Go BackThe Julian Street Inn – Shelter for Homeless: Lacework concrete trusses with curved members shot in the air – Photographs of mock-ups depicting its design process
29/08/1988Six 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 and implemented.
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The Julian Street Inn - Shelter for Homeless: Open lacework concrete trusses shot in place with gunite - Permit Drawings
2 2) Dining room cross section wit the truss, as it stands in relatioship to the other elements of the space
10/07/1987
Two drawings of the precast concrete truss, which ultimately was not prefabricated but shot in place.
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The Julian Street Inn - Shelter for Homeless: Open lacework concrete trusses shot in place with gunite - Construction Drawings
3 3) Revised building permit drawing with red pen notes and marks
23/05/1988
Three structural drawings of the concrete truss with successive editing and improvements and including professional seals and signatures.