Record

The Julian Street Inn – Shelter for Homeless: Dining hall interior color: Notes

01/09/1989

Construction Works, Notes

One page with contact information of people, instrumental to the painting process of the trusses.

Authors:

James Maguire, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.

Content of

Construction Innovation

Julian Street Inn - Shelter for the Homeless: Dining hall interior color 1989

Work of Art for Project, Hand-painted Interior

Created by:

Christopher Alexander

Choosing the color for the dining hall and making mock-ups for testing accuracy of certain colors and patterns.

References

Projects

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. ...

Correspondence

The Julian Street Inn - Shelter for the Homeless: Dining Hall Interior Color: RE: Paint Specifications and Color Samples. Forwarding specific instructions regarding the exterior and interior treatments and preparations required for the painting of all building parts, including primming, finishing and sealing accordingly. 01/09/1989

Work of Art, Construction Works, Response to Request

Sender:

James Maguire, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.

Recipient:

Al DiLudovico, Housing for Independent People Inc., San Jose, CA, U.S.A.

Medium:

Letter