The Julian Street Inn – Shelter for the Homeless: Cost-free clarifications for windows

11/08/1988

Construction Works, Clarifications

One clarification with a two page schedule of all the windows of the building. Schedule includes number of windows per design and building, with rough opening sizes .

Authors:

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

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: Informing the owner and the architect on the results of the field inspector's indication that the second storey wood windows do not meet building code egress requirements. Reminding also of the city's request for the updated permit drawings to be provided. 02/11/1988

Project, Construction Works, Outstanding Issues

Sender:

Maxim Schrogin, Oliver & Company Inc., Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.

Recipient:

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

Medium:

Letter

Drawings

Records