The Julian Street Inn – Shelter for the Homeless: Reports of construction meetings – December 1988

15/12/1988

Administrative, Minutes of Meeting

Two reports with minutes of meetings which took place on 02-Dec-1988 and 15-Dec-1988 outlining the topics discussed by the contractor, the architect and the owner. Issues discussed are applications for payment, change orders received and still needed, sample panel for second floor exterior wall needed for inspection and approval by the City Planning Department, drawings requiring approval, need for temporary Certificate of Occupancy for the Residence Hall etc. Each weekly report includes an update on the construction status .

Authors:

Henry Sterngold, Housing for Independent People Inc., San Jose, 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. ...

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