The Julian Street Inn – Shelter for the Homeless: Reports of construction meetings – February 1989

02/02/1989

Administrative, Minutes of Meeting

Minutes of the 2-Feb-1989 construction meeting. Two of the major points discussed were the concrete trusses of the dining hall and the exterior tile cladding of the second floor of the residential building, both causing delay to the construction process. Request for resolving outstanding payments with the architect for a smoother construction process, and an update on all ongoing construction activities and pending needs are also outlined.

Authors:

Henry Sterngold, Professional Engineer, Sunnyvale, CA, U.S.A.

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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

Scientific Research

Design and Construction is one Integrated Making Process

Areas of focus:

Design and Building Process

Guiding idea:

Construction Process

The design process of a project and its construction process are united into one continuous and intertwined making process, unfolding in a step-by-step sequence. Design ends together with the completion of the construction process. "Making" is a conception of the ...

Records

The Julian Street Inn - Shelter for the Homeless: Cost-free clarifications for dining hall - Roof structure 4 4) Clarification no. 46 - Dining hall gable at 2nd floor arcade; cover sheet & one drawing 01/05/1989

Project, Construction Works, Clarifications

Authors:

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

Four cost-free clarifications.