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Construction of Julian Street Inn, San Jose, California

Building project where Alexander used the mirror-of-self test to resolve a subtle tile-to-window junction design choice

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In the Julian Street Inn tile mockup comparison, version B (tiles held back from window frame) created greater sense of wholesomeness in observers than version A (tiles cut to frame), despite initial preference for A
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Design case study showing the wholeness criterion can reveal non-obvious life distinctions invisible to simpler aesthetic judgments