mo -

never built, client got wet feet when we were ready to sign engineering contract. frown

there are 2 trusses that run parallel to each other.
the other 2 hips would be 'broken' at the truss hips.
deep housings and probably a metal strap over the top.
there would have been a curved reduction at this location to get 1 of the hips slightly smaller than the other, or a stepped housing to keep all the hips looking the same.
piece sizes are all 10x thick so we had plenty of room to get housings, etc. curved pieces were 8x thick to house into the posts and rafters.

we did quite a bit of 'freeD' modeling and engineering analysis on it. was going to be a 'hat' on a conventional stick and stone wall of a house, RF fir to control the shrinkage and curves. plenty of embedded steel (mainly due to the curves). would have built the 2 trusses on the ground, set them, and filled in the blanks.

owner bounced back and forth between us and another company. fired the original architect, came back to us later, asked for a 'simpler' solution, we did more work, then wanted the deluxe package, then flipped out and buried the project.

he wanted to be wowed and didn't want anyone to pull punches. we didn't. he flinched.


Mike Beganyi Design and Consulting, LLC.
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