Roof Project

We had a great time working on this assignment. It was so neat being able to go from our drawings to an actual model of the roof. Our main goal was to refine, refine, and refine. We wanted to make a roof that was simple. For the Fehn roof, it was important to keep the same pure qualities of the original roof. For that reason, we stuck to the grid pattern and the visual of long fins spanning the building. While we made modules of floating panels, from above or below you can still be beams that seem to be starting on one end and reaching the other side. For the pinos, we wanted to simplify the original system. Sticking to the module idea, we decide to repeat our tapering triangle and by doing so, we create a beautiful fan like roof structure. In order to celebrate the cuts in the roof we decided to cut squares into the roof. This also helped to tie to two roofs together. In order to match the detailing in the Fehn style roof, we also added some details to the side of the Pinos. We raised the Pinos and placed dowels on the edge of the roof that would serve as supports. These dowels mimicked the strong frame of the Fehn style roof towering above it.

To honor the trees that were such an integral part of the s

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ce, w

e decided to create a grid of its own that was perpendicular to the existing grid. This wa

s inspired by Fehn splicing of one of the walls to accommodate the tree in the front of the pavilion. Three diamonds in the Fehn mimic three diamond cubes in the Pinos.

In all, I think our group was very satisfied with our design!