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| Gareth’s Abode - Roof Construction Gareth’s Abode has a very unique roof. Since it is placed atop a hexagonal tower, it cannot be a simple roof, like any other building. Here is a view of the roof from the side of the building: 
Next is a view directly from the top. You may notice that each of the six sides has two entirely separate pieces covering it. 
The top pieces, raised in the next picture, are made solely of plates in a cross-hatch construction. The top pieces are each eight studs wide; their length varies, with the pieces on the two aligned walls longer (and wider at the top) than those on the other four walls. The bottom pieces are almost a mirror image of their counterpart top pieces, except they are seven studs wide, and partially covered with tiles. 
In the following picture all twelve pieces are raised, and the connection to the walls becomes more evident. The pieces are each connected to a 2x2/1x4 plate hinge...  and 
...and then to a 1x2 hinge brick...  and 
The pieces, when tilted, use a column which lies in the center of the tower for support. 
Zoom in on the connection even more... 
The idea for this roof design was given to me by Chris Maddison. The roof itself, including throwing around useless ideas, experimenting, buying parts and waiting for them to arrive, took longer to construct than the entire building (each took a month, although the tower had been on a back burner for half a year before that). Back to the main Gareth’s Abode page |
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