04-09-2014, 02:06 PM
I believe that the builders name was Steve Russ. It was built in the late 80's and I doubt that he is still around. That building is what led me to my current structural engineer, Ray Keuning. I was looking for an engineer for my ferrocement water tanks at the time when the house was being built. A happy coincidence and Ray, who lives in HPP, has been my friend and engineer ever since. Many hours have been spent across the table from him as his fingers fly over his calculator figuring out how to keep buildings standing.
He and Steve were particularly excited about this roof design because it is a catenary arc http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catenary . That is essentially an arch that is upside down. No rafters! Very efficient design. Ferrocement is an under appreciated material.
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He and Steve were particularly excited about this roof design because it is a catenary arc http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catenary . That is essentially an arch that is upside down. No rafters! Very efficient design. Ferrocement is an under appreciated material.
www.pacificgunite.com