To get the flow of space/ceiling/roof that Schindler achieved, we need to get rid of the header. To do that, we must change the roof framing so it doesn’t need the support of the header (beam) over the door. And to do that, Schindler turned the rafters 90 degrees, so they span from wall to wall.
The turned rafters in the cantilevered section would be floating in air. To support them, beams (in red) are added (Figure 1). The beams extend out (cantilever) beyond the wall below to support the rafters in the cantilevered section. Posts (purple) are added at the corners to help support the weight of the cantilevered beams.
Schindler’s buildings do not look like ordinary houses (Figure 1). His houses (of his plaster skin phase1) have thin, flat roof planes that project out over walls of glass. The roofs seem to be weightless. Most architects think these buildings are built entirely out of steel, which is stronger than wood but also much more expensive. Some Schindler houses do have some steel (the McAlmon, Oliver and Buck houses, for example) but his plaster skin houses are predominantly wood 3,4. Schindler used the same wood framing system your house is built with (if you are in a wood house in the US), he just used it in his own way to create his own designs.
Once again, I had drawings done and no idea how to transfer the designs to the driveway.
I was worried that using a pencil or chalk would interfere with the paint sticking to the concrete. Instead, I used a steel nail to transfer the designs. I got a stiff detail brush at an art store to paint them on.
Here they are.
First photo: Cat fish in their natural environment
Second and Third: Tuxedo cat fish
Fourth-Eighth: Maine Coon and black cat fish
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Changing the typical to achieve the unique
header (beam) over the door. And to do that, Schindler turned the rafters 90 degrees, so they span from wall to wall.
are added at the corners to help support the weight of the cantilevered beams.
