Coach wrote:OBJD wrote:Coach et al - I did a quick search of the keywords, "shed" and "gable," and I read, "I don't recommend sheds." While I'm sure the actual exam will be much more complicated, the practice vignette could be easily solved with a lower shed sloping down to the west and an upper shed sloping down to the east.
So... why wouldn't I use a shed here?
Because it's inefficient and impractical.
Use gables.
Perhaps so [or perhaps not - after fifteen years of professional practice, I could argue in the contrary, but that's a waste of both your time and mine], but it solves the problem.
But that's fine. Use gables. So, why not center the ridge on the upper roof of the practice vignette? The "Sample Passing Solution" in the NCARB guide shows it off-center [a la Sea Ranch], but that seems
inefficient to me.