SS - Vignette

[Cosninety]

Feedback appreciated.

I have three questions:
1) In the dorf video, he seems to explain that a beam would not be required between the common area and the covered area to support the wall above. From what I've read here, it sounds like that is no longer the case and that a beam IS required. I'm sure this has been answered a million times already.. Please confirm for my paranoia.
2) The joists that run along the northern portion of the plan are drawn as one plane from east to west, whereas the beams were broken up at each column. Is that the best way to go about it or should i also break up the joists to match the break lines of the beams?
3) We don't draw the clerestory, so is the clerestory implicitly accounted for when a beam is provided on the Lower level where the clerestory is to be located?

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[Coach]

1) In the dorf video, he seems to explain that a beam would not be required between the common area and the covered area to support the wall above. From what I've read here, it sounds like that is no longer the case and that a beam IS required. I'm sure this has been answered a million times already.. Please confirm for my paranoia.

That video is very old. Beam is required.

2) The joists that run along the northern portion of the plan are drawn as one plane from east to west, whereas the beams were broken up at each column. Is that the best way to go about it

Yes.

3) We don't draw the clerestory, so is the clerestory implicitly accounted for when a beam is provided on the Lower level where the clerestory is to be located?

Yes.