Heavy Timbers and Intersecting Octagons created a very interesting floor plan for this house in the hills of Santa Cruz.
The Open Beam Framing of the Octagons required steel straps to encircle the top wall plates to form compression rings to resists the outward forces of the roof.
Each of the 4×10 Beams required compound mitres to form the peak of each Octagon. No steel flanges or plates were used at the peak, the beams mitred together to form self supporting structures, and were then lag bolted together from the top so no hardware was visible from below.
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House is composed of a series of intersecting Octagons.
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Living Room Roof had open Skylight at the Peak.
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Open Beam Framing was decked with T&G Redwood.
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Heavy Timbers and complex intersections were a challenge to frame.
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Main Living Area was open to kitchen, stairway, and 2nd floor landing.
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Pete - that is a very cool project. I bet you could build octagons in your sleep now!