A nailless chinese construction method.
How to build chinese roof.
How to build a chinese traditional house by 3d max 中國傳統建築建造過程 duration.
Traditional chinese architecture is not only as old as chinese civilization with 5 000 years of history but unique in the world particularly when the roof system is concerned both in terms of its multi layered dougong structure a set of interlocking wooden brackets that supports the massive roofs and its visual style in shape size and colour.
Place a ring of oak wood planks around the outside of the rectangle.
The forbidden city s unique architecture chapter 2 the dougong.
Only the royal family and confucius had the privilege to use such style of roof.
Use drinking straws to skewer the positioning pieces and ceiling in the order shown.
Before you get on the roof you have to gather and collect all the things you need in order to do the task you wanted to.
Such roof has five ridges and four sides all in the form of gentle slope.
Step 1 1 start by building a foundation for your house.
The upturned roof design appeared during the han dynasty 206 bc 220 ad and were the standard type used until the song dynasty 960 1279.
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Make sure the ladder has been secured to the roof in the proper way.
These pillars will form the basics of the walls step 3 3 place three oak fence.
Glue the kraft paper or small cardboard pieces around the top hexagonal parts to build the top of pavilion.
The wing part of the roof should curve upwards with the scalloped side of the pattern parallel to the roof ridge.
Build an earthquake resistant wooden building strong enough to endure several tumultuous centuries but without using nails or glue.
Hip hipped roof wudian roof see the 1st picture below.
This is a bit more complica.
Gather all the necessary tools.
Eastern asia hip and gable roof xieshan roof.
Place a ring of oak wood slabs around the outside.
Gable and hip roof duration.
Secure pieces together with tape placed on the nonpatterned side.
Replace the corners with full blocks step 2 2 place 3 oak wood logs on top of each log in the foundation.
Take all of it up to the roof at first don t leave anything behind as you do not want to keep going back and forth.
Place a 3x4 rectangle of oak logs.
Hipped roof is of the highest level in traditional chinese architecture.
Make a slit in the oblique beams about 1 cm long to match the positioning pieces mind you.
With the rafters felt and batten on all thats left are the tiles.
Fill in the rectangle with oak wood planks.
Measure the tops of the boxes and cut the preprepared roof paper to fit making a roof shape like an inverted v.
Rounded tiles were most commonly used with profiles of arcs and semicircles.
