Object Details Office of Donald Deskey Associates, New York, New York, USA Draftsman Earl E. Hoyt Jr., American, born 1936 Client Union Carbide Corporation, Houston, Texas, USA, founded 1917 Catalogue ...

Most new home construction now utilizes pre-engineered and built roof trusses, as opposed to traditional rafter framing to form the roof structure of the house. This type of framing construction ...

The truss extends beyond the glass doors to support the glass roof as a canopy. A series of 120 x 80mm RHS purlins, each with a row of 60mm-diameter steel bosses welded to it, runs over the trusses.