Front Porch Tesselations

We have worked on framing the porch and here is the ceiling looking up from the first floor tile porch.

Ron and Paul are working out the electrical needs of the porch.  Gotta keep those holiday lights in mind!

Bruce is working above the ceiling on the new balcony floor.  Ice and water shields protect the new roof sheathing in preparation for the copper and roof tile installations.

Ed is working on the amazing built-in gutters.  It is a travesty no one will see them from the first floor...

While Ed is making a copper delivery he asked would we like "tesselations in the copper where you can see them ? " Like tesselations?"  I exclaimed, "Do we ever!"

From Wikipedia: Tessellation is the process of creating a two-dimensional plane using the repetition of a geometric shape with no overlaps and no gaps. Generalizations to higher dimensions are also possible. Tessellations frequently appeared in the art ofM. C. Escher, who was inspired by studying the Moorish use of symmetry in the Alhambra tiles during a visit in 1922. Tessellations are seen throughout art history, from ancient architecture to modern art. In Latin, tessella is a small cubical piece of clay, stone or glass used to make mosaics.^[1] The word "tessella" means "small square" (from "tessera", square, which in its turn is from the Greek word for "four"). It corresponds with the everyday term tiling which refers to applications of tessellations, often made of glazed clay.

There aren't many roofers that know nuances like tesselations but Ed is no ordinary roofer and we are no ordinary general contractor.  As we are big Escher and Alhambra fans, we are also big tesselation fans and so together we embark on Ed's signature balcony....

"Let's do diamonds Ed! echoing the Schwarzchild overmantels and coffered ceilings!"

                                                                    Buenisimo!!!!!!