April 19-23, 2027
Building a Reciprocal (Mandala) Roof Using Stereotomy
with Patrick Moore
$1250
$1150 tuition + $100 material fee
About this Workshop
This intensive five-day workshop brings geometry, timbercraft, and a little structural magic together. In this hands-on course, each participant will design, draw, and build a fully realized, scaled reciprocal (Mandala) roof model. Using practical stereotomy, participants will solve the entire layout on paper, drawing a scaled plan that dictates every rafter length, angle, and bearing. Students will then translate that drawing into accurate cutting, joinery, and assembly. Over the course of the week, each participant will construct a completed scaled model featuring reciprocal rafters, hips, jack rafters, and a cupola. By the end of the fifth day, participants will have a finished model, the drawings and templates to repeat the work, and the confidence to scale the idea up. Prerequisites: Basic competence with hand and drafting tools.
Key Points
- How reciprocal (Mandala) frames work structurally and visually
- Practical stereotomy for roof layout: drawing a scaled plan to determine rafter lengths, bearing faces and angles
- Drawing a scaled plan to determine rafter lengths, bearing faces, and angles
- Step-by-step layout methods that remove guesswork by using the drawing as your working jig
- Precise joinery techniques so each rafter seats cleanly on the previous one
- How to interpret and adapt a scaled model’s geometry for full-size construction
- Each participant builds and takes home their own model
About the Instructor
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ENROLLMENT DETAILS
Building a Reciprocal (Mandala) Roof Using Stereotomy with Patrick Moore
April 19-23, 2027
$1,250.00
Online Registration Starts December 1, 2026
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