Changing a Roofline

So I ended up sharing my plans with an architect, Daniel Cifuentes. He suggested that the roofline on the duplex itself should match the roofline of the garage. Oddly, the garage has a steeper and taller roofline than the duplex, but until he mentioned it, I didn’t think about it.

I agree that the change would benefit the design. My initial questions are how that affects the permitting of the already-approved house plans (it doesn’t), how it affects our lumber order (it doesn’t, because no trusses have been ordered yet), and how it affects the air conditioning system. Given that I discussed with Barry the idea of using a ductless mini-split system rather than central AC, I think we’ll have to investigate what is the best way to cool the house and incorporate the change to the roofline. So it’s always a learning process, and one thing can affect others.