I am no expert but my first question would be, why is that lower gable so different from/shallower than the rendering, which shows the two gable angles aligned?

Obviously the framers are not paying attention to the design drawings.

Make them stop and verify before that gets sheathed.

Maybe the lower gable is a vaulted ceiling? And they havent framed the exterior gable peak? Either way I would take my drawing to the builder and ask before sheeting goes on.

Not even close. Yikes.

It could be the camera angle/distortion. Verify the pitch with your builder. Chances are it will not inhibit the performance of the house.

It looks like the upper part (what will become the roof) of the forward gable isn't built yet and what you're seeing there is the "cathedral ceiling" framing for that rooms ceiling.

Regarding the swoop, it's hard to tell from the photo but either they forgot about it or it has yet to be constructed by "scabbing" 2x's with a curved top onto the existing framing. Best to contact your builder and schedule an appointment for a framing walkthru.

Looks fine to me. The "swoop" is scabbed on as said, sometimes after roof sheathing. The gable pitches are the same because real-world perspectives distort angles from what you see in a 2D elevation drawing. I'll even do a drawing so the professionals can see.

As far as adding faux dormers for elevation balance, you will get no love here on Houzz for anything of the sort.

Its unusual to build the interior ceiling framing before the roof framing but that seems to be the case. It doesn't make much difference in terms of weather protection because the smaller "nested gable" only projects a foot or so.

I don't see an indication that it's not framed right.

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Can you get up on higher ground to take a photo at a similar angle to the rendering?

It is inconcieveable that the swoop can be "scabbed on" after the sheathing. The swoop begins before the left side of the arched doorway. The existing framing is already past this point. Duh.

Looks like the framers know what they are doing. Post a picture on Wednesday so all these internet framers can see how it's done.

Yeah, on second look, maybe it can be scabbed on.

Thank you so much for all the help! We actually went by the house today and tried to show one of the framers drawings of the front elevation in hopes of an explanation. Before we even got to talking, the framer said the center gable was done incorrectly and will be fixed tomorrow! I will show and updated picture once it is fixed!

Since it appears no one is providing independent oversight or qualtiy control you should probably visit the site and take photos often. Good luck.

As I said above, that's what I thought although now the scabbed 2x's don't look to have a lot of depth. Hard to tell.

That must be a mockup.

Update!

The swoop doesn't look quite as graceful as the drawing shows. It looks like it starts too late (too far to the left). As a reference you can see from the drawing it starts to the right of the porch recess opening below and in the construction photo it starts to the left of that opening.

Since it's such a prominent visual feature of the elevation I'd work to get it right. Otherwise, leave it off.

Architects can draw anything. They draw suggestions. Looks fine to me.

I work with builders that can build anything. I know of one builder that claims he can build the impossible, it just costs a lot more.

Architectrunnerguy — you have such a detailed eye! I agree and noticed that as well. There is still going to be 3” of brick added to the width of the column, thinking that might help. But I will definitely bring this up to the builder to see how they address it.

Curved details like this would typically have a radius called out on the plans, and for something like this, a start location, fascia top height where it ends and maybe chord length (think string on a bow).

Your designer should be able to easily provide this information.

This is done quickly and by eye in a CAD program, just tracing over the image.

The chord length and slightly longer arc length are both about 58".

Traditionally, a dramatic roof swoop occurs at the end of a long rake on the low side of an asymmetrical front facing gable. Here its on the high side and upstaged by a nested symmetrical gable so the drama is missing.

I would consider removing the swoop and corbelling the brickwork under the eaves so its visible on the front elevation. This works best with very thin rake trim.

I would also lower the top of the arched entry to match the front door and let the tall steep gables dominate the elevation.

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