How to Protect the Environment with Living Walls and Roofs
How to Protect the Environment with Living Walls and Roofs Discover ways to add eco-friendly elements to your home. Living walls and roofs are probably the first thing that comes to mind when someone new to biophilic design approaches tries to wrap their head around the term. Plants are by no means the only or […]
Stunning Rooftop Gardens
Stunning Rooftop Gardens A living roof fuses the house with the landscape and helps beat the heat. Green roofs are becoming more popular every day on almost all types of buildings, including homes, office buildings, and museums. The benefits of having a living roof over a non-porous flat roof are many. It beautifies buildings and […]
Cone Roof
Cone Roof It sounds like a shape, but this roof has points to make. A conical or cone roof is set over a cone-shaped cylindrical structure. The sides of the roof can becurved or flat. Conical roofs are popular in Queen Anne style homes. Here is an example of a Queen Anne style home with […]
Bonnet Roof
Bonnet Roof A bonnet roof covered the patio and veranda. A bonnet roof is a type of hip roof that often has a steep slope at the top and a gentle slope at the bottom, but is characterized by extending beyond a vertical wall to create a covered space for a veranda or patio like […]
Roof extension for shade and shelter
Roof extension for shade and shelter Block out the sun and rain with the modern eyebrow shape extension of the roof. We saw how a gable roof with a gable end can look modern despite having its roots in vernacularbuilding and construction. A departure from the traditional form are “brows”. That is, a roof thatextends […]
Witch hat roof
Witch hat roof It enchants visitors with its enchanting antique roof. A witch’s hat roof is a variation of the conical roof. As the name suggests, it is pointed at the top and flared at the bottom. To the left of the entrance and balcony, look for a turret with a witch’s hat roof. Placing […]
Jerkinhead Roof
Jerkinhead Roof A jerkin head roof is a gable roof in which the peaks at the gable ends are cut to resemble a hip roof. The advantage of this style is that clipping streamlines the apex of the gable roof, which can be highly stressed by the wind, reducing potential wind damage. The gable end […]
A special roof is covered with a high design
A special roof is covered with a high design Think more than a gable or flat. A dramatic roof adorns the stylish home’s exterior. Roof design options are not limited to the two most popular options: pitched (gable, hip) or flat. Roofs can come in many shapes and expressions, and when created creatively, they can […]
Skillion and Lean-to-Roof
Skillion and Lean-to-Roof A combination of two different roofs covers all angles. Skillion roofs have a single slope like a shed or pitched roof, and no ridges on the roofline. The result is walls of varying heights within the structure. Combining a pitched roof with a skillionroof creates an interesting crisscross angle with a modern […]
Barn (Shed) roof
Barn (Shed) roof There is ample living space under the single slope of this roof. A barn roof is usually a single pitched roof set on a steep pitch. Also known as a pent roof, it removes the corners and low points of the walls to create plenty of usable space inside. A barn roof […]