Steep Butterfly Roof

The overall effect is of a butterfly s wings in flight.

Steep butterfly roof.

It s a mid century modern whimsical version of the gable roof except it s upside down. Reader swartz architects designed the renovation of this 1970 s farmhouse. The midsection is angled downward where the two pieces meet into a valley. Because outer walls are not blocked by a low overhang from the roof this style takes advantage of windows near the top sometimes along the whole face of a wall.

Feb 11 2019 explore stephen scholl s board butterfly roofs on pinterest. The sloped roofs on this modern home were designed to take advantage of the path of the sun to maximize brightness and to make the interior of the home feel bigger and brighter. Photography by hoachlander davis photograph. Also in a heavy snow location you want a steep pitch not a shallow one.

The butterfly roof allows. Mansard roofs are a popular option for buildings wishing to maximize the amount of living space in the building providing the option to use the loft as an additional living space. The structure was designed and built by architect frank harmon and sits on a steep slope surrounding by oak trees. Ways to work on a steeply pitched roof.

The client wanted to be in touch with nature and to live in a space which lacks unnecessary ornamentation. So if you have a fairly steep roof and you have several trees in your yard then the water flow gutter covers are recommended. See more ideas about butterfly roof architecture roof. The fundamental flaw is doing the butterfly design in the first place.

Shaped like a butterfly s wings a butterfly roof dips down in the middle and slopes upward at each end. As noted above do an inverted butterfly a k a. Butterfly roofs are associated with mid century modernism. If you have a low pitched roof the leaves tend to sit on the top of gutter covers because water does not have enough momentum to wash off the leaves that naturally sit on top of the gutter covers.

The home shown here has a butterfly roof. The butterfly roof is popular for modern eco friendly and tropical home designs. Gable roof or a single slope shed roof. The sloped roof on this modern house.

A butterfly is a v shaped roof constructed of two tandem pieces which are angled up on the outside. A mansard roof is a four sided gambrel roof with each side having a double slope of one steep slope and one shallow upper slope.