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Type of roof
flat roof is a roof which is almost level in contrast to the many types of sloped roofs. The slope of a roof is properly known as its pitch and flat roofs
Flat_roof
Top covering of a building
pitched roof but provide excellent weather protection at a relatively low angle. In regions where there is little rain, an almost flat roof with a slight
Roof
Type of pub
flat-roofed pub is a public house with a flat roof, often located on housing estates. They are frequently of concrete construction, with flat roofs rather
Flat-roofed_pub
Roof shapes include flat (or shed), gabled, hipped, arched, domed, and a wide variety of other configurations detailed below. Roof angles are an integral
List_of_roof_shapes
Danish window manufacturer
available as optional accessories for all flat roof window models. The VELUX roof balcony combines a top-hung roof window features a lower section that extends
VELUX
Open, raised, flat area of a landscape or roof
external, raised, open, flat area in either a landscape (such as a park or garden) near a building, or as a roof terrace on a flat roof. Terraces are used
Terrace_(building)
Barrier extending upward a wall at the edge of a roof
was required, with the roof set behind. This was continued in many Georgian houses, as it gave the appearance of a flat roof which accorded with the
Parapet
Measure of roof steepness
deviates from the horizontal. A flat roof has a pitch of zero in either instance; all other roofs are pitched. The pitch of a roof is expressed as a fraction
Roof_pitch
Construction of the roofs of houses
The steepness or roof pitch of a sloped roof is determined primarily by the roof covering material and aesthetic design. Flat roofs actually slope up
Domestic_roof_construction
Roof material
bills. Most flat roofs are not perfectly sloped, causing water to puddle in some areas, in particular around the drains and scuppers. Many roof coatings
Roof_coating
Four-sided gambrel-style hip roof
A mansard or mansard roof (also called French roof or curb roof) is a multi-sided gambrel-style hip roof characterised by two slopes on each of its sides
Mansard_roof
Component of a water discharge system
of a flat roof, removal of water is essential to prevent water ingress and to prevent a build-up of excessive weight. Water from a pitched roof flows
Rain_gutter
Ingush architecture
with the pyramidal-stepped roof originated in Ingushetia. Flat roof towers were usually built with 4–5 floors. Their roofs were reinforced for defense
Ingush_tower
Tile used to keep out rain
including the Chinese, Greeks, and Romans. The tegula is a flat tile laid against the surface of the roof, while the imbrex is a semi-cylindrical tile laid over
Roof_tiles
United States historic place
Progress Administration project. It is a two-story stone building with a flat roof with Modern Movement style. "National Register Information System". National
Hollis_City_Hall_and_Jail
Swedish dollhouse company
culminated in the production of the 'Flat Roof' or 'Terrace' house between 1966-67. As its name suggests it had a flat roof, allowing children to place garden
Lundby_(company)
Roof covered with vegetation
A green roof or living roof is a roof of a building that is partially or completely covered with vegetation and a growing medium, planted over a waterproofing
Green_roof
Historic house in North Carolina, United States
low-pitched hip roof, flat roof deck, and roof balustrade. It has two hip roof rear ells. The front facade features a full-height, flat-roof portico supported
Webbley
Roof consisting of two sections whose upper horizontal edges meet to form its ridge
Are based on a simple design principle. More weather-resistant than flat roofs May allow an attic to be turned into living space if the pitch is sufficient
Gable_roof
Profession specialising in building roof construction
roofer, roof mechanic, or roofing contractor is a tradesperson who specializes in roof construction. Roofers replace, repair, and install the roofs of
Roofer
geometric shapes with local influences visible, minimal ornamentation and a flat roof, all features commonly found in Soviet architecture. Tashkent Circus,
Architecture_in_Central_Asia
United States historic place
a mezzanine level sometimes referred to as its second story. It has a flat roof and a low parapet. It was designed by Lewiston architect James H. Nave
Breier_Building
North American house style briefly popular in the 1850s
feature a flat roof and a veranda that encircles the house. Their unusual shape and appearance, quite different from the ornate pitched-roof houses typical
Octagon_house
Hotel in Atlanta, Georgia
has 8 stories, and is representative of the Chicago school due to the flat roof and brick facade with grids of bay windows. It contains two historic Otis
Imperial_Hotel_(Atlanta)
Metal rod intended to protect a structure from a lightning strike
perimeter of flat roofs, or along the peaks of sloped roofs at intervals of 6.1 m or 7.6 m, depending on the height of the rod. When a flat roof has dimensions
Lightning_rod
Historic school building in North Carolina, United States
heavily ornamented E-shaped Tudor Revival-style red brick school. It has a flat roof with parapet and features a four-bay projecting frontispiece and two-story
Gastonia_High_School
Parapet in which gaps or indentations occur at intervals
termed chemin de ronde, behind them. On tower or building tops, the often flat roof is used as a protected fighting platform. The term originated in about
Battlement
1967 painting by David Hockney
background, two palm trees loom over a large single-storey house, with flat roof and large sliding glass doors, in front of which an empty director's chair
A_Bigger_Splash
United States historic place
narrow concrete blocks with a hipped roof. The drive-through was set on piers. The greasing facility has a flat roof with parapet and elaborate coping.
Littleton_Main_Street
Roofing in historic Chinese architecture
most of which were sloped, although some flat roofs (Chinese: 平屋顶; pinyin: píng wūdǐng) were employed. Flat roofs were particularly common in regions of
Traditional_Chinese_roofing
Pooling of water in the built environment
typically on a flat roof or roadway. Ponding water accelerates the deterioration of many materials, including seam adhesives in single-ply roof systems, steel
Ponding
Water diversion feature on a roof
than the main roof, however for low-slope or flat roofs, it is more common to see the cricket be at least 50% greater slope than the roof, to minimize
Cricket_(roofing)
Hole or depression used as shelter
earth, with a flat roof covered by ground, or dug into a hillside. They can also be semi-recessed, with a constructed wood or sod roof standing out. These
Dugout_(shelter)
Type of tomb in ancient Egypt
mastabah or mastabat) is a type of ancient Egyptian tomb in the form of a flat-roofed, rectangular structure with inward sloping sides, constructed out of
Mastaba
Church in Vienna, Austria
during the second Austro-Turkish war; the top was then replaced by a flat roof. When Joseph II gave the church to the Italians as a present, they transferred
Minoritenkirche_(Vienna)
Historic cotton textile mills in Fall River, Massachusetts, US
multiple exits and fire escapes. Mill No. 1 was soon rebuilt, but with a flat roof and a fire sprinkler system. The rebuilt Mill No. 1 was powered by a 650-horsepower
Granite_Mills
United States historic place
four-story, Classical Revival style rusticated stone building. It has a flat roof and low dome over a rotunda. The front facade features a free colonnade
Greene County Courthouse (Missouri)
Greene_County_Courthouse_(Missouri)
1966 painting by David Hockney
Splash retained the bonnet-roofed pavilion, but the building became a longer, lower modernist structure with a flat roof in A Bigger Splash. In The Splash
The_Splash
Mosque in Khiva, Uzbekistan
it was rebuilt in 1788. It is a large one-story brick building with a flat roof, supported by 212 wooden columns in 17 rows. Its total size is 55 x 46 m
Juma_Mosque,_Khiva
Structural element of a building
converge at the ridge—analogous to the hip roof. Flat roof dormer The roof of this dormer is a single flat plane approximately horizontal (although usually
Dormer
Skyscraper in Los Angeles, California
feature a "flat roof" design, an integral part of buildings in Los Angeles today. The pattern of buildings in Los Angeles to feature these "flat roofs" was
Wilshire_Grand_Center
Historic post office in Virginia, US
style. Atop the entrance portico is a dome that rises above the buildings flat roof and is supported by four fluted limestone piers. The interior features
United States Post Office (Arlington, Virginia)
United_States_Post_Office_(Arlington,_Virginia)
Style of roof tiling using arched tiles in both layers
style of arranging roof tiles, using semi-cylindrical tiles similar to imbrex and tegula, but instead of alternating rows of flat tiles (tegulae) and
Monk_and_Nun
Building in Whittier, Alaska
weather. Completed in 1957, the building has a rectangular plan and a flat roof. It is 14 floors high and is made up of three connected towers. Gaps of
Begich_Towers
Historic building in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
construction – load-bearing steel elements with brick infill covered by a flat roof – made it possible to forego structural reinforcement of the building
Bauhaus_Dessau
Topics referred to by the same term
magazine Mechanical penthouse, a floor, typically located directly under a flat roof, that houses mechanical equipment Penthouse may also refer to: Penthouse
Penthouse
constructed by raising roof's sloping side to an almost vertical side. It is similar to the flat dormer since it has a flat roof, although the windows
Loft conversions in the United Kingdom
Loft_conversions_in_the_United_Kingdom
Overlapping plates for covering a roof
Shingles are a roof covering consisting of individual overlapping elements. These elements are typically flat, rectangular shapes laid in courses from
Roof_shingle
Final public performance of the Beatles
would have had to take all the stuff, so we decided, "Let's get up on the roof." — Ringo Starr, 2000 According to Beatles historian Mark Lewisohn, it is
The_Beatles'_rooftop_concert
United States historic place
brick building has flat-roofed porches supported by wooden piers on both street-facing sides. A flat cornice rests below the hotel's roof line. While the
Hotel_Paris_(Idaho)
Species of succulent
East Asia. It has been proposed as an ideal plant for the "greening" of flat-roofed buildings in Shanghai, China, due to factors such as its ability to tolerate
Sedum_lineare
Small defensive fort
an ideal platform for a single heavy artillery piece, mounted on the flat roof and able to traverse over a complete 360 degrees. A few towers had moats
Martello_tower
Flat outdoor surface connected to a building
decked patio. "Roof deck" refers to the flat layer of construction materials to which the weather impervious layers are attached to form a roof, and they may
Deck_(building)
Part of a building
building that are not covered by a roof, such as the terrace on the rooftops of many buildings. Nevertheless, a flat roof on a building is counted as a floor
Storey
Roof of a building that is designed to provide temporary water storage
release of stored water, typically rainfall. Blue roofs are constructed on flat or low sloped roofs in urban communities where flooding is a risk due
Blue_roof
Computer software used in 3D printing
rest on another part. For layers that are 'floating'—for example, the flat roof of a house or a horizontally extended arm in a figure—the slicer can automatically
Slicer_(3D_printing)
United States historic place
by pillars that match the pilasters in detailing, and is topped by a flat roof surrounded by a low balustrade. Its interior is reflective of substantial
Berlin Town Hall (Berlin, Massachusetts)
Berlin_Town_Hall_(Berlin,_Massachusetts)
Third generation of Subaru Legacy
0-liter flat-4 to naturally aspirated 3.0-liter. Even though dimensions became mid-sized, it was still rated by the EPA as a compact car. Flat roof wagons
Subaru Legacy (third generation)
Subaru_Legacy_(third_generation)
American painter
crouches alertly before him: a cowboy pointing a six-gun. They are on the flat roof of an apartment building in Hoboken, N.J." Charles Schreyvogel Papers
Charles_Schreyvogel
Type of earth shelter with ancient origins
Zemlyankas can be partially or fully recessed into the earth, with a flat roof covered with branches or sod, or dug into a hillside. The use of natural
Zemlyanka
Church in Stoke-on-Trent, England
semi-circular structure with a flat roof. Adjoining this are a presbytery, of two storeys, and single-storey blocks, all with flat roofs. Inside, there is a fan-shaped
St_Gregory's_Church,_Longton
United States historic place
telescope was placed on its flat roof to create an observatory, although in the early 1860s the flat roof was replaced with a pitched roof. Beginning in 1877,
Tip-Top_House
Historic house in Los Angeles, California
has two bedrooms, concrete floors with radiant underfloor heating, a flat roof, and floor-to-ceiling plate glass walls on three sides. The glass panels
Stahl_House
International Code Council, Inc, Fourth Edition (2020). 2018 International Building Code. ISBN 978-1-60983-735-8. Leader Head images What are Flat Roof Scuppers?
Leader_head
Mid-20th century American architectural style
rooms, extensive use of glass extending to the floor, a low-pitched or flat roof of shingles with overhanging eaves, and a minimum of decoration. It is
Northwest_Regional_style
Architecture manifesto by Le Corbusier (1927)
concrete construction creates a flat roof that "demands ... systematic utilization for domestic purposes," i.e., a roof garden or terrace (Point 2). The
"Five Points of a New Architecture"
"Five_Points_of_a_New_Architecture"
German heavy tank prototype
prototype design. The first eight turrets produced had lower sides and a flat roof with raised centre section to allow the gun to be depressed through a
VK_45.01_(P)
Roofing material is the outermost layer on the roof of a building, sometimes self-supporting, but generally supported by an underlying structure. A building's
List of commercially available roofing materials
List_of_commercially_available_roofing_materials
Historic district in Michigan, United States
Marquette Building) in 1906. The Murphy Building is six stories tall, with a flat roof, and is constructed of brick and terra cotta. The front facade is divided
Detroit_Financial_District
Swiss-French architect (1887–1965)
eliminates dark and damp parts of the house. The Roof Terrace. The sloping roof is replaced by a flat roof; the roof can be used as a garden, for promenades,
Le_Corbusier
German holding company
buildings, aluminium roof and facades for new projects or refurbishments, as well as structural steelwork, facades made of glass and flat roof systems. Recent
Mutares
Photovoltaic materials used to replace conventional building materials
pitched roofs, flat roofs, curved roofs, semi-transparent façades, skylights, shading systems, external walls, and curtain walls, with flat roofs and pitched
Building-integrated photovoltaics
Building-integrated_photovoltaics
United States historic place
roof. Stone belt courses run between the stories. People's State Bank (3401 Michigan Avenue): constructed 1925. A one-story building with a flat roof
Michigan Avenue Historic Commercial District
Michigan_Avenue_Historic_Commercial_District
the buildings being "block" or "temple" shaped with a low pitched or flat roof. Many buildings in this style, particularly rural farmhouses of New England
Greek Revival architecture in North America
Greek_Revival_architecture_in_North_America
Type of roof where all sides slope downward to the walls
A hip roof, hip-roof or hipped roof, is a type of roof where all sides slope downward to the walls — thus, a hipped roof has no gables or other vertical
Hip_roof
District in Amanat Al Asimah, Yemen
resemble ancient skyscrapers, reaching several stories high and topped with flat roofs. They are decorated with elaborate friezes and intricately carved frames
Old_City_of_Sanaa
Historic site in New South Wales, Australia
Wyndham and his wife had 12 sons and 2 daughters. The first two roofs, within a flat-roofed pavilion, were completed and occupied in February 1830, although
Dalwood_House
Legislative building
parliamentary chamber, a large conference hall, each with sag roofs, and a free-standing, flat-roofed mosque. Together with the covered square, they formed the
Kuwait National Assembly Building
Kuwait_National_Assembly_Building
Geographical influences on architecture
south. Rocks, wood, cement and earth are the primary building materials. Flat roofs are built to conserve heat and multiple windows are constructed to let
Tibetan_Buddhist_architecture
Modernist house in west Cambridge, England
Modern style, in brick covered with white-painted render, with a flat roof and a roof terrace. It features multiple prominent corner windows. Cambridge
Salix,_Conduit_Head_Road
British architect and furniture designer
an Early Modern style using reinforced concrete and often featuring a flat roof, although he also worked in other styles. His best-known solo work is
J._Henry_Sellers
Zoroastrian excarnation structure
their construction, have an almost flat roof, with the perimeter being slightly higher than the centre. The roof is divided into three concentric rings:
Tower_of_Silence
Historic house in Virginia, United States
industrialist whose primary residence was in Petersburg. The house featured a flat roof with turrets and a towers and a castellated parapet. The home was elegantly
Ellerslie (Colonial Heights, Virginia)
Ellerslie_(Colonial_Heights,_Virginia)
Historical site in India
outward force of five massive ogee arches that once supported the large flat roof of the main hall. On each exterior of the long sides of the main hall
Hindola_Mahal
Circular roofed building in classical architecture
Lawrence, 187–188 NRHP listing Lawrence, 186, posits a second conical roof over the flat roof shown. Yarwood, 47, 50, plan at 51 Yarwood, 52 Dyson, Stephen L
Tholos_(architecture)
Church in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
housing the bell was placed on the ground next to the church which had a flat roof. However, the five stained-glass windows designed by Lambert, which can
Church of the Holy Rosary, Kuala Lumpur
Church_of_the_Holy_Rosary,_Kuala_Lumpur
Exterior architectural feature
cornice tend to preclude eaves, as an alternate design, both favouring flat roofs and weather-proof walls. Very pronounced overhangs (eaves) are characteristic
Soffit
Historic site in Los Angeles, California
from the composers study. There is a nice integration of sloping and flat roofs with the introduction of a glass triangle into the redwood siding. It
Neutra/Maxwell_House
German architect (1908–1982)
built a flat-roof house for Karl Schwend in Munich and was cautioned from the new authorities, because from 1933 on the building of a flat-roof house was
Sep_Ruf
Topics referred to by the same term
dictionary. Rooftop primarily refers to: The top of a roof In particular, the top of a flat roof Rooftop or Rooftops may also refer to: Rooftops (film)
Rooftop_(disambiguation)
Roof comprising a series of ridges with dual pitches on either side
attractive elevations in the design of the roof. Sawtooth roofs provide for maximum headroom compared to flat roofs. British engineer and architect William
Saw-tooth_roof
Finnish actress (1920–1939)
idea. She and one of the men in the group went up to the roof of the hotel; on the flat roof, there was a chimney almost 30 metres (98 ft) high, with
Sirkka_Sari
Architectural style and ideal promoted by Frank Lloyd Wright
storage. They are often L- or T-shaped, characterized by native materials; flat roofs and large cantilevered overhangs for passive solar heating and natural
Usonia
United States historic place
structures on concrete foundations, with flat or monitored roofs. The first factory was a three-story flat-roofed red brick building, measuring 72 feet by
Reo_Motor_Car_Company_Plant
Building in Denver, Colorado, US
Street is representative of the Italianate style of architecture, with a flat-roof cornice and tall narrow windows. It first was a rectory for the St. Joseph's
Samsonite_House
Historic site in Queensland, Australia
specifies a hipped roof. A flat roof, as detailed in Australian Gypsum Products Pty Ltd technical brochures, was constructed. The roof had waterproofing
Julius_Street_Flats
Historic house in Thousand Oaks, California
was listed on the National Register on July 24, 2013. This one-story flat-roofed house, designed by architects Conrad Buff and Donald Hensman of the firm
Case_Study_House_No._28
Type of roof that can retract
are flat, ridge, hip-ridge, barrel and dome. A residence might incorporate one or more 3' by 5' retractables; a bar or restaurant a retractable roof measuring
Retractable_roof
Historic site in Queensland, Australia
accommodation has been erected to the west flat roof and both areas are now roofed with copper sheeted low pitched gable roofs. Two open light wells to each side
University of Queensland Mayne Medical School
University_of_Queensland_Mayne_Medical_School
Historic post office in South Carolina, US
brick Colonial Revival style building. It has a rectangular plan and flat roof with parapet. The symmetrical façade features large arched window openings
Hartsville_Post_Office
travel, tourism, insurance
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