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  2. Gothic-arch barn - Wikipedia

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    Gothic-arch barn. A Gothic-arched roof barn or Gothic-arch barn or Gothic barn or rainbow arch [1] is a barn whose profile is in the ogival shape of a Gothic arch. These became economically feasible when arch members could be formed by a lamination process. The distinctive roofline features a center peak as in a gable roof, but with symmetrical ...

  3. List of roof shapes - Wikipedia

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    Single-pitched (shed, skillion) roof Gable roof: Gable roof with catslide Ridged, multi-gable or m-type roof Gambrel roof: Clerestory roof: Saw-tooth roof: Hip roof: Half-hip roof: Tented or pavilion roof: Gablet roof or Dutch gable example with recessed (upper) gable and eaves: Rhombic roof/Rhenish helm: Arched roof: Barrel roof: Bow roof ...

  4. Shed style - Wikipedia

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    The Vanna Venturi House, one of the influences of the shed style (note the two shed roofs, rather than a single gable). Shed style refers to a style of architecture that makes use of single-sloped roofs (commonly called "shed roofs"). The style originated from the designs of architects Charles Willard Moore and Robert Venturi in the 1960s. [ 1]

  5. Saltbox house - Wikipedia

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    A saltbox house is a gable -roofed residential structure that is typically two stories in the front and one in the rear. It is a traditional New England style of home, originally timber framed, which takes its name from its resemblance to a wooden lidded box in which salt was once kept. The structure's unequal sides and long, low rear roofline ...

  6. Shed roof - Wikipedia

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    Shed roof. Shed roof attached to a barn. A shed roof, also known variously as a pent roof, lean-to roof, outshot, catslide, skillion roof (in Australia and New Zealand ), and, rarely, a mono-pitched roof, [ 1] is a single-pitched roof surface. This is in contrast to a dual - or multiple-pitched roof.

  7. Shed - Wikipedia

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    Shed. A rural shed. Modern secure bike sheds. A garden shed with a gambrel roof. A shed is typically a simple, single-story roofed structure, often used for storage, for hobbies, or as a workshop, and typically serving as outbuilding, such as in a back garden or on an allotment. Sheds vary considerably in their size and complexity of ...

  8. Pole building framing - Wikipedia

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    Pole framing or post-frame construction[1] (pole building framing, pole building, pole barn) is a simplified building technique that is an alternative to the labor-intensive traditional timber framing technique. It uses large poles or posts buried in the ground or on a foundation to provide the vertical structural support, along with girts to ...

  9. Portable building - Wikipedia

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    Portable building. A portable, demountable or transportable building is a building designed and built to be movable rather than permanently located. Smaller version of portable buildings are also known as portable cabins. Portable cabins are prefabricated structures manufactured for uses such as site office, security cabin, accommodation ...