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2. Flat roof - Wikipedia

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   A 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 have up to approximately 10°. [1] Flat roofs are an ancient form mostly used in arid climates and allow the roof space to be used as a living space or a living roof. Flat roofs, or "low ...

3. List of roof shapes - Wikipedia

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   Arched roof, bow roof, [11] Gothic, Gothic arch, and ship's bottom roof. Historically also called a compass roof. [12] [13] Circular Bell roof (bell-shaped, ogee, Philibert de l'Orme roof): A bell-shaped roof. Compare with bell-cast eaves. Domed; Onion dome or rather an imperial roof; Bochka roof; Conical roof or cone roof; Hyperbolic Saddle

4. Domestic roof construction - Wikipedia

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   Section view through a house roof drawing showing names for parts of the structure. [clarification needed] (UK and Australia). Ctrs. means centers, a typical line to which carpenters layout framing. Domestic roof construction is the framing and roof covering which is found on most detached houses in cold and temperate climates. [1]

5. J. Henry Sellers - Wikipedia

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   James Henry Sellers [a] (1 November 1861 – 30 January 1954) [1] was a British architect and furniture designer who worked mainly in the north of England. As an architect he is particularly known for innovative buildings in an Early Modern style using reinforced concrete and often featuring a flat roof, although he also worked in other styles.

6. Modern architecture - Wikipedia

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   The design is asymmetrical; each side is different. In 1943 he was commissioned by the art collector Solomon R. Guggenheim to design a museum for his collection of modern art. His design was entirely original; a bowl-shaped building with a spiral ramp inside that led museum visitors on an upward tour of the art of the 20th century.

7. Pueblo Revival architecture - Wikipedia

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   Roofs are always flat. Common features of the Pueblo Revival style include projecting wooden roof beams or vigas , which sometimes serve no structural purpose [1] , "corbels", curved—often stylized—beam supports and latillas , which are peeled branches or strips of wood laid across the tops of vigas to create a foundation (usually ...