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  2. List of roof shapes - Wikipedia

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    Hip, hipped: A hipped roof is sloped in two pairs of directions (e.g. N–S and E–W) compared to the one pair of direction (e.g. N–S or E–W) for a gable roof. Cross hipped: The result of joining two or more hip roof sections together, forming a T or L shape for the simplest forms, or any number of more complex shapes.

  3. Shed roof - Wikipedia

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    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.

  4. Viga (architecture) - Wikipedia

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    This was used for the creation of portales or covered porches. An umbral or lintel was added for support of the viga along with vertical posts in these spaces. [ 12 ] The porch's roof treatment was the same as in the interior room, but the space provided was used for different purposes.

  5. Lean-to - Wikipedia

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    A lean-to is originally defined as a structure in which the rafters lean against another building or wall, also referred to in prior times as a penthouse. [2] These structures characteristically have shed roofs, also referred to as "skillions", or "outshots" and "catslides" when the shed's roof is a direct extension of a larger structure's.

  6. 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]

  7. Western false front architecture - Wikipedia

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    the front façade of the building "rises to form a parapet (upper wall) which hides most or nearly all of the roof" the roof "is almost always a front gable, though gambrel and bowed roofs are occasionally found" "a better grade of materials is often used on the façade than on the sides or rear of the building" and

  8. Shed - Wikipedia

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    A tall shed with windows and a shingled roof. Larger, more-expensive sheds are typically constructed of wood and include features typically found in house construction, such as windows, a shingled roof, and electrical outlets. Larger sheds provide more space for engaging in hobbies such as gardening, small engine repair, or tinkering. Some ...

  9. Veranda - Wikipedia

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    Porches were a natural idea in India, a mostly warm, tropical country. In Gujarat the porch area is called the otala and in the Hindi belt it is known as alinda . These structures are not only used to cool off, but also as a centre of social life where neighbours can talk and kids play, or as a religious centre where rituals and worship of ...

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