flat roofs
Buildings without peaks
Flat roofs are roofs with little or no pitch, appearing level rather than sloped.
Common on commercial buildings and modern residential architecture, they require different drainage and waterproofing than pitched roofs: The flat roof needed resealing after the winter.
Despite the name, most have a slight slope to prevent water pooling.
- roofingInstalling overhead shelter material
- pondingWater accumulating in place
- scuppersDeck-level drain openings
- adobeSun-dried clay bricks
- waterproofingMaking impervious to moisture
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- housing typesranch house, split-level, Cape Cod, bungalow, apartment complex
- Midcentury Modernmid-century modern, post-and-beam, open floor plan, open floor plans, glass walls
- modern architectureBrutalism, glass facades, green roofs, mid-century modern, International Style
- modernist designBauhaus, minimalism, functionalism, geometric forms, clean lines
- roof typesgable roofs, hip roofs, shed roofs, thatched roofs, domed roofs
- Sahel architectureadobe, banco, adobe walls, thick walls, prayer halls
roof pitch/slope
flat roofspitched roofs
Angled building tops
sloped roofs · gabled roofs · steep roofs · peaked roofs · hip roofs