hip roof
Slopes all around
A hip roof slopes downward from a central ridge to all four walls, with no vertical gable ends.
Each side meets at diagonal ridges called hips.
The design is more stable in high winds than gabled roofs and appears on houses, garages, and pavilions: The cottage had a low hip roof with deep eaves.
Narrow raised strip
- eavesProjecting roof edges
- raftersSloped roof beams
- trussesTriangulated load-bearing frames
- pitchFrequency of sound
slope · fascia · soffit · shingles · flashing · underlayment · joists · purlins
Invariance under transformation
- balanceSteadiness or amount owed
- proportionComparative relation of parts
- uniformityState of being identical
- harmonyAgreement or musical blend
clean lines · curb appeal · traditional · Craftsman · bungalow · suburban · residential
ridge
Narrow raised strip
pitch · slope · fascia · soffit · shingles · flashing · underlayment · joists · purlins · decking
symmetry
Invariance under transformation
- balanceSteadiness or amount owed
- proportionComparative relation of parts
- uniformityState of being identical
harmony · clean lines · curb appeal · traditional · Craftsman · bungalow · suburban · residential
gutters
Rooftop water channels
- downspoutVertical roof drainage pipe
- valleyLow ground between heights
- flashingRepeated brief illumination
runoff · watershed · ice dam · drip edge · scupper · water diversion · slope · channeling
mansard
Dual-sloped roofing style
- barnsbarn, red barn, bank barn, dairy barn, pole barn
- roofingshingle, shingles, tile, asphalt shingles, cedar shakes
- Asian homestatami mats, shoji, tatami room, sliding doors, futon
- rooftopsgable, eaves, ridge, dormer, chimney
- Creole architectureshotgun house, French Quarter, wrought iron, galleries, louvered shutters
- roof framingrafter, purlin, ceiling joist, truss, king post
hip roofgable roof
Triangular double-sloped structure
gabled roof · A-frame roof · shed roof · flat roof · mansard roof