Also different architectural styles will use the same type of roof.
Mid century modern roof types.
Mid century modern architecture featured flat roofs angular details and asymmetrical profiles.
The patio roof is one of the modern forms of contemporary houses that consists of roof terraces that are mostly flat.
You can spend your wonderful winter days in the cottage roof.
Intricate roofs have many parts that incorporate several of the basic roof designs such as a gable roof sitting atop a gambrel or variations of the gable valley roof design using one or a variety of different types of roof trusses also see our very detailed diagrams showing the different parts of a roof truss.
This movement was also the first to use bi level structures.
One of the most common roofing systems for midcentury modern homes is the tar and gravel system.
Gabled narrow or long gabled one gable with two sloping downward roofs.
Mid century modern architecture has many different features that set it apart but none so notable as the roofline.
This system uses layers and layers of material to seal the roof off from water damage and uv rays.
Or at least it s a mid century modern.
Expansive walls of glass clean lines and wide open floor plans were also hallmarks of this residential style.
The confusion comes because mid century modern is not actually a style.
The home has either a front or side entrance.
A layer of tar is put down on the roof and is followed by a layer of gravel.
Let s break it down to the different styles that make this architecture so unique.
It s a collection of designs built from roughly 1940 to 1975.