Roof Plan Architecture

Relation of roof form to architectural style one rapid means to tracking down the architectural style of a building is to look at the general building shape starting with its roof.

Roof plan architecture.

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. A roof plan is a view from the top of the house that shows the geometry in flat view of a roof. This type of plan is derived from a floor plan and the exterior elevations views of the house. Modern architecture has traditionally been characterized by flat roofs.

The flat roof is a very common style in areas with little rain or snow. They re simple in form and function and are a good example of the modernist principle of clean lines. The roof plan is sometimes overlooked on some plans but it is a very important feature to a complete set of plans. Flat roofs create long horizontal planes reminiscent of the broad horizon line seen often in nature.

The modern flat roof. Roof plans are typically drawn at a scale smaller than the scale used for the floor plan. In addition to being used in residential construction the flat roof is typically used on commercial structures to provide a platform for heating and other mechanical equipment. A roof plan is used to show the shape of the roof.