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here's my little pet project
Love it! Well thought out!
Ever thought of doing it for a living?
What sort of roof do you see on it? I think probably a skillion or a butterfly roof would look fantastic.
Please dont tell me its a hip roof!
Love it! Well thought out!
Ever thought of doing it for a living?
What sort of roof do you see on it? I think probably a skillion or a butterfly roof would look fantastic.
Please dont tell me its a hip roof!
i am doing it for a living!
Here's another interesting idea - I can't quite work out the large roof over the smaller house. It looks a bit like an Aussie hay shed.
This is a "pop up" house entered in the annual competition in Dwelling magazine in the USA.
http://www.dwell.com/houses-we-love/89536289.html
Here's another interesting idea - I can't quite work out the large roof over the smaller house. It looks a bit like an Aussie hay shed.
This is a "pop up" house entered in the annual competition in Dwelling magazine in the USA.
I'll tell you exactly why they have put another roof over the house.
When I was at uni (studying architecture), one of our professors had a house almost exactly the same as that one, even down to the breezeway in the centre. Our whole year went on a site visit to his house as it was fully self sufficient and the uni I went to is big on environmental design.
The extra roof over the top acts like a "fly" over a tent. It is there to keep the sun off the roof of the house, which helps to keep the house cool. I noticed that it is in Petaluma, california which has a similar climate to the Sydney area.
The "fly" roof also helps to trap any hot air between it and the roof of the house and the winds and breezes then carry the hot air away from the roof and the house therefore keeping the house cooler (cross ventilation). The fly roof does not get disassembled after the house is completed as it is integeral to the thermal performance and comfort of the house.
Im not a big fan of it myself, as it doesn't appeal to most of the population but it is a very good and accepted method in environmental design.