Detail Saw Tooth Roof

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Detail saw tooth roof.

Form architecture residential architecture roof design house design sawtooth roof metal cladding architect magazine roof detail barns sheds sawtooth is a minimalist residence located in lake oswego oregon designed by waechter architecture. It may also resemble a continuous row of skillion roofs. The essential feature of the saw tooth construction consists in forming the roof in broken sections the roof proper having an inclination of about fifteen degrees and the glazed portions an inclination of about sixty degrees. Old suffolk barn transformed into countryside bed and breakfast by blee halligan architects dezeen.

The roof has two or more parallel roofs that resemble the teeth of a saw. A sawtooth roof has a series of ridges that have dual pitches on each side. By incorporating sawtooth roofs a typology marked by a series of sloping dual pitched ridges the prudent designs included in this collection deliver a unique series of light pathways which stream through and penetrate each building s interior. Transverse section of machine shop with saw tooth roof of steel construction.

The steeper surfaces are glazed and face away from the equator to shield workers and machinery from direct sunlight. One slope of each member is steeper than the other one. The profile of these type of buildings is similar in shape to the teeth of a saw hence the name. A saw tooth roof is a roof comprising a series of ridges with dual pitches either side.

The sawtooth roof design is most commonly seen on older factory buildings. With a sawtooth roof the vertical aspects of the roof are fitted with windows or glass panels. This type of roof works best in large industrial buildings like factories and provides natural light. The steeper surfaces are glazed.

Is a pretty genius design the highlight being the saw tooth roof line that captures the shifting natural light throughout.