Roof Architectural Element

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Roof architectural element.

A reinforcing and or stabilizing element of an architectural frame. To explore the elements of architecture in depth damdi offers a sweeping. An ornamental ridge usually located at the peak or edge of a roof commonly iron. Some have been around for thousands of years while others are much more recent emerging from today s cutting edge technologies.

All vertical as well as horizontal members wall steel column etc of the structure are covered by the roof. Roof shapes vary from almost flat to steeply pitched. A projecting horizontal molding that tops the elements to which it is attached usually decorative. 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.

Roof terminology is also not rigidly defined. Roof covering of the top of a building serving to protect against rain snow sunlight wind and extremes of temperature. The main factors which influence the shape of roofs are the climate and the materials available for roof structure and the outer covering. Fired ceramic clay used in architectural wall elements or ornaments.

A cone shaped roof element with a steep point. A roof is covered by covering materials which are supported on the structural member. Architecture is a mixture of individual elements. A small window placed above a door or window.

A thin decorative finish typically made of brick stone or stucco. The roof is the uppermost portion of the building. A small tower at the corner of a building. The colour and material of the roof complement the structural integrity of a building.

A roof is an integral part of a building and people try to personalise the roof designs to achieve optimum architectural splendour. A roof is part of the building envelope. The roofs can be either flat or sloping. Roofs have been constructed in a wide variety of forms flat pitched vaulted domed or in combinations as dictated by technical economic or aesthetic considerations.