Traditional Asian Roof Styles

Many of our projects plans and kits are in japanese style design but we do employ some traditional american joinery and western style building techniques.

Traditional asian roof styles.

An element of the second empire architectural style mansard style in the u s. A roof similar to a mansard but sloped in one direction rather than both. Compare with bell roof. A hip roof is one that contains a slope on all four sides that meets at a common ridge at the top.

Also different architectural styles will use the same type of roof. The tou kung system is very flexible it balances the forces throughout the roof and this allowed chinese architecture to develop as a tradition throughout east asia. A roof with the shallow slope below the steeper slope at the eaves. East asian hip and gable roof.

The east asian hip and gable roof xiēshān 歇山 in chinese irimoya 入母屋 in japanese paljakjibung 팔작지붕 in korean consists of a hip roof that slopes down on all four sides and integrates a gable on two opposing sides. The kandyan roof style for example bears many similarities to the east asian hip and gable roof technique which has its origins in china. We can note several things about chinese roofs that reflect china s ancient culture. 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.

There were two kinds of hip roof. It is usually constructed with two large sloping roof sections in the front and back respectively while each of the two sides is usually constructed with a smaller roof section. Hip roofs are often found on homes with wraparound porches as well as traditional farmhouses and multi story structures. The best roof shape for a high wind area would be a hip roof but it s more expensive to construct than a traditional gable roof a common roof for sheds.

49 the chinese origin guardian lion is also found in front of buddhist temples buildings and some hindu temples in nepal across asia including japan korea thailand myanmar vietnam sri lanka nepal cambodia and laos. Think of a hip roof as being two separate gable roofs on a single structure. In terms of roof covering standing seam metal roof would be the best option in terms of strength and durability but you could also go with architectural shingles light color roof. The house is set on risers over a tranquil and meditative pond.

This traditional asian style utilizes a white screen surrounding and a light wood bamboo style ambience.