A hip roof is one that contains a slope on all four sides that meets at a common ridge at the top.
Traditional asian roof styles.
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.
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.
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.
East asian hip and gable roof.
This traditional asian style utilizes a white screen surrounding and a light wood bamboo style ambience.
Hip roofs 庑殿顶 wǔdiàndǐng or 四阿顶 sìādǐng with all sides sloping were the classiest traditional roof style used for special constructions.
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.
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.
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.
It s flexible enough to be adapted to many materials and terrains.
The kandyan roof style for example bears many similarities to the east asian hip and gable roof technique which has its origins in china.
Also different architectural styles will use the same type of roof.
Think of a hip roof as being two separate gable roofs on a single structure.
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.
A roof similar to a mansard but sloped in one direction rather than both.
An element of the second empire architectural style mansard style in the u s.
For example our azumayas use rafters ridge beam rafter ties and modern connectors which are mostly concealed instead of the traditional japanese way of constructing roofs.
The house is set on risers over a tranquil and meditative pond.
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.
A roof with the shallow slope below the steeper slope at the eaves.
