An angular English residence extension and a timber-clad Guatemalan retreat function in our roundup of buildings with butterfly roofs.
In any other case referred to as inverted-pitched roofs, the V-shaped constructions take their identify from the angled type of a butterfly’s wings.
Architects and designers generally use butterfly roofs to assist conceal a constructing inside its setting, improve inside mild or acquire rainwater. The characterful fashion can also be used merely so as to add visible curiosity to an architectural undertaking.
Listed below are eight buildings with butterfly roofs from the Dezeen archive.
Butterfly Home, UK, by The DHaus Firm
The inverted-pitched roof of this residence extension mirrors the structure of Butterfly Home, the north London dwelling to which it’s connected, which was up to date by structure studio The DHaus Firm.
Angled bricks clad the facade, making a repeated sample that goals to emphasize the extension’s V-shape.
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Nanjing Wanjing Backyard Chapel, China, by AZL Architects
Two corners that pitch sharply upwards and two that dip down characterise the roof of this chapel in Nanjing, China.
AZL Architects lined the angular church with vertical strips of timber that create a semi-transparent facade.
“The outer shell serves as a filter of the view exterior, implying the beginning of a spiritual spatial expertise,” stated the studio.
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Butterfly Home, USA, by Feldman Structure
US studio Feldman Structure topped three pavilions with butterfly roofs to finish this expansive Californian home.
Surrounded by meadows, the house’s design was knowledgeable by the house owners’ imaginative and prescient of butterflies fluttering across the panorama. In addition to this “poetic gesture”, the V-shaped roofs additionally open up views, shelter outside areas and assist with the harvesting of rainwater.
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Residence extension, UK, by Kenny Forrester
Architect Kenny Forrester selected an inverted-pitched roof for this north London residence extension to supply an uncommon various to extra conventional flat or slanted profiles.
“It supplies a dynamic roof inside in addition to out,” defined Forrester. “It additionally permits for a a lot bigger quantity internally and achieves a 3.6-metre ceiling top at its highest level.”
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Piaule, USA, by Garrison Architects
Piaule is a boutique lodge and spa in Upstate New York’s Catskill Mountains, unfold throughout prefabricated wood cabins perched on stilts and a central lodge.
Garrison Architects designed the lodge with a swooping butterfly roof, in addition to cedar cladding and floor-to-ceiling home windows that supply panoramic views.
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Butterfly Home, UK, by Oliver Leech Architects
Oliver Leech Architects added an accessible residence to the nook of a backyard in Surrey.
A butterfly roof was chosen to make sure that the home was hid when seen at a distance but additionally to create quantity and top on its inside. Blackened-wood cladding additionally helps it mix into the shadows of the close by timber.
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La Cabañita, Guatemala, by Paz Arquitectura
La Cabañita is a forest retreat on the outskirts of Guatemala Metropolis, expanded by native studio Paz Arquitectura.
Two extra volumes have been added to the present 1965 cabin. These constructions function V-shaped canopies that invert the type of the unique constructing’s gabled roof and supply the inside areas with extra mild by means of excessive, operable clerestories positioned underneath the eaves.
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Residence extension, UK, by Pamphilon Architects
This larch-clad extension to a terraced east London home is outlined by a butterfly roof, which follows the road of the present dwelling.
Pamphilon Architects chosen timber slats as cladding that can ultimately climate gray over time and mix with the brick patio and window frames.
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