A type of japanese roof construction.
Why are chinese and japanese roofs sloped.
Sityu or yosemune hipped roof d.
The slope of the roof lets water snow and ice flow off the roof.
3 features of chinese roof architecture 1.
Irimoya there are many curved lines in the design of the japanese roof and the most remarkable are the curves of the eaves and the slope of the roof.
Asian roofs are gently curved out at the corners in order to allow more light to enter the windows in winter and provide extra shade in the summer.
There were various roof styles with functional features a hierarchy of designs and exquisite details.
This is why the chinese have added an additional column to support the weight under the outer edges reducing the bracket system to a mere decoration.
A hipped roof is sloped in two pairs of directions e g.
N s or e w for a gable roof.
This happens because in summertime the sun is more directly overhead while in the winter it only gets about 35 degrees above the horizon at noon.
Even if this water flows to the ground it helps to prevent the roof from becoming damaged by the pooling water.
The brackets are decorated by elaborate paintings with bright colors and eye catching designs.
A type of gable found in some traditional japanese buildings.
Gravity pulls the water towards the ground.
Hogyo square pyramidal roof c.
Kirizuma gable roof b.
N s and e w compared to the one pair of direction e g.
Ancient chinese architecture was designed to be attractive especially the distinctive roofs.
A hybrid of a gable and a hipped roof.