Bernardes Arquitetura tops Rio de Janeiro villa with wing-shaped roof
WEBAug 8, 2021 · Rio de Janeiro-based firm Bernardes Arquitetura has completed a home topped by a dramatic curved roof that is meant to resemble a bird's wing.
15 Butterfly Roofs That Set the Heart Aflutter - Dwell
WEBAug 26, 2019 · 15 Butterfly Roofs That Set the Heart Aflutter. Since its invention by Le Corbusier in 1930, the butterfly roof has endured as a dramatic architectural feature. Popularized in the 1950s, the butterfly roof is an inverted gable whose V-shape resembles that of two lifted wings. We have French architect Le …
Eight buildings with inverted-pitched roofs that resemble butterfly wings
WEBApr 8, 2024 · Otherwise known as inverted-pitched roofs, the V-shaped structures take their name from the angled form of a butterfly's wings. Architects and designers sometimes use butterfly roofs to help...
Aerodynamic Avian Architecture: 12 Bird-Inspired Buildings
WEBMar 4, 2015 · From a massive kinetic museum structure that flaps its wings to indicate a new exhibit to an internet-famous church in Florida accidentally resembling an Angry Bird, these avian-inspired buildings seem like they’re ready to take off.
10 Examples of butterfly roofing in the Mid-Century Classic ...
WEBButterfly Roof is a form of roof that is characterized by its shape that mimics the wings of a butterfly. The structure has no drain as water can run off the roof in close to two areas, at one or the flip side of the valley, regularly into a scupper or downspout.
747 Wing House by Studio of Environmental Architecture
WEBSep 23, 2011 · In researching airplane wings and superimposing different airplane wing types on the site to scale, the wing of a 747, at over 2,500 sq. ft., became an ideal configuration to maximize the...
747 wing house - David Hertz Architects FAIA & The Studio of ...
WEBA triumph of regenerative design, the 747 Wing House upcycles airplane components into poetic roof forms. The Boeing was bound for the garbage pile before S.E.A. intercepted and reimagined it as architecture.
The Ultimate Guide to Butterfly Roofs: Design, Benefits, and …
WEBMar 16, 2023 · A butterfly roof, a V-shaped or inverted pitch roof, is characterized by two roof sections that slope downwards from opposite sides, meeting in the middle at a central valley. This design creates a striking, wing-like appearance reminiscent of a butterfly in flight, hence the name.
What is Butterfly Roofing? - RTF | Rethinking The Future
WEBButterfly roofing has an inverted gable whose V-shape resembles that of two lifted wings of a butterfly (that’s why the name). Le Corbusier first proposed this roofing for a Chilean vacation home for heiress and arts patron Eugenia …
747 Wing House / David Hertz Architects - ArchDaily
WEBSep 7, 2011 · With the architects' goal of incorporating found objects into their design and the homeowner's vision of a floating, curved roof, the idea of using airplane wings as roof material surfaced.
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