Modern Butterfly Roof House

Modern home plans present rectangular exteriors flat or slanted roof lines and super straight lines.

Modern butterfly roof house. The butterfly roof allows the design to be simple while at the same time giving it a modern edge. Look through butterfly roof photos in different colors and styles and when you find some butterfly. According to roofing calculator the architectural design of the butterfly roof imitates a butterfly s wings by creating a v shape. Butterfly roofs are great for people making their own house for their family.

Design ideas for a mid sized contemporary one storey glass beige exterior in melbourne with a shed roof. A butterfly roof contains this house on a hillside in mexico this modern house covered in steel concrete and wood was designed for a middle aged bachelor who wanted to build a weekend house in the forest. We have french architect le corbusier to thank for the distinctive feature. Image of outdoor house california 27310813.

Popularized in the 1950s the butterfly roof is an inverted gable whose v shape resembles that of two lifted wings. Photo about mid century modern home with butterfly roof in palm springs california. The butterfly roof would become a reality in 1933 however in karuizawa japan where czech architect antonin raymond built a home for himself and his wife. This design meets in the middle and then it extends outward with an upward angle forming that unique v shape.

There are all sorts of variations when it comes to butterfly roofs. Modernist architect marcel breuer a disciple of walter gropius the founder of germany s modern movement the bauhaus appropriated the butterfly roof for america in 1945 with his geller house in. Modern house plans floor plans designs. This is a house designed by fougeron architecture.

In 1930 he proposed it for a chilean vacation home for heiress and arts patron eugenia errazuriz but she went bankrupt before it could be built. Butterfly roof house with private apartment this elegant modern home packs more into its 2 500 square feet than you d expect. Some like this one have only very slightly sloping edges. The butterfly roof with its opposite sloped pitches adds light loft and a mid century modern vibe.

For eco friendliness the butterfly roof eliminates the need for traditional gutter and downspout systems as rainwater drains into the central trough where it can be harvested.