The patio roof is one of the modern forms of contemporary houses that consists of roof terraces that are mostly flat.
Mid century modern roof types.
One of the most common roofing systems for midcentury modern homes is the tar and gravel system.
Also different architectural styles will use the same type of roof.
In order to transform a flat roof into a roof garden or a lovely terrace all you need is some outdoor furniture.
You can spend your wonderful winter days in the cottage roof.
The confusion comes because mid century modern is not actually a style.
The home has either a front or side entrance.
That description also fits a fair number of prairie style homes which came earlier and ranch homes which have some overlap with mid century modern.
Expansive walls of glass clean lines and wide open floor plans were also hallmarks of this residential style.
This movement was also the first to use bi level structures.
Mid century modern architecture has many different features that set it apart but none so notable as the roofline.
Let s break it down to the different styles that make this architecture so unique.
This system uses layers and layers of material to seal the roof off from water damage and uv rays.
It s a collection of designs built from roughly 1940 to 1975.
Gabled narrow or long gabled one gable with two sloping downward roofs.
The butterfly two gables which dip in the middle.
Mid century modern architecture featured flat roofs angular details and asymmetrical profiles.