Since its invention by Le Corbusier in 1930, the butterfly roof has endured as a dramatic architectural feature.
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Drawing: Inverted Truss with Gutter Detail
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Completed in 2011 in Cape Town, South Africa. Images by Wieland Gleich, Luis Mira Architects & Plus Arquitectura. The Junior School building corresponds to the Phase 1 of the Blouberg International School in Cape Town. The site is located into a residential area...
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Image 8 of 23 from gallery of The Brick House / Hiren Patel Architects. Photograph by Sebastian Zachariah
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A butterfly roof, named after its resemblance, to the shape of a butterfly’s wingspan, is simply an inversion of a gable roof.....
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The client’s brief was they wanted a simple structure where one could feel connected to nature away from the hustle and dense fabric of the city. We aspired to achieve a cost-effective use of natural materials in their most simplistic nature. The house is constructed through a combined structural system; with load-bearing stone walls and an external frame structure in steel with a butterfly roof.
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An abandoned airport terminal at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport was reborn as the TWA Hotel, a stylish stay that harkens on the romance of flying when it was still a novelty.
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