Saw Tooth Roof Detail

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Saw tooth roof detail.

Roofing contractors offering full service commercial and residential roofing and gutters in ada county valley county canyon county and beyond. The essential feature of the saw tooth construction consists in forming the roof in broken sections the roof proper having an inclination of about fifteen degrees and the glazed portions an inclination of about sixty degrees. Photo print drawing 12. A saw tooth roof is a roof comprising a series of ridges with dual pitches either side.

Become a premium member to get access to 2d 3d cad models from our store choose your plan. By incorporating sawtooth roofs a typology marked by a series of sloping dual pitched ridges the prudent designs included in this collection deliver a unique series of light pathways which stream through and penetrate each building s interior. Interurban electric railway bridge yard shop interstate 80 at alameda county postmile 2 0 oakland alameda county ca photos from survey haer ca 164. Detail trusses and glazing of sawtooth roof west bay view to east.

The sawtooth design was developed to help provide good lighting in interior spaces in the days before electric lighting was commonplace. The steeper surfaces are glazed and face away from the equator to shield workers and machinery from direct sunlight. Sawtooth roof tops lakefront home in canada by julia jamrozik and coryn kempster the zigzag profile of this canadian lake houseallows natural light to enter deep into living spaces from skylights. See more ideas about sawtooth roof roof sawtooth.

The design aimed to harness daylighting particular building strategies and techniques which maximise the positive effects namely light and warmth which result from allowing sunlight into a building while reducing problems like glare and overheating. Mar 14 2016 explore guiseppe ferrigno s board sawtooth roofs on pinterest.