butterfly roof
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Their architect, Michael Lehrer, created a striking design with a butterfly roof slanting up in two directions from the center, zigzag walls and picture windows front and back.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026
Johnson’s heavy-handed barrel vault has been replaced by a delicate glass V-shaped butterfly roof.
From New York Times ● Sep. 8, 2022
“But heavily influenced by Frank Lloyd Wright as well. He came up with the concept for the ginormous butterfly roof and some of the really interesting angles that we have in the house.”
From Washington Post ● Jun. 24, 2022
A butterfly roof — that iconic Palm Springs silhouette, inverting the traditional roofline slope to let in more light — runs through the entire property.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2016
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