butterfly roof

American  

noun

1. a roof having more than one slope, each descending inward from the eaves.

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Example Sentences

Johnson’s heavy-handed barrel vault has been replaced by a delicate glass V-shaped butterfly roof.

From New York Times

“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

Rereading a chapter on Ain in Esther McCoy’s “Second Generation,” a 1984 book about California architects, Mr. Escher and Mr. GuneWardena noticed a reference to a singular, unpictured Ain house with a butterfly roof just like the Greene house.

From New York Times

Mr. Escher and Mr. GuneWardena estimated that, in the end, 50 percent of the house’s original materials were retained, including the framing of the butterfly roof, sections of the subfloor and floor structure, the brick fireplaces and almost all the concrete.

From New York Times

Then, rebalanced at the bottom, you notice nothing but this home: It’s textured and smooth, metallic and glassily reflective, nestled and bold, with a shed roof over the one-story garage; a majestic butterfly roof alit on the two-story living area; and an entry hall connecting, and separating, them.

From Seattle Times