butterfly roof
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Johnson’s heavy-handed barrel vault has been replaced by a delicate glass V-shaped butterfly roof.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
Among Sarasota's best: � Alta Vista Elementary School, a twelve-classroom $154,213 addition designed by Sarasota's Harvard-trained Victor Lundy, 35, with laminated-wood beams and arches supporting a butterfly roof that cantilevers out 18 ft.
From Time Magazine Archive
Nonetheless, the house does feature the signature elements of the modern style�with its boxy structure, butterfly roof, vertical cedar siding, and broad panels of glass windows�though inside, it has been greatly altered since originally built.
From Time Magazine Archive
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