The pyramid version of the mansard roof includes a pyramid design on top of the steep sides instead of a flat top.
Flat top mansard roof.
This mansard style roof flares out at the bottom.
Well the roof particularly defines the form of art rather than just making an architectural design for functionality.
However unlike a traditional mansard roof these roofs had a flat top.
The mansard roof is a combination of gambrel and hip roof.
You may not see such roofing style in most traditional homes but they can be easily found in barn houses and similar modern places.
Later on many small commercial buildings also adopted a mansard style roof.
Later on many small commercial buildings also adopted a mansard style roof.
However unlike a traditional mansard roof these roofs had a flat top.
The steep roof with windows creates an additional floor of habitable space a garret and reduces the overall height of the roof for a given number of.
Although the mansard roof was not used quite as often in traditional homes it featured in many high rise residential buildings especially in the late 1960s and 1970s.