Thirty Fun Roof Design Cases (Part 1)

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As the fifth facade of a building, the roof is an independent and complete visual interface that differs from facades and floors. It is also the core carrier for enhancing building recognition and enriching spatial experience. The fun roof design breaks the rigid image of a single flat and conventional sloping roof, balancing external visual aesthetics and internal spatial experience, transforming the roof from a simple enclosure component to a memorable highlight of the building. Design can rely on exaggerated and irregular shapes to create landmarks, as well as low-cost materials, openings, and greenery to achieve a delicate atmosphere.

Common styling techniques

1.Undulating curved roof: Breaking the traditional flat/single slope, using continuous curves, waves, and folds. Wave roof: continuous high and low undulations, producing dynamic contours with changing viewing angles, suitable for cultural tourism, commerce, and exhibition halls; Folded panel roof: With multiple folding lines and strong light and shadow segmentation, it can be achieved with low-cost concrete/steel structure; Hyperbolic thin shell, free-form surface: parameterized modeling, flowing without edges and corners, forming a sculptural roof landmark.

2.Multi slope combination and staggered splicing: A single roof is monotonous, and multiple units are spliced in height, length, and orientation.

Large and small slope roof clusters: staggered terraces, high and low interweaving, strong sense of village and hierarchy (commonly used in homestays and industrial parks); Cross slope, cross slope, and tiger window are staggered and stacked to break the monotony of the plane;

Suspended eaves with large overhangs: Some areas have excessively long overhangs, creating a contrast between reality and virtuality, and creating a floating fun with shadows.

3.Irregular geometry cutting: using unconventional geometry to break square shapes.

Slanted, triangular, diamond shaped, and polygonal roofs;

Excavation, corner cutting, and partial depression: opening large and small holes on the roof to form a rooftop courtyard and skylight courtyard; Inverted roof: Conventional roof flipping, with inverted cone and pyramid shapes, creates a strong visual contrast.

4.Layered and stacked roof (roof setback)

Multi story stepped roof, each level accessible to people: the outdoor platform is formed by stepping back layer by layer, with staggered heights and rich layers from a distance, balancing sightseeing and activities.

Case Study Appreciation

1.Public toilets in scenic areas under the "big roof", Hangzhou Lanxin Architecture

2."Container of the Sky" Residence, NKS2 Architects, Fukuoka, Japan

3.2024 Chengdu International Horticultural Exposition Xingcheng Exhibition Park Small Hidden Architecture

4.2020 Shenzhen Opera House International Competition Second Prize Proposal BIG

5.TUS Technology AICITY Chongqing Project BIG

6.Danish Paper Art Museum BIG

7.Suzhou Museum of Contemporary Art BIG

8.Prague Vltava Philharmonic Hall BIG

9.New Hamburg State Opera House, "Soundwave Green Channel" BIG

10.Google Bay View Park, BIG+Heatherwick Studio, California

11.Hashima Headquarters Office Building, Atelier Nagara Architectural Design Office+PERMANENT Co., Ltd

12.Hazamacho Residence, Tatsuya Kawamoto+Associates, Japan

13.K Residence, Fujimoto Shosuke Agency, Japan

14.Chengdu Xinglong Lake CITIC Bookstore, Chengdu MUDA Architecture

15.Children's Forest - Takahashi Forest Kindergarten, Guicheng Yamashita Architectural Design Firm, Japan

16.Le Havre Harbour Museum in France, extended curved roof LYT Xstudio

17.Design Proposal for the East Center of Feiyi Furukawa Station, by Shosuke Fujimoto Architectural Design Firm in Japan

18.Floating Boat Chronicles • Village Center, Xinyang Original Building

19.Gugu Laiyi, Cliff Station on Dahuan Mountain, Galaxy Arch Starry Architecture Studio in Henan Province

20.Lakeside Restaurant - Jiuyue Yi Restaurant, Langfang Sanlei ZIG Studio

21.Jiayang Garden Home Hata Tomoyama Architectural Design Firm

22.Jiaozi Avenue Wooden Roof Restaurant, Chengdu BEIVIE Zhiye Building

23.Jinji Lake Station 1, Suzhou Starry Sky Architecture Studio

24.Jinji Inn, Suzhou BIG+Arts Group

25.Smooth and Transparent - Urban Comprehensive Development Center Building NGNP+F. Garrido

26.Longmen Qicun Art and Design Center, Sichuan L Shi Di Architecture Studio

27.Azabu Hill, Heatherwick Studio, Japan

28.Wooden "Sky Curtain", Baraike Park Camping Barbecue Site, Hata Tomoyama Architectural Design Firm

29.Nanjing Ecological Science and Technology Island New Weiyi Science and Technology Park NBBJ

30.Ridge Reception Station, Takashige Yamashita Office, Japan