Traditional Chinese Roof Structure

The interlocking and overlapping columns and.

Traditional chinese roof structure.

Sometimes the hip roof had a flat top. Graceful curved shapes the upturned eaves on roof corners are the most identifiable mark of chinese roof architecture. Traditional chinese roofs on garden structures round roof. 3 features of chinese roof architecture 1.

A traditional chinese roof with 8 facades which could be either single or double eaves. There are four types of roof structures that were used in ancient china. The first was a hip roof consisting of five ridges and is very large in scale. The visually compelling and highly complex structures that support the.

Without doubt one of the most instantly recognisable aspects of chinese architecture is how the temple roofs are designed. It is characterize by its inward curve and upturned corners. 3 suspended roof xuanshan roof see the 3rd picture. This type of roof allows the structure with three facades normally used on a small garden pavilion.

Eastern asia hip and gable roof xieshan roof see the 2nd picture below the roof on the building in front of us is. Flat roofs are uncommon while gabled roofs are almost omnipresent in traditional chinese architecture. Timber jointing systems joints were favored over metal fixings.