"Flat roofs are typically more cost-effective ... Then look to the existing structure to inform proportions, details, and materiality." ...

In Le Corbusier's 5 points of architecture, he advocates the inclusion of flat roofs hosting roof ... examples of these living roofs, including the structural detailing that makes them possible.

We are designing a pitched roof for our 1950s-era home that has an almost-flat torch-down roof ... building over the top of the existing roof structure. Is this something that might be problematic?

Those frames support flat ... roofs have not been able to meet Anchorage code, which typically requires that buildings support a minimum of 40 pounds per square foot. “Portions of the structure ...