Skillion Roof With Clerestory Windows

Home designer will attempt to generate a single integrated roof plan whenever possible but by adjusting a structure s height and roof pitch you can produce different results like a clerestory.

Skillion roof with clerestory windows. This is particularly handy in houses where privacy is a concern but the desire for natural light is high. The main feature of a clerestory roof is that it incorporates a row of clerestory windows in the vertical panel between the two sloping roof planes. Obviously we can do 2 overhang on the south of the 4 12. A clerestorystyle roof also known as a mono pitched lean to or skillion roof has two shed roofs with ridgeor top edges that face one another and with one top of the ridges higher than the other.

The main benefit of clerestory is ventilation. The design is fairly basic. Rectangle with 4 12 pitch on the south clerestory windows and a 6 12 pitch on the north. Ive attached a section for better orientation.

We re questioning how effective a 2 overhang extension of the 6 12 would be for the clerestory. The result is walls of varying heights within the structure. The row of windows forms a clear storey. One such benefit is the opportunity for clerestory windows framing one side of the building due to different wall heights.

Clerestory roof design can be hipped or gable presenting symmetrical roof and can be skillion roof. Clerestory windows made possible by a skillion roof in bent annexxe by bent architecture. Combining a skillion roof with a lean to roof is a modern look resulting in interesting crisscrossing angles and creating a great space for clerestory windows.