Barrel roof

**Roof Shapes:**
– Gable roof
– Hip roof
– Mansard roof
– Gambrel roof
– Flat roof
– Barrel roof

**References:**
– Billington, David P. (2006)
– Glossary of Architectural Terms – Barrel roof
– Archiseek
– Bulk storage, Barrel Roof
– Wikimedia Commons

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**Publication Information:**
– Title: Power, Speed, and Form: Engineers and the Making of the Twentieth Century
– Publisher: Princeton University Press
– Page count: 197
– ISBN: 0-691-10292-9

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– National Germany
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Barrel roof (Wikipedia)

A barrel roof is a curved roof that, especially from below, is curved like a cut-away barrel. They have some advantages over dome roofs, especially being able to cover rectangular buildings, due to their uniform cross-section. They are mainly used as bulk storage industrial buildings due to their capability to have better space to structure ratio and larger spans.

A barrel roof on the skylights of the Loop5 shopping mall in Darmstadt, Germany.

Barrel vaults are a particular form of barrel roof.

  • Two examples of a barrel roof

Definition from ChatGPT:

Barrel roof:

A barrel roof is a type of curved roof that resembles the shape of a barrel or tunnel. It is typically formed by a series of arches or curved trusses that create a continuous, rounded roofline. Barrel roofs are commonly used in architectural design to provide a unique and aesthetically pleasing look to a building.