Barrel roof

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

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.,^[1] due to their uniform cross-section.^[2]

Barrel vaults are a particular form of barrel roof.

• Two examples of a barrel roof
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See also

• Bochka roof

References

1. Billington, David P. (2006). Power, speed, and form: engineers and the making of the twentieth century. Princeton University Press. p. 197. ISBN 0-691-10292-9.
2. "Glossary of Architectural Terms - Barrel roof". Archiseek. Archived from the original on 3 June 2010. Retrieved 24 May 2010.