mansard roof

Japanese: mansard roof(英語表記)mansardroof
mansard roof

...In addition, a rectangular roof, in which the water gradient of the two roof surfaces of a gable roof is changed so that the steeply sloping roof surface and the gently sloping roof surface meet at a right angle, is also a roof style seen in recent residential architecture. Furthermore, mansard roofs, in which the water gradient of a gable roof or hip roof is changed halfway up the roof, are used in snowy regions. Vaults and domes are roof styles that developed from the use of the arch principle when building roofs with stone materials, and are popular in countries with a tradition of stone architecture such as the Arab world and Europe, but are not often seen in Japan. ...

*Some of the terminology that refers to "mansard roof" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…また,切妻屋根の二つの屋根面の水こう配を変えて,急傾斜の屋根面と緩こう配の屋根面を直角に交わるようにした矩折(かねおり)屋根も,最近の住宅建築で見られる屋根形式である。さらに,切妻屋根や寄棟屋根の水こう配を屋根の途中から変えたマンサードmansard roofは雪国などで用いられる。ボールトやドームは石材で屋根を作るときに,アーチの原理を利用することから発達した屋根形式であり,アラブやヨーロッパのような石造建築の伝統をもつ国では普及しているが,日本ではあまり見られない。…

※「mansard roof」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報

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