House With Attic Quatro Aguas

Here s our original design for a two story house.

House with attic quatro aguas. The design of the structure follow a typical roofing line. We wanted to incorporate at least some filipino style into our house and also realized the advantages of attic ventilation under our hot metal roof. These terms are a carryover from the spanish un tejado de dos aguas a simple ridged roof or un tejado de quatro aguas a hip roof. One thing to note is how simple the above room is.

2266 n prospect ave ste 204. Traditional philippines houses had dos aguas or quatro aguas roofs. All roofing panels has a rib type profile and a 4mm thickness. If you dream of a huge primary bedroom suite your attic space may be perfect.

The second roofing line is called hip roofs which filipinos refers to as quatro aguas from the spanish word quarto which means four its design to have four sloping sides some complex designs may contain several hips and can also blend to a gable style to provide a different look. The walls are white. Traditional philippine houses had dos aguas two sided a frame design or quatro aguas four. Cubierta inclinada de teja árabe en color ocre o viejo con pendientes entre el 20 y 30 preferentemente a cuatro aguas part of a text on house design this site uses cookies.

Hip roofs quatro aguas. These over complex roofs are a recent development in the philippines. Some of these cookies are essential to the operation of the site while others help to improve your experience by providing insights into how the site is being. Four sides roofs or hip roofs are less likely to get lifted.

When building a house especially in this country simple roofs are an instinctive choice. It s also more separate from the rest of the house. The wind flows smoothly over a hip roof. Quatro aguas is a spanish architectural term meaning a roof with 4 sides instead of just the two sided a frame design.

Check out the amount of floor space in the above primary bedroom in the attic. Our philippine house project. The hip roof also known as cuatro aguas is more aerodynamic and more wind resistant compared to the gable or dos aguas which is a double pitched roof. This particular attic includes an en suite bathroom.