Quatro Aguas Roof Design

Here s a little about the architectural design of our roof.

Quatro aguas roof design.

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. The older members of my construction crew still understand and use these old spanish terms. Our roof design seeks to capture a bit of the design aesthetic of the classic philippine native house the bahay kubo. The design of our roof includes two large vents high in the roof.

See more ideas about house exterior facade house house design. Oct 26 2016 explore jed inocencio s board hip roof houses quatro aguas on pinterest. The design of the structure follow a typical roofing line. Quatro aguas is a spanish architectural term meaning a roof with 4 sides instead of just the two sided a frame design.

The most common type of roofing designs are the hip roof and gable end roof. The second roofing line is called hip roofs which filipinos refers to as quatro aguas. This is important since we are able to estimate the length of the roofing panels given the roof slope. All roofing panels has a rib type profile and a 4mm thickness.

Some complex designs may contain several hips and can also blend to a gable style to provide a different look. More on that later. 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. The wind flows smoothly over a hip roof whichever direction it comes from.

Dos aguas and quatro aguas see roofing designs the king post has a height of 1 8 meters. From the spanish word quarto which means four its design to have four sloping sides.