The roof of the hall of supreme harmony in the forbidden city is the best example.
Japanese roof tops.
To add a japanese touch to the design tax architects opted for blackened wood beams using the traditional japanese technique shou sugi ban.
A 500 seat beachfront patio.
Bring your own food and drink or grab something from the neighboring starbucks and relax on the wooden decking or on one of the loungers sprinkled around the space.
They were mainly used for important halls temples gardens and other official buildings.
Resting hill roofs resting hill or xie shan roofs 歇山顶 xiēshāndǐng with two curving sides were second in importance to hip roofs.
The acros fukuoka prefectural hall is perhaps japan s pioneering green roof building designed by emilio ambasz who is himself a pioneering green architect.
The roof of their oval shaped school designed by tokyo based firm tezuka architects is an endless playground and trees grow right through classrooms.
Yán shòu or walking beasts 走獸 走兽.
Mansard roofs create extra space but they can be a framing nightmare.
Chinese imperial roof decorations or roof charms or roof figures 檐獸 檐兽.
Metal roofing materials such as metal shingles and standing seam are most popular because they avoid difficult maintenance and access down the line.
Featuring world renowned celebrity chef akira back lumi is an energetic and upscale rooftop experience serving modern japanese fare and sushi accompanied by handcrafted libations in a vividly unique atmosphere.
The top part of the roof slope is angled more as it meets up with an adjoining flat or low slope roof.
Zǒu shòu or crouching beasts 蹲獸 蹲兽.
At fuji kindergarten outside tokyo kids make the most of a magical environment designed just for them.
A grill with orange crushes and fat burgers the cavalier resort complex is coming this spring.
Famed for it s trippy kaleidoscope entrance on the corner of omotesando and meiji dori the rooftop of the tokyu plaza building is also a marvel of modern urban design.
Dūn shòu were statuettes placed along the ridge line of official buildings of the chinese empire only official buildings palaces government buildings and some temples were.
Thick wooden beams scale two storeys to support the.