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] They are mainly used as bulk storage industrial buildings due to their capability to have better space to structure ratio and larger spans.[3]

Barrel vaults are a particular form of barrel roof.

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References

  1. ^ Billington, David P. (2006). Power, speed, and form: engineers and the making of the twentieth century. Princeton University Press. pp. 197. ISBN 0-691-10292-9. barrel roofs are.
  2. ^ "Glossary of Architectural Terms - Barrel roof". Archiseek. Archived from the original on 3 June 2010. Retrieved 24 May 2010.
  3. ^ "Bulk storage, Barrel Roof". www.lfspaceframe.com. Retrieved 2023-04-04.
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