sawtooth roof

noun

1. a roof composed of a series of small parallel roofs of triangular cross section, usually asymmetrical with the shorter slope glazed.

Word History and Origins

Origin of sawtooth roof¹

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

Its circular form is visible from the ramps of LACMA’s Pavilion for Japanese Art and over the sawtooth roof of the Resnick.

From Los Angeles Times

Platz has redeveloped other parts of the mill complex, but progress on Bates Mill No. 5, a 350,000-square-foot building with a distinctive black sawtooth roof, has stalled.

From Washington Times

Just off to the right we could see the architect’s only two Southern California buildings, both designed for the Los Angeles County Museum of Art: the stocky Broad Contemporary Art Museum, finished in 2008, and the lower-lying Resnick Pavilion, from 2011, with its all-white sawtooth roof.

From Los Angeles Times

With its sawtooth roof; brick, glass and wood composition; carport and grid system, Wright’s Altadena design is reminiscent of the organic affordable Usonian-style homes designed by Wright’s father, the legendary architect Frank Lloyd Wright.

From Los Angeles Times

A sawtooth roof draws enlivening north light into the smallish top floor.

From Economist