I got an email over the weekend from ISA suggesting a new roof design for the 100k house that would be more economical than the existing two-tiered, flat roof with windows in between the two sections. Our final plans will be sent to Level 5 for bidding tomorrow so I quickly agreed that this was a smart design change.
While this will eliminate some windows, it will greatly streamline the construction of the roof while maintaining the high ceiling in the living room and plenty of light will still flood the space from both facades. One of the benefits of a small home is that windows from only the front and back will still provide plenty of daylight through the open floorplan.
BEFORE:
NEW ROOF DESIGN:
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Much better!!
I like the original roof better but for the sake of shaving costs I agree that it is a good idea and still looks good.
This is a nice design and it will require less maintenance as well. Anywhere that you have an interrupted roof plane you are inviting future problems at the flashing of the roof/kneewall junction. This is the first area that will leak on a roof. The single roof plane design eliminates this and the increased roof pitch will shed water more readily. This roof will last a lot longer.