William Krisel
What Houzz contributors are saying:
Flavin Architects added this to William Krisel’s Twin Palms: A Modern American Dream
Another view of the extended butterfly seen from the backyard of the same home. The mountains are perfectly framed between the two roof wings.
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Webby added this to Exterior house design
I love the butterfly roof design
Holly added this to Architecture
The slanted roof of this house meets the slanted roof of the garage, creating the appearance of a much larger house
Extended butterfly rooflines were popular throughout the mid-century period, with the roof a simple tilted plane sloping from a low point of 2 metres to a high point of 3.6 metres. Krisel made an interesting variation on this by pitching the house and carport roofs down toward each other, so they meet over each breezeway. He called this the extended butterfly, and it gave the appearance of an even larger butterfly roof.
tclandreth added this to Dream Home
Butterfly roof shows the garage and house roofs together.