A roundhouse is a type of house with a circular plan usually with a conical roof.
Roundhouse green roof.
In the later part of the 20th century modern designs of roundhouse eco buildings were constructed with materials such as cob cordwood or straw bale walls and reciprocal frame green roofs.
The materials used for this project mainly include stone and glass.
All resting on a very strong self supporting roundwood reciprocal roof see here for the building history of this roundhouse to date.
The combination is simple and contrasting and the result is a striking design.
However this roof is far from flat.
Above that will go insulation waterproof membrane soil and plants.
The final stage of building the roof of our roundhouse was to transform it into a garden.
Living roofs can help insulate the building below provide pollination sources for surrounding wildlife and help the building blend into the landscape.
A guide to starting a roundhouse roof based at butser ancient farm in hampshire uk.