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.
Roundhouse green roof.
The green roof also had other advantages such as better insulation and the opportunity to create a beautiful terrace with wonderful views.
Living roofs can help insulate the building below provide pollination sources for surrounding wildlife and help the building blend into the landscape.
A roundhouse is a type of house with a circular plan usually with a conical roof.
However this roof is far from flat.
The materials used for this project mainly include stone and glass.
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.
Using this method to erect the first rafters no scaffolding is needed.
A guide to starting a roundhouse roof based at butser ancient farm in hampshire uk.