Detached villa with "gable roof" or flat roof

The classic city villa is my avatar image along with a hipped roof (for us 22°). At least, that is what many construction companies mean by it in their brochures below. That does not mean that every city villa has to look like that. It is just the most common variant.

A gable roof has the advantage that the roof surface facing south can be larger (if the house is properly oriented). (see 2 contributors above). A hipped roof is less suitable for this since a distribution on 3 sides does not make sense. (if my surface is 3x as large distributed over 3 roofs, the output is naturally higher than if I only have 1 roof with 1x surface). Furthermore, the hipped roof has a flatter shape (smaller angle), which benefits the solar system in the warmer season (and is worse in winter).

I also find the variant from pNo worth considering. With a proper knee wall in the attic, one could even really use this space (living area). For us, the roof is not usable except for storage. (highest point ~1.5 meters)

with a proper knee wall in the attic, you could actually use this space (living area). in our case, the roof is not usable except for storage. (highest point ~1.5 meters)

Our roof was not converted but is designed as a cold roof. However: after we laid the boards on top in winter, we have a dance hall.

Our roof was not converted but is designed as a cold roof. However: After we laid the panels on top in winter, we had a ballroom .

one can, but does not have to; in any case, with your roof variant you have more options in the attic. Our attic is really not worth having

Our house - see the picture - was initially planned as a city villa with a gable roof, as we knew from the beginning that sooner or later a photovoltaic system would be installed on it. However, we definitely wanted 2 full floors. With some redesign of the initial drafts (e.g. a longer side) and fitting into a slope, a more classic house was created – but with 2 full floors. By the way, the back of the house looks like a one-story building due to being fitted into the slope.

What pitch does your roof have?

Best regards
Sabine

What roof pitch do you have on your house?

Regards
Sabine

I had to check myself first: 32 degrees

you can, but don’t have to in any case with your roof option you have more possibilities in the attic. we can really do without our attic

We also built a city villa with a 22 degree hip roof. However, we find the just under 16 sqm under the cold roof, which are walkable, to be okay. We have put up shelves and are currently storing there all the things that no longer fit in the garage.

The standing height is really not generous, but at least we don’t clutter up as much as in the old house, where we had 120 sqm of attic available.