Thought I'd post a small addendum to the first part...The roofing styles I have listed are only the most common. There are more obscure ones as well. For example, I came across this today while researching roof design. One last roof style worth mentioning is the ****** Roof. Charles William “C.W.” ****** (6 July 1871 – 25 April 1942) was an American architect famous for developing a distinctive style of Hawaiian architecture. The shape of the roof and the projecting eaves became such a ****** trademark that it became known locally as the "****** roof": a hip roof with a "double-pitch", that is, a shallower pitch at the eaves, as can be seen on the house he constructed in 1926:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3625/3384543530_e797202348_z.jpg
I am thinking a house with this design would be perfect for the Tiki set in TS3!
http://gb.store.thesims3.com/setsProductDetails.html?scategoryId=11488&index=0&productId=OFB-SIM3:35948
Or if pushed or exaggerated would be spot-on for a beachside bar or hamburger joint.
Kirk
Hmm, seems EA finds the name for this style roof offensive! Here's a link, LOL,
http://tikiarchitecture.blogspot.com/2011/03/evolution-of-hawaiian-style-roof.html
