Shelter and cool down your balcony, whatever its size or location, with these stylish ideas from interior and landscape design experts ...

By combining the two angled roofs to form a single surface, the architects created an asymmetric gable that is filled with glass to provide extensive views out.

A large gable roof with white-painted rafters sails over Senior Shelter, a house cloaked in black timber by i29 for an elderly couple in the Netherlands.

Solar-powered timber home in Chile embraces ocean views. Written by Lucy Wang. on. Apr 15, 2020 ... In order not to lose the continuity of these, a broken gable roof is proposed, ...

2. Avoid openings in the roof. Know that each hole you cut into your roof, whether for a skylight, chimney or gable, creates a potential spot for leaks and ice accumulation.

In short, no pun intended, it is a gable roof that has been cut off or clipped. The effect is a roof line that folds or leans back into the ridge.