At the good house we ve been aware since long that architects developers and builders struggle to find traditional roof windows also known as dormer windows suitable for french provincial projects without bringing the price through the roof so to speak.
French provincial roof windows.
This may well be history as we now manufacture this product in melbourne.
Tall second story windows often with arched tops porches with substantial balustrades.
Inspired by the rural manor homes of the 1600s french provincial homes are characterized by.
A mansard roof on the château de dampierre by jules hardouin mansart great nephew of françois mansart a mansard or mansard roof also called a french roof or curb roof is a four sided gambrel style hip roof characterized by two slopes on each of its sides with the lower slope punctured by dormer windows at a steeper angle than the upper.
Dormers are small extensions that protrude out from the roof.