Yán shòu or walking beasts 走獸 走兽.
Japanese roof tops.
They were mainly used for important halls temples gardens and other official buildings.
The second roof is visible only from under the eaves and is therefore called a.
Dūn shòu were statuettes placed along the ridge line of official buildings of the chinese empire only official buildings palaces government buildings and some temples were.
The roof of their oval shaped school designed by tokyo based firm tezuka architects is an endless playground and trees grow right through classrooms.
A 500 seat beachfront patio.
Thick wooden beams scale two storeys to support the.
A grill with orange crushes and fat burgers the cavalier resort complex is coming this spring.
Featuring world renowned celebrity chef akira back lumi is an energetic and upscale rooftop experience serving modern japanese fare and sushi accompanied by handcrafted libations in a vividly unique atmosphere.
The top part of the roof slope is angled more as it meets up with an adjoining flat or low slope roof.
Bring your own food and drink or grab something from the neighboring starbucks and relax on the wooden decking or on one of the loungers sprinkled around the space.
A rooftop japanese peruvian restaurant with a solarium.
Zǒu shòu or crouching beasts 蹲獸 蹲兽.
The acros fukuoka prefectural hall is perhaps japan s pioneering green roof building designed by emilio ambasz who is himself a pioneering green architect.
To add a japanese touch to the design tax architects opted for blackened wood beams using the traditional japanese technique shou sugi ban.
The hidden roof 野屋根 noyane is a type of roof widely used in japan both at buddhist temples and shinto shrines it is composed of a true roof above and a second roof beneath permitting an outer roof of steep pitch to have eaves of shallow pitch jutting widely from the walls but without overhanging them.
Chinese imperial roof decorations or roof charms or roof figures 檐獸 檐兽.
At fuji kindergarten outside tokyo kids make the most of a magical environment designed just for them.
Metal roofing materials such as metal shingles and standing seam are most popular because they avoid difficult maintenance and access down the line.
Mansard roofs create extra space but they can be a framing nightmare.