Dutch gable roof

In Mediterranean climates with lower snow loads high roof pitches and their greater consumption of materials and labor are unnecessary.

Gable roofs were already common in Flanders in the 16th century, being the result of the architectural tradition of a region with a rainy climate where the most accessible building material was brick.

The Dutch colonial expansion led to this type of roof being built in other areas of the world, especially in the settlements of the Cape and on the Atlantic coast of the United States, in the surroundings of the small town of New Amsterdam, which over time would end up becoming the city of New York.

The Dutch architectural heritage was taken up by Anglo-American home designers from the second half of the 19th century, when a current tending to recover traditional styles in the construction of luxurious country villas prevailed.

This trend has continued throughout the 20th century, such that the Dutch roof has become a design element of numerous single-family suburban homes in cities around the world.