Pueblo Style Roofs

The flat roofs and earth toned walls of the pueblo style were inspired by the simple structures of the pueblo indians.

Pueblo style roofs.

Taos pueblo n m with domed oven in the foreground. The region s earliest structures were crafted by ancient peoples from adobe bricks a blend of earth and clay subsoils mixed with water bound with straw and fibers and cured in the sun. If adobe is not used rounded corners irregular parapets and thick battered walls are used to simulate it. This architectural form continued to be used by many pueblo peoples in the early 21st century.

Walls are usually stuccoed and painted in earth tones. Common features of the pueblo revival style include projecting wooden roof beams or vigas which sometimes serve no structural purpose corbels curved often stylized beam supports and latillas which are peeled branches or strips of wood laid across the tops of vigas to create a foundation usually supporting dirt or clay for a roof. The multistoried permanent attached homes typical of this tradition are modeled after the cliff dwellings built by the ancestral pueblo anasazi culture beginning in approximately ad 1150. While different design elements can be associated with more than one architectural style certain roofing materials are associated with specific styles.