Contemporary house roof design Kerala

The Flat-Roof Dilemma: Introducing Concealed Mono-Pitch Shingle Roofs to Cubist Architecture

• September 15, 2026
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Modern contemporary architecture—distinguished by sharp horizontal planes, bold rectangular cantilever boxes, and stark cubic massing—has become the signature aesthetic for luxury residences across South India. The visual core of this minimalist movement is the flat roofline. Traditional sloping gables, hipped ridges, and wide overhanging eaves are eliminated to achieve an austere, gallery-style geometry. Yet in …