mansard roof
Noun
Meaning
A hipped curb roof; that is, a roof having on all sides two slopes, the lower one being steeper than the upper one.
Source: Webster's dictionarySynonyms
mansard
attic
curb roof
cockloft
French roof
hip roof
hipped roof
barrel roof
arched roof
four-sided gambrel-style hip roof
hip roof with two slopes on each side
roof with a double slope on all sides
roof with two slopes on each side
steep roof
angled roof
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I can find quite a few apartment blocks of the appropriate vintage (although nothing that looks in quite such disrepair), but I’ve got nothing to narrow it down to the building under renovation with the Mansard roof and the spiky sky light.