0 the top end of the wall of a building, in the shape of a triangle, where it meets the sloping parts of a roof -- 山墙，三角墙
Elements such as roofs, gables and windows are likely to be dictated by the structure's primary function - providing shelter and light to the building's occupants.
In many residential designs, bedrooms, kitchens, bathrooms, living rooms, dining rooms, deck/patios, windows, doors, stairs or gables, are no more than standard architectural features.
Seen from the village street it presents itself as a simple gable end surmounted by a chimney.
There were loft conversions, several in 'pentices' (passages) between two houses with an entry below, and the addition of dormer windows in roofs and gables.
The self-supporting lamella and lightweight weather-boarded gables demonstrate the structural principle more effectively than drawings or photographs.
The gable of the service wing dominates, marking the main gateway, the threshold to the privacy of the home.
Dining facade on south elevation: condensed mirror image of west stack-andhorizontal-window and gable-withvertical-windowand-chimney motifs combines references to public and private aspects of marriage. 19e.
The roof is a doublepitch in slate, with a chimney in each gable.
