Did you ever notice how a preschooler draws a house? More often than not, it has a gable roof and a chimney with smoke that is perpendicular to the roof rather than the ground. It’s the simplest, most ...

Sections of brick, zinc, timber and concrete highlight the intentionally irregular form of this Sydney residence – a result of myriad planning restrictions (+ slideshow). Naremburn House was designed ...

Gable is the commonest style. The design involves two sides of a roof coming together at the peak to form a ridge. PHOTOs/Ismail Kezaala. The style one settles for relies on a variety of factors.