Ski lodge-type log cabin Michigan home has pool with retractable roof, $475K Updated: Jun. 13, 2019, 9:08 a.m. | Published: Jun. 13, 2019, 8:35 a.m.

The six-bedroom house, spanning roughly 11,000 square feet, has a unique inverted pitched roof. It’s designed to take advantage of local zoning rules that allow greater heights for homes with ...

An inverted pitched roof creates sloping and curved ceilings that "blur structure and sculpture" at this home in Porto, ...

The guest cabins have mono-pitched roofs and a communal dining room has an inverted roof, forming an irregular roofline when seen together. The separate volumes are then linked by an elevated walkway.

Photo: Thurston Empson Due to extreme winds, the roof of the central courtyard was removed. Photo: Thurston Empson The most eye-catching is the inverted roof with a central garden courtyard.