American architect Jennifer Bonner has topped this slender white house in Atlanta with an asymmetrical roofline to make the most of the space on its tight plot.
Bonner, who runs architecture studio MALL, completed the three-storey Haus Gables in Atlanta's Old Fourth Ward neighbourhood. It sits on a 24-­foot­ (7.3-metre) wide plot with a breadth of just 18 feet (5.5 metres) ? the same width as a mobile home.

The project features a cluster of six gables combined to form the single roof, creating a dramatic result that draws a strong contrast to other homes in the area. Bonner came up with the jagged roofline for the property following years exploring the city's residential architecture.
"I spent a few years lecturing, writing and conceptualising these ideas [in Atlanta] setting up a strategy which I would call the 'roof plan', as an ideology that might inform space in the domestic interior," she told Dezeen.
The roof's elaborate pitches are left exposed on the top floor of the residence and are the main feature of the interior design.  "The underbelly of the gable roofs creates an airy, lofty space filled with ample natural light in what is actually a small building footprint," said Bonner.
Haus Gables measures 2,200 square feet (204 square metres), with the upper level featuring numerous nooks and angular crannies from the intricate roof design.

"The roof plan establishes rooms, catwalks, and double height spaces in the interior by aligning the...