What would you describe this as?

[BLIC]

What do you call that structure on top of rooftops that protrudes out of the roof itself? The place where the door/stairwell to the roof is located. I've attached an image of what I'm talking about below (the thing circled in red). Is there some specific architectural vocabulary for this thing? I just need to describe it in one of my stories since my protagonist is lying there.

 

[BearlyAlive]

"Top of the rooftop building"? Not sure, either ^^"

 

[Nneeil]

You could just say, "He was lying on top of the entrance to the rooftop" or something like that.

 

[SakeVision]

This is where they enter the rooftop. There is a staircase down inside the "structure".

Depending on how building, I presume school, is structured you can refer to it in many ways. Perhaps even the "top floor"?

 

[DarkeReises]

Yoinked from: https://english.stackexchange.com/q...f-this-thing-like-a-building-on-top-of-a-roof

 

[Kenjona]

It is either a "Stairwell roof access" "Stairwell House" "Shack" or "Bulkhead". Bulkhead is more common for a tradesperson, most people will not run into that; House is more common when talking to non trades people. If it houses maintenance stuff like HVAC it could be a "plant room" "Facilities room" or "Maintenance room/shack". People will understand when someone says stair roof access, though.
Also "Roof Tower" or "Stairwell Tower" are also used.

 

[LilTV1155]

Bulkhead Buidling
Here's the site you can check out for accuracy: What do you call this building on top of roof?

If you are talking about descriptive details, Idk srry.

 

[DarkeReises]

Bulkhead Buidling
Here's the site you can check out for accuracy: What do you call this building on top of roof?

If you are talking about descriptive details, Idk srry.

Hello there fellow googler, how's your day goin?

 

[LilTV1155]

Hello there fellow googler, how's your day goin?

Wondering how to simplify stuff into comic strips without getting color-messy or lousy arts and dealing with broken Chapter 1 loops.
Not liking current toothbrush.

 

[BlackKnightX]

What do you call that structure on top of rooftops that protrudes out of the roof itself? The place where the door/stairwell to the roof is located. I've attached an image of what I'm talking about below (the thing circled in red). Is there some specific architectural vocabulary for this thing? I just need to describe it in one of my stories since my protagonist is lying there.

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Mumty means a structure with a covering roof over a main staircase and its landing built to enclose the stairs for the purpose of providing protection from weather.

There are a lot of answers, but I think this one is the closest.

Honestly, though I don’t think people use this word that much. If I have to make a wild guess, I think most people will just call it stairwell or stair cover or something like that. Or you can just make up your own word for it.

 

[ABCGUY]

What do you call that structure on top of rooftops that protrudes out of the roof itself? The place where the door/stairwell to the roof is located. I've attached an image of what I'm talking about below (the thing circled in red). Is there some specific architectural vocabulary for this thing? I just need to describe it in one of my stories since my protagonist is lying there.

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The rooftop above the rooftop

 

[Amok]

Just 'roof access' seems to be the simplest term.of course this can denote nothing but a hatch, but in most modern buildings it will be an extended structure as shown in OP.

 

[Kenjona]

Mumty means a structure with a covering roof over a main staircase and its landing built to enclose the stairs for the purpose of providing protection from weather.

There are a lot of answers, but I think this one is the closest.

Honestly, though I don’t think people use this word that much. If I have to make a wild guess, I think most people will just call it stairwell or stair cover or something like that. Or you can just make up your own word for it.

Mumty is also a term you normally would only find in certain trades languages, but is not in normal usage.

 

[Ai-chan]

What do you call that structure on top of rooftops that protrudes out of the roof itself? The place where the door/stairwell to the roof is located. I've attached an image of what I'm talking about below (the thing circled in red). Is there some specific architectural vocabulary for this thing? I just need to describe it in one of my stories since my protagonist is lying there.

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Since this is a Japanese school rooftop, we simply call that 屋上塔屋 (okujou touya). It means rooftop tower. Some people translate it into English as rooftop turret, but turrets feels like a defensive structure, so Ai-chan doesn't think it's quite right. 屋上塔屋 is the architectural term in Japanese.