As architectural styles have shifted, architects and builders have invented more ways to build dormers, the little rooms that project from a roof and allow more space and light in the top floor or attic.
When a hipped dormer projects from a roof at a 45-degree angle, it takes on a pyramidal shape. This design is unusual but creates an opportunity for a nearly wrap-around view because there are spaces for windows that look out in two directions.
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