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hipped roof
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hipped roof, hip roof
A roof comprising adjacent flat surfaces that slope upward from all sides of the perimeter of the building, requiring a hip rafter along each intersection of the inclined surfaces; also see pyramidal roof.
hip roof, hipped roof
hip roof
A roof which slopes upward from all four sides of a building, requiring a hip rafter at each corner.
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The first storey is predominantly masonry while the second storey is lighter, mainly clad in timber, with projecting fenestration that simulates traditional monsoon windows, above which overhanging, low-pitched hipped roofs are covered with hardwood shingles.
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This airy civilised building is made entirely of pine inside and out; its construction is post and beam with loadbearing walls under spreading hipped roofs.
Wright angles by McGuire, Penny / The Architectural Review
 
 
 
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