There were actually some odd shaped houses in medieval times due to strange laws about the square footage of the base of the house and the window count, etc...

There were actually some odd shaped houses in medieval times due to strange laws about the square footage of the base of the house and the window count, etc... So many times while building these houses they would create interesting awnings and overhangs in multiple directions many stories up to avoid these taxation rules. This lead to many interesting and strange looking houses. https://www.quora.com/What-were-High-Medieval-houses-in-cities-made-of-What-did-they-look-like https://www.quora.com/What-were-High-Medieval-houses-in-citi...