diff --git a/include/mapnik/renderer_common/process_building_symbolizer.hpp b/include/mapnik/renderer_common/process_building_symbolizer.hpp
index 148409a2d..589107dcf 100644
--- a/include/mapnik/renderer_common/process_building_symbolizer.hpp
+++ b/include/mapnik/renderer_common/process_building_symbolizer.hpp
@@ -23,119 +23,103 @@
 #ifndef MAPNIK_RENDERER_COMMON_PROCESS_BUILDING_SYMBOLIZER_HPP
 #define MAPNIK_RENDERER_COMMON_PROCESS_BUILDING_SYMBOLIZER_HPP
 
-#include <mapnik/segment.hpp>
 #include <mapnik/feature.hpp>
 #include <mapnik/vertex_adapters.hpp>
 #include <mapnik/path.hpp>
+#include <mapnik/transform_path_adapter.hpp>
 
-#include <algorithm>
-#include <deque>
+#pragma GCC diagnostic push
+#include <mapnik/warning_ignore_agg.hpp>
+#include "agg_conv_transform.h"
+#pragma GCC diagnostic pop
 
 namespace mapnik {
 
-namespace detail {
-
-template <typename F1, typename F2, typename F3>
-void make_building(geometry::polygon<double> const& poly, double height, F1 const& face_func, F2 const& frame_func, F3 const& roof_func)
+struct render_building_symbolizer
 {
-    path_type frame(path_type::types::LineString);
-    path_type roof(path_type::types::Polygon);
-    std::deque<segment_t> face_segments;
-    double ring_begin_x, ring_begin_y;
-    double x0 = 0;
-    double y0 = 0;
-    double x,y;
-    geometry::polygon_vertex_adapter<double> va(poly);
-    va.rewind(0);
-    for (unsigned cm = va.vertex(&x, &y); cm != SEG_END;
-         cm = va.vertex(&x, &y))
+    using vertex_adapter_type = geometry::polygon_vertex_adapter<double>;
+    using transform_path_type = transform_path_adapter<view_transform, vertex_adapter_type>;
+    using roof_type = agg::conv_transform<transform_path_type>;
+
+    template <typename F1, typename F2, typename F3>
+    static void apply(feature_impl const& feature,
+                      proj_transform const& prj_trans,
+                      view_transform const& view_trans,
+                      double height,
+                      F1 face_func, F2 frame_func, F3 roof_func)
     {
-        if (cm == SEG_MOVETO)
+        auto const& geom = feature.get_geometry();
+        if (geom.is<geometry::polygon<double>>())
         {
-            frame.move_to(x,y);
-            ring_begin_x = x;
-            ring_begin_y = y;
+            auto const& poly = geom.get<geometry::polygon<double>>();
+            vertex_adapter_type va(poly);
+            transform_path_type transformed(view_trans, va, prj_trans);
+            make_building(transformed, height, face_func, frame_func, roof_func);
         }
-        else if (cm == SEG_LINETO)
+        else if (geom.is<geometry::multi_polygon<double>>())
         {
-            frame.line_to(x,y);
-            face_segments.emplace_back(x0,y0,x,y);
-        }
-        else if (cm == SEG_CLOSE)
-        {
-            frame.close_path();
-            if (!face_segments.empty())
+            auto const& multi_poly = geom.get<geometry::multi_polygon<double>>();
+            for (auto const& poly : multi_poly)
             {
-                face_segments.emplace_back(x0, y0, ring_begin_x, ring_begin_y);
+                vertex_adapter_type va(poly);
+                transform_path_type transformed(view_trans, va, prj_trans);
+                make_building(transformed, height, face_func, frame_func, roof_func);
             }
         }
-        x0 = x;
-        y0 = y;
     }
 
-    std::sort(face_segments.begin(),face_segments.end(), y_order);
-    for (auto const& seg : face_segments)
+private:
+    template <typename F>
+    static void render_face(double x0, double y0, double x, double y, double height, F const& face_func, path_type & frame)
     {
         path_type faces(path_type::types::Polygon);
-        faces.move_to(std::get<0>(seg),std::get<1>(seg));
-        faces.line_to(std::get<2>(seg),std::get<3>(seg));
-        faces.line_to(std::get<2>(seg),std::get<3>(seg) + height);
-        faces.line_to(std::get<0>(seg),std::get<1>(seg) + height);
-
+        faces.move_to(x0, y0);
+        faces.line_to(x, y);
+        faces.line_to(x, y - height);
+        faces.line_to(x0, y0 - height);
         face_func(faces);
-        //
-        frame.move_to(std::get<0>(seg),std::get<1>(seg));
-        frame.line_to(std::get<0>(seg),std::get<1>(seg)+height);
+
+        frame.move_to(x0, y0);
+        frame.line_to(x, y);
+        frame.line_to(x, y - height);
+        frame.line_to(x0, y0 - height);
     }
 
-    va.rewind(0);
-    for (unsigned cm = va.vertex(&x, &y); cm != SEG_END;
-         cm = va.vertex(&x, &y))
+    template <typename Geom, typename F1, typename F2, typename F3>
+    static void make_building(Geom & poly, double height, F1 const& face_func, F2 const& frame_func, F3 const& roof_func)
     {
-        if (cm == SEG_MOVETO)
+        path_type frame(path_type::types::LineString);
+        double ring_begin_x, ring_begin_y;
+        double x0 = 0;
+        double y0 = 0;
+        double x, y;
+        poly.rewind(0);
+        for (unsigned cm = poly.vertex(&x, &y); cm != SEG_END; cm = poly.vertex(&x, &y))
         {
-            frame.move_to(x,y+height);
-            roof.move_to(x,y+height);
-        }
-        else if (cm == SEG_LINETO)
-        {
-            frame.line_to(x,y+height);
-            roof.line_to(x,y+height);
-        }
-        else if (cm == SEG_CLOSE)
-        {
-            frame.close_path();
-            roof.close_path();
+            if (cm == SEG_MOVETO)
+            {
+                ring_begin_x = x;
+                ring_begin_y = y;
+            }
+            else if (cm == SEG_LINETO)
+            {
+                render_face(x0, y0, x, y, height, face_func, frame);
+            }
+            else if (cm == SEG_CLOSE)
+            {
+                render_face(x0, y0, ring_begin_x, ring_begin_y, height, face_func, frame);
+            }
+            x0 = x;
+            y0 = y;
         }
+
+        frame_func(frame);
+
+        agg::trans_affine_translation tr(0, -height);
+        roof_type roof(poly, tr);
+        roof_func(roof);
     }
-
-    frame_func(frame);
-    roof_func(roof);
-}
-
-} // ns detail
-
-template <typename F1, typename F2, typename F3>
-void render_building_symbolizer(mapnik::feature_impl const& feature,
-                                double height,
-                                F1 face_func, F2 frame_func, F3 roof_func)
-{
-
-    auto const& geom = feature.get_geometry();
-    if (geom.is<geometry::polygon<double> >())
-    {
-        auto const& poly = geom.get<geometry::polygon<double> >();
-        detail::make_building(poly, height, face_func, frame_func, roof_func);
-    }
-    else if (geom.is<geometry::multi_polygon<double> >())
-    {
-        auto const& multi_poly = geom.get<geometry::multi_polygon<double> >();
-        for (auto const& poly : multi_poly)
-        {
-            detail::make_building(poly, height, face_func, frame_func, roof_func);
-        }
-    }
-}
+};
 
 } // namespace mapnik
 
diff --git a/include/mapnik/segment.hpp b/include/mapnik/segment.hpp
deleted file mode 100644
index 854b9d79e..000000000
--- a/include/mapnik/segment.hpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,43 +0,0 @@
-/*****************************************************************************
- *
- * This file is part of Mapnik (c++ mapping toolkit)
- *
- * Copyright (C) 2017 Artem Pavlenko
- *
- * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
- * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
- * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
- * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
- *
- * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
- * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
- * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
- * Lesser General Public License for more details.
- *
- * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
- * License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
- * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA
- *
- *****************************************************************************/
-
-#ifndef MAPNIK_SEGMENT_HPP
-#define MAPNIK_SEGMENT_HPP
-
-#include <tuple>
-#include <algorithm>
-
-namespace mapnik
-{
-
-using segment_t = std::tuple<double,double,double,double>;
-
-static inline bool y_order(segment_t const& first,segment_t const& second)
-{
-    double miny0 = std::min(std::get<1>(first), std::get<3>(first));
-    double miny1 = std::min(std::get<1>(second), std::get<3>(second));
-    return miny0 > miny1;
-}
-
-}
-
-#endif // MAPNIK_SEGMENT_HPP
diff --git a/src/agg/process_building_symbolizer.cpp b/src/agg/process_building_symbolizer.cpp
index 71a76be41..97f1e5479 100644
--- a/src/agg/process_building_symbolizer.cpp
+++ b/src/agg/process_building_symbolizer.cpp
@@ -27,12 +27,10 @@
 #include <mapnik/agg_renderer.hpp>
 #include <mapnik/agg_rasterizer.hpp>
 #include <mapnik/agg_helpers.hpp>
-#include <mapnik/segment.hpp>
 #include <mapnik/symbolizer.hpp>
 #include <mapnik/expression_evaluator.hpp>
 #include <mapnik/expression.hpp>
 #include <mapnik/renderer_common/process_building_symbolizer.hpp>
-#include <mapnik/transform_path_adapter.hpp>
 
 // stl
 #include <deque>
@@ -58,7 +56,6 @@ void agg_renderer<T0,T1>::process(building_symbolizer const& sym,
                                   mapnik::feature_impl & feature,
                                   proj_transform const& prj_trans)
 {
-    using transform_path_type = transform_path_adapter<view_transform, vertex_adapter>;
     using ren_base = agg::renderer_base<agg::pixfmt_rgba32_pre>;
     using renderer = agg::renderer_scanline_aa_solid<ren_base>;
 
@@ -88,13 +85,12 @@ void agg_renderer<T0,T1>::process(building_symbolizer const& sym,
 
     double height = get<double, keys::height>(sym, feature, common_.vars_) * common_.scale_factor_;
 
-    render_building_symbolizer(
-        feature, height,
+    render_building_symbolizer::apply(
+        feature, prj_trans, common_.t_, height,
         [&,r,g,b,a,opacity](path_type const& faces)
         {
             vertex_adapter va(faces);
-            transform_path_type faces_path (this->common_.t_,va,prj_trans);
-            ras_ptr->add_path(faces_path);
+            ras_ptr->add_path(va);
             ren.color(agg::rgba8_pre(int(r*0.8), int(g*0.8), int(b*0.8), int(a * opacity)));
             agg::render_scanlines(*ras_ptr, sl, ren);
             this->ras_ptr->reset();
@@ -102,19 +98,17 @@ void agg_renderer<T0,T1>::process(building_symbolizer const& sym,
         [&,r,g,b,a,opacity](path_type const& frame)
         {
             vertex_adapter va(frame);
-            transform_path_type path(common_.t_,va, prj_trans);
-            agg::conv_stroke<transform_path_type> stroke(path);
+            agg::conv_stroke<vertex_adapter> stroke(va);
             stroke.width(common_.scale_factor_);
+            stroke.miter_limit(common_.scale_factor_ / 2.0);
             ras_ptr->add_path(stroke);
             ren.color(agg::rgba8_pre(int(r*0.8), int(g*0.8), int(b*0.8), int(a * opacity)));
             agg::render_scanlines(*ras_ptr, sl, ren);
             ras_ptr->reset();
         },
-        [&,r,g,b,a,opacity](path_type const& roof)
+        [&,r,g,b,a,opacity](render_building_symbolizer::roof_type & roof)
         {
-            vertex_adapter va(roof);
-            transform_path_type roof_path (common_.t_,va,prj_trans);
-            ras_ptr->add_path(roof_path);
+            ras_ptr->add_path(roof);
             ren.color(agg::rgba8_pre(r, g, b, int(a * opacity)));
             agg::render_scanlines(*ras_ptr, sl, ren);
         });
diff --git a/src/cairo/process_building_symbolizer.cpp b/src/cairo/process_building_symbolizer.cpp
index ae6337f96..914534a83 100644
--- a/src/cairo/process_building_symbolizer.cpp
+++ b/src/cairo/process_building_symbolizer.cpp
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
 #include <mapnik/symbolizer.hpp>
 #include <mapnik/proj_transform.hpp>
 #include <mapnik/cairo/cairo_renderer.hpp>
-#include <mapnik/transform_path_adapter.hpp>
 // mapnik symbolizer generics
 #include <mapnik/renderer_common/process_building_symbolizer.hpp>
 
@@ -44,7 +43,6 @@ void cairo_renderer<T>::process(building_symbolizer const& sym,
                                   mapnik::feature_impl & feature,
                                   proj_transform const& prj_trans)
 {
-    using transform_path_type = transform_path_adapter<view_transform,vertex_adapter>;
     cairo_save_restore guard(context_);
     composite_mode_e comp_op = get<composite_mode_e, keys::comp_op>(sym, feature, common_.vars_);
     mapnik::color fill = get<color, keys::fill>(sym, feature, common_.vars_);
@@ -53,33 +51,30 @@ void cairo_renderer<T>::process(building_symbolizer const& sym,
 
     context_.set_operator(comp_op);
 
-    render_building_symbolizer(
-        feature, height,
+    render_building_symbolizer::apply(
+        feature, prj_trans, common_.t_, height,
         [&](path_type const& faces)
         {
             vertex_adapter va(faces);
-            transform_path_type faces_path(common_.t_, va, prj_trans);
             context_.set_color(fill.red()  * 0.8 / 255.0, fill.green() * 0.8 / 255.0,
                                fill.blue() * 0.8 / 255.0, fill.alpha() * opacity / 255.0);
-            context_.add_path(faces_path);
+            context_.add_path(va);
             context_.fill();
         },
         [&](path_type const& frame)
         {
             vertex_adapter va(frame);
-            transform_path_type path(common_.t_, va, prj_trans);
             context_.set_color(fill.red()  * 0.8 / 255.0, fill.green() * 0.8/255.0,
                               fill.blue() * 0.8 / 255.0, fill.alpha() * opacity / 255.0);
             context_.set_line_width(common_.scale_factor_);
-            context_.add_path(path);
+            context_.set_miter_limit(common_.scale_factor_ / 2.0);
+            context_.add_path(va);
             context_.stroke();
         },
-        [&](path_type const& roof)
+        [&](render_building_symbolizer::roof_type & roof)
         {
-            vertex_adapter va(roof);
-            transform_path_type roof_path(common_.t_, va, prj_trans);
             context_.set_color(fill, opacity);
-            context_.add_path(roof_path);
+            context_.add_path(roof);
             context_.fill();
         });
 }
diff --git a/src/grid/process_building_symbolizer.cpp b/src/grid/process_building_symbolizer.cpp
index 144bb4c4b..940e648ca 100644
--- a/src/grid/process_building_symbolizer.cpp
+++ b/src/grid/process_building_symbolizer.cpp
@@ -29,8 +29,6 @@
 #include <mapnik/grid/grid_renderer.hpp>
 #include <mapnik/grid/grid_renderer_base.hpp>
 #include <mapnik/grid/grid.hpp>
-#include <mapnik/transform_path_adapter.hpp>
-#include <mapnik/segment.hpp>
 #include <mapnik/expression_evaluator.hpp>
 #include <mapnik/expression.hpp>
 #include <mapnik/symbolizer.hpp>
@@ -59,7 +57,6 @@ void grid_renderer<T>::process(building_symbolizer const& sym,
     using pixfmt_type = typename grid_renderer_base_type::pixfmt_type;
     using color_type = typename grid_renderer_base_type::pixfmt_type::color_type;
     using renderer_type = agg::renderer_scanline_bin_solid<grid_renderer_base_type>;
-    using transform_path_type = transform_path_adapter<view_transform, vertex_adapter>;
     agg::scanline_bin sl;
 
     grid_rendering_buffer buf(pixmap_.raw_data(), common_.width_, common_.height_, common_.width_);
@@ -72,13 +69,12 @@ void grid_renderer<T>::process(building_symbolizer const& sym,
 
     double height = get<value_double>(sym, keys::height, feature, common_.vars_, 0.0);
 
-    render_building_symbolizer(
-        feature, height,
+    render_building_symbolizer::apply(
+        feature, prj_trans, common_.t_, height,
         [&](path_type const& faces)
         {
             vertex_adapter va(faces);
-            transform_path_type faces_path (common_.t_,va,prj_trans);
-            ras_ptr->add_path(faces_path);
+            ras_ptr->add_path(va);
             ren.color(color_type(feature.id()));
             agg::render_scanlines(*ras_ptr, sl, ren);
             ras_ptr->reset();
@@ -86,18 +82,16 @@ void grid_renderer<T>::process(building_symbolizer const& sym,
         [&](path_type const& frame)
         {
             vertex_adapter va(frame);
-            transform_path_type path(common_.t_,va,prj_trans);
-            agg::conv_stroke<transform_path_type> stroke(path);
+            agg::conv_stroke<vertex_adapter> stroke(va);
+            stroke.miter_limit(common_.scale_factor_ / 2.0);
             ras_ptr->add_path(stroke);
             ren.color(color_type(feature.id()));
             agg::render_scanlines(*ras_ptr, sl, ren);
             ras_ptr->reset();
         },
-        [&](path_type const& roof)
+        [&](render_building_symbolizer::roof_type & roof)
         {
-            vertex_adapter va(roof);
-            transform_path_type roof_path (common_.t_,va,prj_trans);
-            ras_ptr->add_path(roof_path);
+            ras_ptr->add_path(roof);
             ren.color(color_type(feature.id()));
             agg::render_scanlines(*ras_ptr, sl, ren);
         });
diff --git a/test/data-visual b/test/data-visual
index 574ad9bf8..bbeb5ec35 160000
--- a/test/data-visual
+++ b/test/data-visual
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 574ad9bf84450708a7f8befa63dddbc0a377cfa5
+Subproject commit bbeb5ec35c75fa8b5712f8215f132a19e84ea1fb