This detail shows how a detail can
be repeated to help the whole building tell a tale about itself.
Alone, the detail acts as a small
ledge that can guide water toward a drain or guide water to drip down to the
next ledge as to keep some moisture away from the brick façade.
Pull your view back and repeat the
detail up the building, the rest of the structure starts to speak for itself.
The lines created by the ledge (along with the placement of windows) tell you where
the floor plates of the building are. It also comes clean about its
construction. It says, “I’m not gona lie. I’m not 100% masonry. The brick is
mostly for exterior purposes, and the real structure lies underneath it.”
Not only can details tell their own
stories, they can help the building as a whole tell a different story.
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