Corbelling Out: Pushing Bricks Out Layer by Layer

A brick band that projects outwards in layers. Each layer of brick projects two to three centimeters further than the layer below it, forming a distinct overhang after five to eight continuous layers; the projection can be a continuous flat push or a staggered push where every other brick projects, forming a sawtooth pattern. It is used below cornices, between floors, and above openings, casting deep and clear horizontal shadow lines in sunlight. Avoid: replacing brick corbelling with precast molding components, making the overhang too shallow without shadows, using stone for the overhang, making the projection amount inconsistent for each layer.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一道往外層層突出的磚砌帶。每一層磚比下一層往外推出兩到三公分,連續五到八層之後形成一個明顯的出挑;推出的方式可以是整層平推,也可以是每隔一塊推出一塊形成鋸齒。它用在簷口下方、樓層之間與開口的上緣,在陽光下投出深而清楚的水平陰影線。避免:用預鑄的線腳構件取代磚的疊澀、把出挑做得太淺沒有陰影、使用石材做出挑、讓每一層的推出量不一致。