Setback (architecture)
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Setback (architecture)
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A setback, in the specific sense of a step-back, is a step-like form of a wall or other building frontage, also termed a recession or recessed story. Importantly, one or more step-backs lowers the building's center of mass, making it more stable. A setback as a minimum one-bay indent across all stories is called a recessed bay or recess and is the more common exterior form of an alcove. Notable upper stories forming a step-back may form a belvedere – and in residential use are considered the pen
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Step-like recession in a wall
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Setback_(architecture)
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2023-11-27T22:05:43Z
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