Setback (architecture)

Setbacks on the Pyramid of Djoser, Saqqara, Egypt

A setback, in the specific sense of a step-back, is a step-like form of a wall or other building.^[1] Importantly, one or more step-backs lowers the building's center of mass, making it more stable.

Setback (architecture) Media

Graph of the 1916 New York City zoning ordinance with an example elevation for an 80-foot street in a 2½-times height district
Increasing setbacks make the Empire State Building in New York taper with height.
The Malloch Building in San Francisco is stepped back along the contour of the steep side of Telegraph Hill.
New York's Daily News Building features a number of setbacks. It was designed by architect Raymond Hood in 1929. The 1916 Zoning Resolution of New York led to many soaring, setbacked towers.

References

↑ Setback. Encyclopaedia Britannica. 2008. p. 1725. ISBN 978-1-59339-492-9. Retrieved 3 March 2020.

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[1] Setback. Encyclopaedia Britannica. 2008. p. 1725. ISBN 978-1-59339-492-9. Retrieved 3 March 2020.

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