A continuous concrete lintel separates the facade and the roof surfaces and follows the top of the brickwork shell.
The reduced dimension slab edges, via thermally broken connections, are attached to precast lintels that are expressed on the street and rear facade.
Together the lintel and tympanum were a visual analogue of the canticle antiphons.
Fragments of lintels prolong a doorway into a gallery, and a thickened facade is transformed into occupiable space.
The upper lintel is sometimes left out on a terrace so as to let in the sunlight.
The existing concrete lintel was extended downwards over 250mm of its width to give the same effect.
The wood to wood joints of the post and lintel system are made with metal using a 'bucket and bolt' system.
In this case, the top lintel has been omitted to let in more sunlight.
