About this asset

This wall-hosted Revit family provides a precise arched brick opening, ideal for creating detailed masonry voids in building models. Designed as a wall-hosted Revit family, this component creates a clean, arched void within a masonry wall structure. It features a segmental arch header constructed with soldier course brickwork, which provides a realistic finish for traditional or historic building facades. The geometry is simplified for efficiency while maintaining essential architectural proportions suitable for schematic and design development phases. The family is intended to cut through standard wall types, allowing for seamless integration into existing models without requiring complex manual booleans or multiple wall layers during the initial design process.

The download is a 184 KB file containing a Revit family (.rfa). Load it into a project from the Insert tab with Load Family, then place it like any other component of its category; it schedules and tags with the rest of your model.

Users should load this family directly into a Revit project and place it onto any host wall element. Because it is a face-based or wall-hosted family, it automatically aligns with the host surface. Adjust the instance parameters to control the width and height of the opening to match specific project requirements. Ensure the wall thickness is correctly set within the project to avoid clipping issues with the brick arch geometry.

This opening is suitable for residential and adaptive reuse projects where arched masonry details are required. It is commonly used in the renovation of historic buildings or the design of traditional masonry facades. Architects and technicians will find this asset useful for visualising door or window openings in brickwork, providing a cleaner representation than standard rectangular holes. It pairs well with custom window or door inserts that require an arched head detail in masonry-heavy architectural contexts.