A cladding system for a building structure wherein the cladding system is configured to secure to an exterior of a building structure, the cladding system comprising first and second cladding elements, each of the first and second cladding elements comprising: a first edge and a second edge opposite the first edge; a planar rear face extending between the first edge and the second edge; and a front face opposite the rear face and extending between the first edge and the second edge, characterised in that the front face comprises: an upper section spaced from the rear face by a first thickness, the upper section being parallel to the rear face, the upper section extending from the first edge; a lower section spaced from the rear face by a second thickness, the lower section being parallel to the rear face, the lower section extending from the second edge; a recessed portion intermediate the upper section and the lower section, wherein the recessed portion comprises a first end adjacent the lower section and a second end opposite the first end, the first end spaced from the rear face by a first distance and the second end spaced from the rear face by a second distance, wherein the recessed portion is disposed at a first angle (θ 2) angled from a plane parallel to the lower section such that the first distance is greater than the second distance; and a step contiguous with the upper section and the second end of the recessed portion, the step disposed at a second angle (θ 1) angled from a plane parallel to the upper section, wherein the second angle (θ 1) of the step is greater than the first angle (θ 2) of the recessed portion the first cladding element overlapping the second cladding element such that at least a portion of the rear face of the first cladding element overlaps all of the upper section of the front face of the second cladding element, the second edge of the first cladding element and the step of the second cladding element together forming a drip edge having a drip edge depth, wherein the drip edge depth is greater than the first thickness. a first edge and a second edge opposite the first edge; a planar rear face extending between the first edge and the second edge; and a front face opposite the rear face and extending between the first edge and the second edge, characterised in that the front face comprises: an upper section spaced from the rear face by a first thickness, the upper section being parallel to the rear face, the upper section extending from the first edge; a lower section spaced from the rear face by a second thickness, the lower section being parallel to the rear face, the lower section extending from the second edge; a recessed portion intermediate the upper section and the lower section, wherein the recessed portion comprises a first end adjacent the lower section and a second end opposite the first end, the first end spaced from the rear face by a first distance and the second end spaced from the rear face by a second distance, wherein the recessed portion is disposed at a first angle (θ 2) angled from a plane parallel to the lower section such that the first distance is greater than the second distance; and a step contiguous with the upper section and the second end of the recessed portion, the step disposed at a second angle (θ 1) angled from a plane parallel to the upper section, wherein the second angle (θ 1) of the step is greater than the first angle (θ 2) of the recessed portion the first cladding element overlapping the second cladding element such that at least a portion of the rear face of the first cladding element overlaps all of the upper section of the front face of the second cladding element, the second edge of the first cladding element and the step of the second cladding element together forming a drip edge having a drip edge depth, wherein the drip edge depth is greater than the first thickness. an upper section spaced from the rear face by a first thickness, the upper section being parallel to the rear face, the upper section extending from the first edge; a lower section spaced from the rear face by a second thickness, the lower section being parallel to the rear face, the lower section extending from the second edge; a recessed portion intermediate the upper section and the lower section, wherein the recessed portion comprises a first end adjacent the lower section and a second end opposite the first end, the first end spaced from the rear face by a first distance and the second end spaced from the rear face by a second distance, wherein the recessed portion is disposed at a first angle (θ 2) angled from a plane parallel to the lower section such that the first distance is greater than the second distance; and a step contiguous with the upper section and the second end of the recessed portion, the step disposed at a second angle (θ 1) angled from a plane parallel to the upper section, wherein the second angle (θ 1) of the step is greater than the first angle (θ 2) of the recessed portion the first cladding element overlapping the second cladding element such that at least a portion of the rear face of the first cladding element overlaps all of the upper section of the front face of the second cladding element, the second edge of the first cladding element and the step of the second cladding element together forming a drip edge having a drip edge depth, wherein the drip edge depth is greater than the first thickness.