Retail buildings, universities and schools have facades which feature generous protective roof overhangs. These can be triangular shapes on multiple planes to achieve architectural interest. The consequence of these designs is overly large and highly visible soffits.
Designers go to considerable effort to plan express joint panel layouts. They use square edge panels like Barestone if they want a natural finish, or Ceminseal Wallboard if they want a painted finish. They lay out the panels in brick patterns, grid patterns or custom asymmetrical patterns which delight those who visit the building.