US20030196399A1

US20030196399A1 - Architectural construction assembly

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Publication number: US20030196399A1
Application number: US10/392,166
Authority: US
Inventors: Yi-Jia Wu
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2002-04-17
Filing date: 2003-03-18
Publication date: 2003-10-23
Also published as: TW521114B

Abstract

An architectural construction assembly includes a plurality of construction units, each of which has opposite first and second surfaces and a plurality of side faces that are transverse to the first and second surfaces. At least one of the side faces of each of the construction units is formed with at least one protrusion which projects outwardly therefrom so as to be spaced apart from one of the side faces of one of the construction units which comes into contact with the protrusion.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

The present invention relates to an architectural construction assembly, more particularly to an architectural construction assembly that includes a plurality of construction units, each of which is formed with at least one tongue on a surface thereof, at least one groove on another surface thereof, and protrusions on side faces thereof.

2. Description of the Related Art

A conventional architectural construction assembly includes a plurality of construction units, such as tiles or bricks, each of which has opposite first and second surfaces, and a plurality of side faces that are transverse to the first and second surfaces.

One disadvantage of the conventional architectural construction assembly resides in that it is relatively tiresome and time-consuming to space adjacent ones of the construction units apart from one another during construction of a wall. The operator has to rely on his skill and experience to assemble the construction units into desired configurations. Lack of skill tends to result in uneven juxtaposition of the construction units on the wall.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

Therefore, the object of this invention is to provide an architectural construction assembly that can overcome the aforesaid disadvantage of the prior art.

According to one aspect of the present invention, an architectural construction assembly includes a plurality of construction units, each of which has opposite first and second surfaces and a plurality of side faces that are transverse to the first and second surfaces. At least one of the side faces of each of the construction units is formed with at least one protrusion which projects outwardly therefrom so as to be spaced apart from one of the side faces of one of the construction units which comes into contact with the protrusion.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, an architectural construction assembly includes a plurality of first bricks, each of which has opposite first and second surfaces and a plurality of side faces that are transverse to the first and second surfaces and that include a first side face and a second side face opposite to the first side face. The first surface of each of the first bricks is formed with a first tongue that extends from the first side face to the second side face, the second surface of each of the first bricks being formed with a first groove that extends from the first side face to the second side face in a direction parallel to the first tongue so that two of the first bricks can be assembled into a configuration in which the first surface of one of the two first bricks confronts the second surface of the other of the two first bricks and in which the first tongue on the first surface of said one of the two first bricks extends into the first groove in the second surface of the other of the two first bricks.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, an architectural construction assembly includes: a plurality of first bricks, each of which has opposite first and second surfaces and a plurality of side faces that are transverse to the first and second surfaces and that include a first side face and a second side face opposite to the first side face. Each of the first and second surfaces of each of the first bricks is indented to form a first groove that extends from the first side face to the second side face so that two of the first bricks can be assembled into a configuration in which the first groove in the first surface of one of the two first bricks cooperates with the first groove in the second surface of the other of the two first bricks to define a brick-receiving channel therebetween. The architectural construction assembly includes a plurality of second bricks, each of which has opposite first and second surfaces and a plurality of side faces that are transverse to the first and second surfaces of a respective one of the second bricks. Each of the second bricks is extendible into the brick-receiving channel.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

Other features and advantages of this invention will become more apparent in the following detailed description of the preferred embodiments of this invention, with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which: [0010]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the first preferred embodiment of a construction unit according to the present invention; [0011]
FIG. 2 is a schematic view of an architectural construction assembly formed by a plurality of the construction units shown in FIG. 1; [0012]
FIG. 3 is a side view of the architectural construction assembly shown in FIG. 2; [0013]
FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the second embodiment of a construction unit according to the present invention; [0014]
FIG. 5 is a schematic sectional view of an architectural construction assembly formed by a plurality of the construction units shown in FIG. 4; [0015]
FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of the architectural construction assembly of FIG. 5; [0016]
FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the third embodiment of a construction unit according to the present invention; [0017]
FIG. 8 is a schematic sectional view of an architectural construction assembly formed by a plurality of the construction units shown in FIG. 7; [0018]
FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view of the architectural construction assembly of FIG. 8; [0019]
FIG. 10 is a schematic sectional view of an architectural construction assembly formed by a plurality of the construction units of the second and third embodiments; [0020]
FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view of the architectural construction assembly shown in FIG. 10; [0021]
FIG. 12 is a perspective view of the fourth embodiment of a construction unit according to the present invention; [0022]
FIG. 13 is a perspective view an architectural construction assembly formed by a plurality of the construction units shown in FIG. 12 and FIG. 4; [0023]
FIG. 14 is a cross sectional view of the architectural construction assembly of FIG. 13; [0024]
FIG. 15 is a perspective view of the fifth preferred embodiment of a construction unit according to the present invention; [0025]
FIG. 16 is a perspective view of the sixth preferred embodiment of a construction unit according to the present invention; [0026]
FIG. 17 is a schematic sectional view of an architectural construction assembly formed by a plurality of the construction units shown in FIGS. 15 and 16; [0027]
FIG. 18 is a cross-sectional view of the architectural construction assembly of FIG. 17; [0028]
FIG. 19 is a perspective view of a construction unit modified from the construction unit shown in FIG. 15; [0029]
FIG. 20 shows an architectural construction assembly formed by a plurality of the construction units of FIGS. 19 and 15; [0030]
FIG. 21 is a cross-sectional view of the architectural construction assembly of FIG. 20; [0031]
FIG. 22 is a perspective view of the seventh preferred embodiment of a construction unit according to the present invention; [0032]
FIG. 23 is a schematic sectional view of an architectural construction assembly formed by a plurality of the construction units shown in FIGS. 22, 17 and [0033] 18; and
FIG. 24 is a cross-sectional view of the architectural construction assembly shown in FIG. 23. [0034]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

FIG. 1 illustrates the first preferred embodiment of an architectural construction unit according to the present invention, which is in the form of a [0035] tile 10.
FIG. 3 illustrates an architectural construction assembly that includes a plurality of the [0036] tiles 10.
As illustrated, each of the [0037] tiles 10 has opposite first and second surfaces 16, 14 and a plurality of side faces 11 that are transverse to the first and second surfaces. At least one of the side faces 11 of each of the tiles 10 is formed with at least one protrusion 15 which projects outwardly therefrom so as to be spaced apart from one of the side faces 11 of one of the tiles 10 which comes into contact with the protrusion 15.
The [0038] second surface 14 of each of the tiles 10 is formed with a plurality of bulges 13 projecting outwardly therefrom. The bulges 13 of the tiles 10 can be inserted into an adhesive coating layer M on a wall with respect to a vertical line (L) so as to form the architectural construction assembly, as best shown in FIG. 2.
FIG. 4 illustrates the second preferred embodiment of an architectural construction unit according to the present invention, which is in the form of a [0039] first brick 20.
FIGS. 5 and 6 show an architectural construction assembly formed by stacking of a plurality of the [0040] first bricks 20.
As shown, each of the [0041] first bricks 20 has opposite first and second surfaces 23, 22 and a plurality of side faces that are transverse to the first and second surfaces and that include a first side face 21 and a second side face 21 opposite to the first side face 21. The first surface 23 of each of the first bricks 20 is formed with a first tongue 27 that extends from the first side face 21 to the second side face 21. The second surface 22 of each of the first bricks 20 is formed with a first groove 26 that extends from the first side face 21 to the second side face 21 in a direction parallel to the first tongue 27 so that two of the first bricks 20 can be assembled into a configuration in which the first surface 23 of one of the two first bricks 20 confronts the second surface 22 of the other of the two first bricks 20, and in which the first tongue 27 on the first surface 23 of said one of the two first bricks 20 extends into the first groove 26 in the second surface 22 of the other of the two first bricks 20.
At least one of the first and second side faces [0042] 21 of each of the first bricks 20 is formed with at least one first protrusion 24 so that two of the first bricks 20 can be assembled into a configuration, in which the first side face 21 of one of the two first bricks 20 confronts and is spaced apart from the second side face 21 of the other of the two first bricks 20 by the first protrusion 24.
The [0043] second surface 22 of each of the first bricks 20 is formed with at least one first protrusion 25 so that two of the first bricks 20 can be assembled into a configuration, in which the first surface 23 of one of the two first bricks 20 confronts and is spaced apart from the second surface 22 of the other of the two first bricks 20 by the first protrusion 25. Accordingly, an architectural construction assembly of the present invention as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7 can be formed by stacking and juxtaposing a plurality of the first bricks 20 in the aforesaid manner.
FIG. 7 illustrates the third preferred embodiment of an architectural construction unit according to the present invention, which is in the form of a [0044] second brick 30. As illustrated, each of the second bricks 30 has opposite first and second surfaces 33, 32 and a plurality of side faces that are transverse to the first and second surfaces 33, 32 of a respective one of the second bricks 30 and that include a first side face 31 and a second side faces 31 opposite to the first side face 31. The first surface 33 of each of the second bricks 30 is formed with two parallel second tongues 37, each of which extends from the first side face 31 to the second side face 31. The second surface 32 of each of the second bricks 30 is indented to form two parallel second grooves 36, each of which extends from the first side face 31 to the second side face 31 in a direction parallel to the second tongues 37. The second surface 32 of each of the second bricks 30 is further formed with four protrusions 35 projecting outwardly therefrom so that two of the second bricks 30 can be assembled into a configuration (see FIG. 9), in which, the first surface 33 of one of the two second bricks 30 confronts the second surface 32 of the other of the two second bricks 30, in which the first tongues 37 on the first surface 33 of said one of the two second bricks 30 extend respectively into the second grooves 36 in the second surface 32 of the other of the two second bricks 30, and in which the first surface 33 of said one of the two second bricks 30 is spaced apart from the second surface 32 of the other of the two second bricks 30 by the protrusions 35. FIGS. 8 and 9 show an architectural construction assembly formed by assembling a plurality of the second bricks 30 in the aforesaid manner. Preferably, an adhesive coating layer M can be provided between adjacent pairs of the second bricks 30 so as to enhance rigidity and bonding therebetween. In addition, two of the first bricks 20 and one of the second bricks 30 can be assembled into a first configuration (see FIGS. 10 and 11), in which the first surface 33 of said one of the second bricks 30 confronts the second surfaces 22 of the two first bricks 20, in which one of the second tongues 37 on the first surface 33 of said one of the second bricks 30 extends into the first groove 26 in the second surface 22 of one of the two first bricks 20, in which the other of the second tongues 37 on the first surface 33 of said one of the second bricks 30 extends into the first groove 26 in the second surface 22 of the other of the two first bricks 20, and in which the first surface 33 of said one of the second bricks 30 is spaced apart from the second surfaces 22 of the two first bricks 20 by the protrusions 35 (see FIG. 11). FIGS. 10 and 11 show an architectural construction assembly formed by assembling a plurality of the first and second bricks 20, 30 in the aforesaid manner. Preferably, an adhesive coating layer M can be provided between the first and second bricks 20, 30 so as to enhance rigidity and bonding therebetween.
FIG. 12 illustrates the fourth preferred embodiment of an architectural construction unit according to the present invention, which is in the form of a [0045] second brick 40.
As shown, each of the [0046] second bricks 40 has opposite first and second surfaces 43, 42 and a plurality of side faces that are transverse to the first and second surfaces 43, 42 and that include opposite first and second side faces 41 and opposite third and fourth side faces 41″. The third and fourth side faces 41″ are transverse to the first and second side faces 41. The first surface 43 of each of the second bricks 40 is formed with a second tongue 48 that extends from the first side face 41 to the second side face 41, and a third tongue 49 that extends from the third side face 41″ toward the second tongue 48 in a transverse direction relative to the second tongue 48 so that two of the first bricks 20 and one of the second bricks 40 can be assembled into a first configuration, in which the first surface 43 of said one of the second bricks 40 confronts the second surfaces 22 of the two first bricks 20, in which the second tongue 48 on the first surface 43 of said one of the second bricks 40 extends into the first groove 26 in the second surface 22 of one of the two first bricks 20, and in which the third tongue 49 on the first surface 43 of said one of the second bricks 40 extends into the first groove 26 in the second surface 22 of the other of the two first bricks 20. The second surface 42 of each of the second bricks 40 is indented to form a second groove 45 that extends from the first side face 41 to the second side face 41 in a direction parallel to the second tongue 48, and a third groove 46 that extends from the third side face 41″ toward the second groove 45 in the transverse direction so that two of the first bricks 20 and one of the second bricks 40 can be assembled into a second configuration, in which the second surface 42 of said one of the second bricks 40 confronts the first surfaces 22 of the two first bricks 20, in which the tongue 27 on the first surface 23 of one of the two first bricks 20 extends into the second groove 45 in the second surface 42 of said one of the second bricks 40 (see FIG. 13), and in which the first tongue 27 on the first surface 23 of the other of the two first bricks 20 extends into the third groove 46 in the second surface 42 of said one of the second bricks 40. The second surface 42 of each of the second bricks 40 is formed with four protrusions 47 so as to be spaced apart from the first surfaces 23 of the respective first bricks 20, as best shown in FIG. 13. FIGS. 13 and 14 show an architectural construction assembly formed by a plurality of the second bricks 40 and a plurality of the first bricks 20 of FIG. 4.
FIG. 15 illustrates the fifth preferred embodiment of an architectural construction unit according to the present invention, which is in the form of a [0047] first brick 50.
FIG. 16 illustrates the sixth preferred embodiment of an architectural construction unit according to the present invention, which is in the form of a [0048] second brick 80. As best shown in FIG. 15, each of the first bricks 50 has opposite first and second surfaces 53, 52 and a plurality of side faces that are transverse to the first and second surfaces and that include a first side faces 51 and a second side face 51 opposite to the first side face 51. Each of the first and second surfaces 53, 52 of each of the first bricks 50 is indented to form a first groove 56 (57) that extends from the first side face 51 to the second side face 51 so that two of the first bricks 50 can be assembled into a configuration in which the first groove 57 in the first surface 53 of one of the two first bricks 50 cooperates with the first groove 57 in the second surface 52 of the other of the two first bricks 50 to define a first brick-receiving channel therebetween.
As illustrated in FIG. 16, each of the [0049] second bricks 80 has opposite first and second surfaces 83, 82 and a plurality of side faces that are transverse to the first and second surfaces 83, 82. Each of the second bricks 80 is extendible into the first brick-receiving channel.
At least one of the first and second side faces [0050] 51 of each of the first bricks 50 is formed with at least one first protrusion 54 that projects outwardly therefrom so that two of the first bricks 50 can be assembled into a configuration in which the first side face 51 of one of the two of the first bricks 50 confronts and is spaced apart from the second side face 52 of the other of the two of the first bricks 50 by the first protrusion 54 (see FIG. 17).
The [0051] second surface 52 of each of the first bricks 50 is formed with at least one first protrusion 55 that projects outwardly therefrom so that two of the first bricks 50 can be assembled into a configuration, in which the first surface 53 of one of the two first bricks 50 confronts and is spaced apart from the second surface 52 of the other of the two first bricks 50 by the first protrusion 55 (see FIG. 18).
Each of the first and [0052] second surfaces 83, 82 of each of the second bricks 80 is formed with at least one second protrusion 85 that projects outwardly therefrom so that one of the second bricks 80 and two of the first bricks 50 can be assembled into a configuration, in which two first bricks 50 cooperatively define the first brick-receiving channel, in which said one of the second bricks 80 extends into the first brick-receiving channel, and in which the first and second surfaces 83, 82 of said one of the second bricks 80 are respectively spaced apart from the second surface 52 of said one of the two first bricks 50 and the first surface 53 of the other of the two first bricks 50 (see FIG. 18). Preferably, an adhesive coating layer M is employed to enhance bonding between the first and second bricks 50, 80. FIGS. 17 and 18 show an architectural construction assembly formed by a plurality of the first bricks 50 and a plurality of the second bricks 80 in the aforesaid manner.
FIG. 20 shows an architectural construction assembly that is formed by a plurality of first bricks [0053] 60 (only one is shown in FIG. 19), which is a modification of the first brick 50 shown in FIG. 15. Each of the first and second surfaces 63, 62 of each of the first bricks 60 is indented to form two parallel first grooves 66 (67) that extend between the first and second side faces 61 thereof in such a manner as to define two parallel brick-receiving channels between two stacked first bricks 60. Two second bricks 80 of FIG. 16 are respectively disposed in the brick-receiving channels defined between each pair of the stacked first bricks 60 (see FIG. 21). Preferably, an adhesive coating layer M is employed to enhance bonding between the first and second bricks 60, 80.
FIG. 22 illustrates the seventh preferred embodiment of an architectural construction unit according to the present invention, which is in the form of a [0054] third brick 70.
As shown, each of the [0055] third bricks 70 has opposite first and second surfaces 74, 73 and a plurality of side faces that are transverse to the first and second surfaces 74, 73 and that include opposite first and second side faces 71 and opposite third and fourth sides 71″ which are transverse to the first and second side faces 71. Each of the first and second surfaces 74, 73 of each of the third bricks 70 is indented to form a second groove 75 (76) that extends from the first side face 71 to the second side face 71, and a third groove 77 (78) that extends from the third side face 71″ toward the second groove 75 (76) in a transverse direction relative to the second groove 75 (76) so that two of the first bricks 50, one of the second bricks 80, and one of the third bricks 70 can be assembled into a configuration in which the first groove 57 in the first surface 53 of one of the two first bricks 50 cooperates with the second groove 76 in the second surface 73 of said one of the third bricks 70 to define a second brick-receiving channel therebetween, in which the first groove 57 in the first surface 53 of the other of the two first bricks 50 cooperates with the third groove 77 in the second surface 73 of said one of the third bricks 70 to define a third brick-receiving channel therebetween, and in which said one of the second bricks 80 is received in the second brick-receiving channel. FIG. 23 is a perspective view of an architectural construction assembly formed by a plurality of the third bricks 70, a plurality of the first bricks 50 and a plurality of the second bricks 80.
Since the surfaces and the side faces of each of the construction units of the architectural construction assembly according to the present invention are formed with protrusions which facilitate spacing and juxtaposition of the construction units, the disadvantage as encountered in the prior art can be overcome. [0056]
With this invention thus explained, it is apparent that numerous modifications and variations can be made without departing from the scope and spirit of this invention. It is therefore intended that the invention be limited only as indicated in the appended claims. [0057]

Claims

I claim:

1. An architectural construction assembly comprising:

a plurality of construction units, each of which has opposite first and second surfaces and a plurality of side faces that are transverse to said first and second surfaces, at least one of said side faces of each of said construction units being formed with at least one protrusion which projects outwardly therefrom so as to be spaced apart from one of said side faces of one of said construction units which comes into contact with said protrusion.

2. The architectural construction assembly as defined in claim 1, wherein each of said construction units is a tile.

3. The architectural construction assembly as defined in claim 2, wherein said second surface of each of said tiles is formed with a plurality of bulges projecting therefrom.

4. The architectural construction assembly as defined in claim 1, wherein each of said construction units is a brick.

5. An architectural construction assembly comprising:

a plurality of first bricks, each of which has opposite first and second surfaces and a plurality of side faces that are transverse to said first and second surfaces and that include a first side face and a second side face opposite to said first side face, said first surface of each of said first bricks being formed with a first tongue that extends from said first side face to said second side face, said second surface of each of said first bricks being formed with a first groove that extends from said first side face to said second side face in a direction parallel to said first tongue so that two of said first bricks can be assembled into a configuration in which said first surface of one of said two of said first bricks confronts said second surface of the other of said two of said first bricks and in which said first tongue on said first surface of said one of said two of said first bricks extends into said first groove in said second surface of the other of said two of said first bricks.

6. The architectural construction assembly as defined in claim 5, wherein at least one of said first and second side faces of each of said first bricks is formed with at least one first protrusion so that two of said first bricks can be assembled into a configuration in which said first side face of one of said two of said first bricks confronts and is spaced apart from said second side face of the other of said two of said first bricks by said first protrusion.

7. The architectural construction assembly as defined in claim 5, wherein said second surface of each of said first bricks is formed with at least one first protrusion so that two of said first bricks can be assembled into a configuration in which said first surface of one of said two of said first bricks confronts and is spaced apart from said second surface of the other of said two of said first bricks by said first protrusion.

8. The architectural construction assembly as defined in claim 5, further comprising a plurality of second bricks, each of which has opposite first and second surfaces and a plurality of side faces that are transverse to said first and second surfaces of a respective one of said second bricks and that includes a first side face and second side faces opposite to said first side face, said first surface of each of said second bricks being formed with two parallel second tongues, each of which extends from said first side face of a respective one of said second bricks to said second side face of the respective one of said second bricks so that two of said first bricks and one of said second bricks can be assembled into a first configuration in which said first surface of said one of said second bricks confronts said second surfaces of said two of said first bricks, in which one of said second tongues on said first surface of said one of said second bricks extends into said first groove in said second surface of one of said two of said first bricks, and in which the other of said second tongues on said first surface of said one of said second bricks extends into said first groove in said second surface of the other of said two of said first bricks, said second surface of each of said second bricks being indented to form two parallel second grooves, each of which extends from said first side face of a respective one of said second bricks to said second side face of the respective one of said second bricks in a direction parallel to said second tongues so that two of said first bricks and one of said second bricks can be assembled into a second configuration in which said second surface of said one of said second bricks confronts said first surfaces of said two of said first bricks, in which said first tongue on said first surface of one of said two of said first bricks extends into one of said second grooves in said second surface of said one of said second bricks, and in which said first tongue on said first surface of the other of said two of said first bricks extends into the other of said second grooves in said second surface of said one of said second bricks.

9. The architectural construction assembly as defined in claim 5, further comprising a plurality of second bricks, each of which has opposite first and second surfaces and a plurality of side faces that are transverse to said first and second surfaces of a respective one of said second bricks and that include opposite first and second side faces and opposite third and fourth side faces, said third and fourth side faces being transverse to said first and second side faces of the respective one of said second bricks, said first surface of each of said second bricks being formed with a second tongue that extends from said first side face of a respective one of said second bricks to said second side face of the respective one of said second bricks, and a third tongue that extends from said third side face toward said second tongue in a transverse direction relative to said second tongue so that two of said first bricks and one of said second bricks can be assembled into a first configuration in which said first surface of said one of said second bricks confronts said second surfaces of said two of said first bricks, in which said second tongue on said first surface of said one of said second bricks extends into said first groove in said second surface of one of said two of said first bricks, and in which said third tongue on said first surface of said one of said second bricks extends into said first groove in said second surface of the other of said two of said first bricks, said second surface of each of said second bricks being indented to form a second groove that extends from said first side face of a respective one of said second bricks to said second side face of the respective one of said second bricks in a direction parallel to said second tongue, and a third groove that extends from said third side face toward said second groove in said transverse direction so that two of said first bricks and one of said second bricks can be assembled into a second configuration in which said second surface of said one of said second bricks confronts said first surfaces of said two of said first bricks, in which said first tongue on said first surface of one of said two of said first bricks extends into said second groove in said second surface of said one of said second bricks, and in which said first tongue on said first surface of the other of said two of said first bricks extends into said third groove in said second surface of said one of said second bricks.

10. An architectural construction assembly comprising:

a plurality of first bricks, each of which has opposite first and second surfaces and a plurality of side faces that are transverse to said first and second surfaces and that include a first side face and second side faces opposite to said first side face, each of said first and second surfaces of each of said first bricks being indented to form a first groove that extends from said first side face to said second side face so that two of said first bricks can be assembled into a configuration in which said first groove in said first surface of one of said two of said first bricks cooperates with said first groove in said second surface of the other of said two of said first bricks to define a first brick-receiving channel therebetween; and

a plurality of second bricks, each of which has opposite first and second surfaces and a plurality of side faces that are transverse to said first and second surfaces of a respective one of said second bricks, each of said second bricks being extendible into said first brick-receiving channel.

11. The architectural construction assembly as defined in claim 10, wherein at least one of said first and second side faces of each of said first bricks is formed with at least one first protrusion that projects outwardly therefrom so that two of said first bricks can be assembled into a configuration in which said first side face of one of said two of said first bricks confronts and is spaced apart from said second side face of the other of said two of said first bricks by said first protrusion.

12. The architectural construction assembly as defined in claim 10, wherein said second surface of each of said first bricks is formed with at least one first protrusion that projects outwardly therefrom so that two of said first bricks can be assembled into a configuration in which said first surface of one of said two of said first bricks confronts and is spaced apart from said second surface of the other of said two of said first bricks by said first protrusion.

13. The architectural construction assembly as defined in claim 10, wherein each of said first and second surfaces of each of said second bricks is formed with at least one second protrusion that projects outwardly therefrom so that one of said second bricks and two of said first bricks can be assembled into a configuration in which said two of said first bricks cooperatively define said first brick-receiving channel, in which said one of said second bricks extends into said first brick-receiving channel, and in which said first and second surfaces of said one of said second bricks are respectively spaced apart from said second surface of said one of said two of said first bricks and said first surface of the other of said two of said first bricks.

14. The architectural construction assembly as defined in claim 10, further comprising a plurality of third bricks, each of which has opposite first and second surfaces and a plurality of side faces that are transverse to said first and second surfaces of a respective one of said third bricks and that include opposite first and second side faces and opposite third and fourth sides which are transverse to said first and second side faces of a respective one of said third bricks, each of said first and second surfaces of each of said third bricks being indented to form a second groove that extends from said first side face to said second side face of the respective one of said third bricks, and a third groove that extends from said third side face toward said second groove in a transverse direction relative to said second groove so that two of said first bricks, one of said second bricks, and one of said third bricks can be assembled into a configuration in which said first groove in said first surface of one of said two of said first bricks cooperates with said second groove in said second surface of said one of said third bricks to define a second brick-receiving channel therebetween, in which said first groove in said first surface of the other of said two of said first bricks cooperates with said third groove in said second surface of said one of said third bricks to define a third brick-receiving channel therebetween, and in which said one of said second bricks is received in said second brick-receiving channel.