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Harold Street Residence, Jackson Clements Burrows Pty. Architects Jan 2012

Harold Street Residence, Jackson Clements Burrows Pty. Architects

Building Case Studies

Brick screen allows cross flow ventilation and cooling, and diffuse light to the internal spaces.


Cassia Coop Training Canter, Tyin Tegnestue Architects Jan 2011

Cassia Coop Training Canter, Tyin Tegnestue Architects

Building Case Studies

Earthquake resistant with different oscillating frequency in each brick structure.


290 Mulberry Condominiums, Shop Architects Jan 2009

290 Mulberry Condominiums, Shop Architects

Building Case Studies

A zoning district requirement specifying a masonry enclosure for the two street walls created an opportunity to respond directly to the Puck Building, one of New York’s most recognizable masonry buildings. We then focused the idea on the reinterpretation of local laws and regulations with a contemporary response to masonry construction and detailing that doesn’t attempt to imitate the past.


South Asian Human Rights Documentation Centre, Anagram Architects Jan 2005

South Asian Human Rights Documentation Centre, Anagram Architects

Building Case Studies

High level of porosity in the central portion of the wall. Effective horizontal bonding and load distribution between the bricks. No visible intrusion of any material other than brick masonry onto the façade. The repeating pattern modules must be complete end to end over the entire width and height of the wall i.e. there should be no deviation in the pattern. Through computer modeling, the architects realized that a simple rotating module of bricks would create the kind of visual and textural complexity need to achieve the design objective of engaging the street corner


Muuratsalo Experimental House, Alvar Aalto Jan 1953

Muuratsalo Experimental House, Alvar Aalto

Building Case Studies

This material allows for exploration of different configurations of the unit, and gives a sense of human scale and a haptic quality. Fifty different types of bricks which are arranged in various patterns as a material exploration.