SMALL HOUSING DEVELOPMENT
The Interlock – The Interlock, designed by Bureau de Change
Architects. An impressively intricate project, the façade consists
of 5,000 bespoke Staffordshire Blue Clay bricks manufactured by
Forterra. Embracing the street’s piecemeal aesthetic, the design aims
to challenge the definition of craftmanship in our contemporary
setting. The bricks are the result of 14 moulds and a further 30 cut
versions of the original moulds types totalling 44 different types of
bricks. The bricks are arranged in a jigsaw way in which they respond
to the window openings, the ground and top floor conditions, the
corners and columns offering different arrangements for each
condition, creating an entirely unique and varied façade.
MEDIUM HOUSING DEVELOPMENT
The Dorothy Garrod Building, Newnham College – The Dorothy
Garrod Building, Newnham College, designed by Walters & Cohen
Architects. Focussing on the value of using durable materials and
on finding the right suppliers of products, the new building knits
itself amongst the buildings already part of the college and creates a
new frontage for the college from one entrance. The elegant design
balances solidity and transparency, with glazing alternating with
full-height brickwork panels where hit-and-miss element weaves
seamlessly into the texture and detail of the elevation. The hit-and-
miss brickwork compliments the existing buildings without mimicking
them. A bespoke mixture of Northcot Plumstead and Lynham Red
bricks were made to create Sidgwick Blend bricks for the project, all
manufactured by Northcot Bricks.
LARGE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT
Porters Edge – Porters Edge, designed by Maccreanor Lavington and
Stockwool. Located at Canada Water in Southwark, the development
consists of over 1,000 new homes and a range of commercial and
community buildings rising to eighteen-storeys. Contemporary in
style and seamless in arrangement, the development includes a
cinema, bars, restaurants, office space and a 100,000sq.ft. Decathlon
store. There are four residential cores at a higher level, surrounding a
landscape courtyard. BEEK brick, manufactured by Ibstock Brick, was
used for this project.