So long minimalism and white walls, the humble brick is back | juliepower
Far from resembling the ubiquitous red brick home of the 1960s, the winners of Australia’s richest architectural awards have taken the mundane and made it magical, says the jury of top architects.
Architects B.E Architecture won the $10,000 Horbury Hunt Residential Award for Anderson Road, a Melbourne home. It used Australian-made bricks in a soft-terracotta tone, with matching mortar, that were rumbled to create a worn and soft appearance. Custom-made curved bricks form a two-storey column. Seagrass House, NSW, by Welsch + Major, was awarded a high commendation in the 2022 Think Brick Awards Horbury Hunt Residential Category.Brick is back, according to juror and award-winning Sydney-based architect William Smart.
Kiara College in Western Australia, which “celebrated red brick”, also won its category. Smart said it had used bricks in a new way that transformed something functional into a “beautiful and precious material”. She worked with Krause to find a brick that blended into the country, and then chose a horizontal one that mimicked the layers of the rock nearby.Krause, who provided this project with bricks, said craftsmanship could transform a project. “Taking time and energy to make it beautiful: we can provide a beautiful brick but if it doesn’t have a phenomenal installer, it will still look average.”
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