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Twin-Bricks, Saitama, 2008
TWIN BRICKS
Twin-Bricks, consists of two wings - A five unit rental dwelling and the owner’s own two-family house. It is located in a quiet residential area, just 20 minutes by train from Tokyo. In order to secure some space for the owner’s car collection, the owner’s wing (RC Wing) stands closer to the road than the rental wing (S Wing). The rental wing is clad in both autoclaved lightweight concrete (ALC) panels as well as glass blocks.
S WING
The S Wing, based on the previously completed “Crystal Brick” House, introduces ALC panels as aseismatic elements in order to improve cost-effectiveness in the face of earthquake safety. The arrangement of glass block and ALC panel was derived from a series of experiments. The results showed that the ALC panel fail leaving the glass blocks intact, providing enhanced safety for the occupants. An intriguing spatial composition materializes due to the seemingly random composition of the glass block and ALC Panels which hide all structure.
RC WING
With the purpose of alleviating noise from the garage and providing a sense of privacy for the owners, Atelier Tekuto Co., Ltd. created the “RC structure + exterior thermal insulation” construction method. Costs were significantly reduced by introducing high-pressure wood wool cement boards and integrating the boards as form works. Original tiles were also developed after careful consideration.
The overall experience of Twin Bricks is heightened by the juxtaposition of the heavy RC wing and light S wing and between the transparency of glass versus the opacity of the ALC panels. Though these materials seem to be in antithesis, they exhibit a material harmony when partnered together.
Atlier Tekuto
Photographer
Makoto Yoshida
敷地は、JR浦和駅・中浦和駅の中間の徒歩15分圏内に位置し、閑
静な住宅街にある、ｵｰﾅｰ2世帯・賃貸5戸の共同住宅である。ｵｰﾅｰ
の趣味である車の所有台数が多いことから、手前にｵｰﾅｰ棟（RC造
)、奥に賃貸棟(S造)を配した。
賃貸棟は、以前に竣工した「クリスタル・ブリック」をベースに
コストパフォーマンスの向上を図る為、GBの一部にALCを配し、
そのALCをもGB同様、耐震要素として構造に効かせている。ALCを
ランダムに配置したことにより、構造の壁・柱・梁といった要素
が明確でなくなり、不思議な空間構成となっている。RC棟は、ガ
レージでの作業音軽減、及びｵｰﾅｰ棟のプライバシー確保・性能向
上の為、天工人にて開発をしたRC造＋外断熱工法を採用した。価
格も\18,000/㎡に抑えることが可能となった。
重厚なRC棟と軽やかなS棟の対比、異素材でありながら物性上ほ
ぼ等価な物性を示したGBとALCの対比。そこから生まれる空間の
対比がより面白い空間を演出している。
アトリエ天工人
写真家
吉田 誠
Overfired Bricks ('klinkers') used in a boundary wall
Laburnum, Melbourne, Victoria
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The close up of the previous photo shows that the brick has moved. Pressure from the expansive soil that this wall sits on has caused a weakening of the wall and movement. This type of crack is not something that tuckpointing will resolve.
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Brick Lane - a predominently Bangladeshi area of east London is where businessman Mahmoud Rauf is based and has lived most of his life. He protested against the book he is reading from - Brick Lane by Monica Ali. He thinks it is better that it were not on the shelves.
Det här är en del av teatertornet på Gripsholms slott. Omkring 1840 när Oscar I var regent hade tornet börjat vittra sönder och man la då på röd puts som man sen målade murfogar på. Allt för att man var ute efter en mer perfekt muryta än vad man kunde få i verkligheten. Tornet renoverades senaste gången 1993 och då gjorde man på samma sätt, tegelröd puts med målade fogar.
No. 2 in my 100 Strangers
I met this woman in Brick Lane, London. She was selling "car boot" type items - things that were surplus to the requirements of both her and her daughter.
She had several pairs of trousers for sale - she thought they'd sell well on a cold day, but she was proved wrong.
Brick Lane, London, 8th February 2009.
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Bricks and a huge old rusted chain weathering out of the banks of the Carquinez Straight. Foundation of one of the buildings of the former Carquinez Brick Company, abandoned 1918. Former site of the town of Eckley.
Interesting angular corner-brick in bright terracotta. Unfortunately the three of these I found all had solid mortar in the frog where the maker's mark is stamped.
Another selection from the "brick beach" at the end of the Silverknowes promenade, Granton.
Come see my builds at Brick Fest Live this year - tickets at www.eventbrite.com/e/brick-fest-live-lego-fan-experience-...
The old school in Bagley Iowa. They built these building to survive. I dont know of any modern construction that would still be stantding in this shape.