Project 3: Bricks as Image Example 7-8

Example 7

Location: Kensington, House
Bond: Flemish (A pattern made with alternating stretchers and headers, with the headers of each row centred on the stretchers of the row below)
Jointing: Flush
Surface texture: Smooth
Structural/Non-structural: Structural (Bricks are made as wall to support the building)
Colour/s: Brick-Old Colonial Range-Surrey, Mortar-White
Defects: Flush joints make the wall is nearly flat. For outlook, it may be boring.
Comment: Flush joints are suitable for any brick and when formed consistently makes the mortar the feature. If the mortar is the same colour as the brick, the flush joint can help create a ‘bagged’ or rendered look.



Example 8

Location: Pyrmont, Office Building
Bond: English (Alternative courses of headers and stretchers; one header is placed centrally above each stretcher)
Jointing: Raked
Surface texture: Rough
Structural/Non-structural: Structural (Bricks are made as wall to support the building)
Colour/s: Brick-Old Colonial Range-Mahogany, Mortar-White
Defects: The raking cannot be deeper than 10 mm, nor come closer than 5mm to any core hole in the brick.
Comment: Raking is suitable for any type of brick and able to create an ever-changing shadow line for contrast and interest.