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For Taberner House in Croydon, we’re working closely with Arup Materials and are considering innovative options for brickwork. It is our aspiration to make the brickwork ‘earn its keep’ by contributing to the structural performance of the building rather than the conventional approach of brick as a cladding material. This presents significant challenges as very few modern buildings have been built utilising a structural brickwork approach.
One thing I’ve noticed while working on these two projects is that the UK’s brick tradition is in danger of being lost as the large conglomerates buy up the smaller firms. There are some fine examples of design-led brick buildings in this country, now there needs to be a focus on the product and process to entice more architects to convert.
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[1] https://www.brick.org.uk/about-the-brick-development-association/why-brick/
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