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IBSTOCK REGISTERED FIRMS STATUS The first Quality Assurance Scheme in the In being the first UK brick manufacturer to achieve industry, operating in accordance with ISO 14001, the internationally recognised standard, BS EN ISO 9001 to be awarded Registered Firm for all production sites and fully embracing the Status for the design and the manufacture of Government's strategy for sustainability, Ibstock leads bricks, pavers and special shapes. the way in demonstrating environmental responsibility. © Ibstock Brick Ltd 2005 Contents New Products

News 2 Eight new bricks have been launched in the past Mundy C of E Junior School 4 few months. Loreto Sixth Form College 6 Full details of all these bricks are on the website – news Hampden Gurney Primary School 8 www.ibstock.com from the Editor Queen Margaret School 10 Fitzwilliam College Gatehouse 12 Ivanhoe Katrina Multi, Ivanhoe Gold, Leicester Leicester Back to Basics – Structural Brickwork 14

Ibstock Dzine Magazine

Editor Anne Grose

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Published by Ibstock Brick Ltd Imperial Salvage Ibstock, Leicestershire LE67 6HS Stock, Funton

Front cover image Hampden Gurney Primary School

All drawings are reproduced courtesy of the architects responsible for the project Throckley Smooth Grey

Student Health Centre, University of Sheffield New Burntwood Red Rustic, RIBA White Rose Aldridge Awards

The Ibstock - sponsored RIBA Yorkshire region White Rose Award winners were announced at a gala dinner in Leeds Town Hall on 17th November hosted by the respected architecture critic for The Exmouth Blend, Pinhoe Bexhill Purple Multi, Ashdown Independent newspaper, journalist Jay Merrick. The Building of the Year was awarded to the

Underground Gallery at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park, The Orangery, Maidstone designed by Feilden Clegg Bradley. This year, for the Brick Awards first time, there was a special award for the best Glazed Fireborn brick project, which was won by CPMG Architects in The Brick Awards were announced in London on Technical Glazed Fireborn – large format clay block - is now Nottingham for the Student Health Centre at the 2nd November and Ibstock bricks were featured in available in 215 x 215; 327 x 215 and 327 x 140 University of Sheffield. the winners of six categories as well as the Building Information Sheets sizes. The vibrant high gloss range offers green, of the Year. black, white, blue, yellow and burgundy and Did you know that Ibstock produces a • Volume Housebuilder Award; additionally, an exciting selection of Satin Pastels Bill Dunster Seminar comprehensive range of Technical Information • Best Public Housing Development; provides the subtlety of grey, honey, lemon, pink, 2 A highly successful seminar with Bill Dunster was Sheets that cover a wide range of subjects including 3 • Best Commercial Building; sky blue and sage to the specifiers’ palette. held in London during September, where an Brickwork Bonds, Durability and Staining issues? • Specialist Brickwork Contractor of the Year; audience of nearly 150 attended to hear Bill speak For more information visit the website or contact • Best Public Building They can be downloaded from the website or E E about sustainable construction and his BedZed and your local sales representative. • Best Craftsmanship Award obtained by ringing our Technical Service Helpline on BowZed projects. The seminar was the third in a N All these projects used Ibstock bricks. An 0870 903 4017. N I series of very well-attended talks organised by I outstanding success yet again. The Building of the Ibstock and another is planned for Spring next year. Year - Fitzwilliam College - is featured on page 12 of Z For further information contact the editor. Z this issue. D D DZINE 4 D erb ysh Skan F ire ireb ska C onr oun Integ Natu ty S ep Co rated o tember ral n un Per c R Co mp il Proj ed Co n B / maf A SCAPE ri rc hi ck tr ac to 2005 Til le t ec Ty p as te ct io es t n e s t r ‘S cape ’ Th e mod ern arc hitec ts man ufac turin g Red De rbys hir e Au thor iti es sy stem The re blocks al so gr oup cl assr oom s in corp ora te He J Mu nd y bl ock in itia tiv e un io r ne w Fir eborn te achi ng wi th was ro om, an create pr ovid ed wh ich int erpre tati on an d Mu ndy wan ted a of fice s, Co unty co ntai nin g Sp ecia l id eas req uirem ent or for al l co mpri ses useful sp aces . is sol utio n co nnec ted a the by Sc hool fr om , to ne w a Pr ogra mme ) Co unci l. CL ASP teaching ext ernal mu lti- pur pose use Der b Co urty ard s and in tegr al th e ve rsio n for a wa s a for te achi ng nat ural so (C onso rti um the DF ES by It a fin ish a areas. the wa s li nk tot al to ilet s pi lot ext ernal of in Ex empl ar ysh cho ice be twee n th e Sc mat eria l bl ocks pa rtne rsh ip de sign ed was bl ock ha ll, off -site pr ojec t an d bu ildi ng C the wal l. ki tche n of of wi th ire th at an Sc hool s wit h Lo cal th e ide al Nat ural fo r ho to an cill ary The ar e pa ired wi th a an d of ol week obtained the for fix The is the resist and The the A gal vani sed suitable chosen but solution. ‘wa rm rainscreen package clients. E main roof panels the Fireborn Permafast used wind period. for Permafast for curves. fra me’ Various steel from in ste el at its loading use It with a board tiles Mundy also Mor e strength stack-bonded frame system your at she et wit h rainscreen a were offers low through one but was information local structure, ins ulat ion School as offers level and set some stop used faster she athi ng. Design out the durability systems in arrangement. shop a wer e were at a to complete wall on-site incorporating bui lt-i n high school on Advisor. 327mm procurement erected designed Permafast system The were level making construction; at environment. pan el supply looked the modules to All in was to follow a just it fac tory . panels sys tem can brace route and at a be 4-

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DZINE 9 Queen Margaret School Escrick, York

Architect The brief to the architects was to provide a new gap and ribs between. The cells between the walls Associated Architects building that could be used for drama, speech and were also used to bring warm air down from the Contractor Denne Construction the performing arts and provide a new hall for music roof in winter to avoid air stratification and bring the 3D VIEW ON Completion Date and a chapel. The existing independent girls school warm air to audience level in winter. UNDERSIDE REAR 2002 is based in a listed manor house and the new Brick Type The architects wanted to use diaphragm walls so that building is situated where a swimming pool and a Birtley Olde English Buff the brick could be seen internally. The Almeida theatre 1950s building were sited. in London was used as inspiration with its brick wall as The solution the architects came up with to solve the a back drop for the stage. The wall construction also different acoustic issues was to build two allowed the first floor seating balconies to be lower interconnecting buildings. An egg shaped theatre and be made of very delicate steelwork. that was flexible enough for many different activities A concrete ring beam was used to hold the glulam and a rectangular hall that could be used as both a beams in place and to stop them from pushing the school hall and chapel. walls apart. Both buildings were naturally ventilated and the tank The bricks were specially selected to ensure that they of the old swimming pool was used as a sump to were the texture and size to achieve the effect the funnel fresh air up through both buildings. 3D VIEW ON architects wanted. A lime mortar was also used to UNDERSIDE FRONT Walls for the theatre are structural brickwork – reduce the number of movement joints and the diaphragm walls – two brick skins with a 500mm bricks were laid in header bond with 8mm joints.

“The building was built to celebrate the school’s centenary and has since won the RIBA White Rose Award and the national Built in Quality Award. We were very pleased with how the building looks and its sustainability credentials”.

Adam Wardle, Director

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