BRICK BULLETIN Van Heyningen & Haward in London Hans van der Heijden on new Dutch architecture that is ‘solid, urban and real’ SHoP Architects’ undulating brick facades have fun with New York’s zoning laws Quinlan and Francis Terry in Chelsea WINTER 2008 Fritz Höger’s German Expressionism BRICK BULLETIN WINTER 08 Contents A wider context 4 NEWS One of the intriguing things about the 2008 Brick Awards winners projects grouped together here is the 6 PROJECTS variety of approaches to ‘context’. In Van Heyningen & Haward in SHoP’s mixed-use project in Manhattan, west London; Geurst & Schulze the latest digital technologies are used in Delft; Quinlan & Francis to create a facade that is distinctively Terry in Chelsea; Bolles contemporary but acknowledges its & Wilson in The Hague; celebrated neighbours. At Wingender Duggan Morris in Hillingdon; Hovenier’s Loodsen towers, meanwhile, Ian Springford in Edinburgh brick evokes memories of buildings far 12 PROFILE away in space and time from their Dutch architecture is seeing harbour site, and at its Vijfhuizen a resurgence of interest in the development on newly reclaimed land, ‘real, solid and urban’, says the solidity of brick is used to counter Hans van der Heijden the absence of context. ‘Context’ here 18 PRECEDENT is integral to the material. Ornament is no crime: Fritz Katherina Lewis Höger’s Brick Expressionism 22 TECHNICAL To find out more about the bricks or pavers in featured projects, or to submit projects for possible publication, SHoP Architects in Manhattan email [email protected] or phone 020 7323 7030 BDA member companies Blockleys Brick t +44 (0)1952 251933 www.michelmersh.com Bovingdon Brickworks t +44 (0)1442 833176 www.bovingdonbricks.co.uk Broadmoor Brickworks t +44 (0)1594 822255 [email protected] Bulmer Brick & Tile Co t +44 (0)1787 269 232 [email protected] Caradale Traditional Brick t +44 (0)1501 730671 www.caradale.co.uk Carlton Brick t +44 (0)1226 711521 www.carltonbrick.co.uk Charnwood Forest Brick t +44 (0)1509 503203 www.michelmersh.com Chartwell Brickworks t +44 (0)1732 463712 www.chartwellbrickworks.com Coleford Brick & Tile t +44 (0)1594 822160 www.colefordbrick.co.uk Dunton Brothers t +44 (0)1494 772111 www.michelmersh.com Freshfield Lane Brickworks t +44 (0)1825 790350 www.flb.uk.com Furness Brick & Tile Co t +44 (0)1229 462411 www.furnessbrick.com Hanson Building Products t +44 (0)870 609 7092 www. hanson.co.uk HG Matthews t +44 (0)1494 758212 www.hgmatthews.com Ibstock Brick t +44 (0)1530 261999 www.ibstock.co.uk Lagan Brick t +353 (0)42 9667317 www.laganbrick.com Michelmersh Brick & Tile t +44 (0)1794 368506 www.michelmersh.com Normanton Brick t +44 (0)1924 892142 Northcot Brick t +44 (0)1386 700551 www.northcotbrick.co.uk Ormonde Brick t +353 (0)56 4441323 www.ormondebrick.ie Phoenix Brick Company t +44 (0)1246 471576 www.bricksfromphoenix.co.uk Wm C Reade of Aldeburgh t +44 (0)1728 452982 [email protected] Swarland Brick Co t +44 (0)1665 574229 [email protected] Tower Brick & Tile t +44 (0)1420 488489 www.towerbrickandtile.co.uk Tyrone Brick t +44 (0)28 8772 3421 www.tyrone-brick.com The York Handmade Brick Co t +44 (0)1374 838881 www.yorkhandmade.co.uk WH Collier t +44 (0)1206 210301 www.whcollier.co.uk Wienerberger t +44 (0)161 4918200 www.wienerberger.co.uk Frontispiece Housing at Hoofddorp in the Netherlands, designed by Brick Bulletin Winter 2008 biq. 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Editorial and design by Architecture Today plc. 2 • BB WINTER 08 BB WINTER 08 • 3 NEWS 1 2 3 4 2008 Brick Awards winners Brick Class Designation 75: Burnt Clay judges particularly admired the scheme’s Berkshire Orange Stock). The judges were (9, Cara Brickwork, Hanson Building brickwork incorporates elegant arches and Bricks). A six-brick module was laid in relationship to the site, and the skill of the impressed by the diversity of the projects, Products: Queen’s Blend). Located in the penny-jointed mortar. The Performing Arts Centre at Latymer staggered courses to create an undulating craftsmen who constructed it. their contextual sensitivity and the consis- heart of the city’s retail district, the scheme Restored by The John Deal Practice,the Upper School in Hammersmith, west wall surface incorporating twirling vertical Marlborough Brickwork won the specialist tently high standard of finishing. includes performance and exhibition spaces, Lovelace Mausoleum in East Horsley, Surrey, London, by van Heyningen & Haward was stacks. The judges praised the project for its brickwork contractor award for St Giles MBLA’s Broad Road residential develop- as well as artists’ studios. The architect was the recipient of a special award in the named the supreme winner of the 2008 imagination, ingenuity and precision. School in Retford, Nottinghamshire ment in Sale, Manchester, won the best specified a restrained yet expressive palette craftsmanship category (12, Chris Anstey, Brick Awards, held at the Marriott The innovative use of clay products award (5, Hanson Building Products: Airedale public housing development award of materials comprising richly coloured handmades to match/Ibstock: Pavers). The Grosvenor Square Hotel in London on 5 went to a hair salon in south Belfast by Multi/Nevada Buff), Sheffield University (7, Richardson Projects, Wienerberger: stack-bonded brickwork, copper roofing, judges described the scheme as a labour of November (1, R Durtnell & Sons, Ibstock: Jamison Architects (3, MPS Construction, Student Village (Ibstock: Brunswick Platinum Smooth White). The L-shaped polished concrete floors and door frames, love resulting in a spirited restoration. Berkshire Orange Stock). The scheme, Ibstock: Birtley Olde English). The striking Autumn) and Morrisons superstore in York scheme is clad in white brick, reflecting oak panelled doors and bronze fittings. Lakeside Terrace designed by David which also won the best commercial build- front elevation is formed from handmade (Ibstock: Atlas Smooth Red/Northdale light into the common areas and providing 5 Winner of the refurbishment category was Morley Architects for the Barbican Centre ing category, forms a new central square and red bricks laid at a 45 degree angle. The Cedar Red). The judges praised the a contemporary aesthetic. St Pancras Central in London by the Ingram in London won the landscape category is linked to the adjacent Latymer Arts Centre judges were impressed by the building’s company’s excellent health and safety The private housing development category Consultancy (10, Stonewest, Bulmer Brick & (13, Gabriel, Hanson Building Products: via glazed bridges at first-floor level. The jury appearance and the architect’s innovative yet record, its provision of training and was won by the mixed-use Barge Arm Tile: Grade 1 Red Rubber Brick). While the Barbican Brindle Tile). The judges were was chaired by Ted Cullinan and included cost-effective approach to using brick. development for all levels of staff, and its regeneration scheme in Gloucester Docks project involved retaining and salvaging impressed by the scale of the project and Peter Bonfield, Neil Beningfield, Professor The award for best international project all-encompassing management system. by Edward Cullinan Architects (8, Cowlin much of the original brickwork, over 80,000 its careful execution. John Roberts and Michael Hammett. It went to two houses in Killiney, County The volume housebuilding award went to Construction, Ibstock: Birtley Olde English). new handmade bricks were used to repair Last but not least, the sustainability award praised the way the building answered the Dublin, Ireland by ABK Architects (4, Cedar David Wilson Homes for three Hampshire Planned around an internal courtyard and and modify the historic facades. went to Fitzpatrick Contractors’ new head client’s brief and made a Building Company, Ibstock: Chailey Stock/ developments: The Hermitage (Ibstock: inspired by nearby historic warehouses, brick Robert Adam Architects’ New House at office in Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire, by positive contribution to its surroundings. Hamsey Multi Stock Paver). Conceived as Surrey Orange/Surrey Cream Multi), Herons provided a unifying theme that was central Hayes in Newbury, Berkshire, won the crafts- Black Architecture (14, Newton Brickworks, The worldwide brick award went to two formal, cubic brick volumes, the five- Landing (6, Ibstock: Cheddar Red/Cheddar to the overall success of the scheme. manship award (11, RJ Smith, HG Matthews: Ibstock: Tudor Brown Blend). Developed in Anagram Architects for the SAHRDC office bedroom houses are linked by a landscape Golden/Audley Red Mixture Stock) and The best public building award went to The Multi Bespoke Blend). Designed in the conjunction with the Carbon Trust, the in New Delhi, India (2, SK Builders, FPS of brick terraces and retaining walls. The Eton Court (Ibstock: Parham Red Stock/ Bluecoat in Liverpool by biq stadsontwerp 6 Palladian tradition, the immaculate red scheme has a BREEAM ‘Excellent’ rating. 7 8 910 11 12 13 14 4 • BB WINTER 08 BB WINTER 08 • 5 PROJECTS Towering ambition A brick tower by Geurst & Schultz is a new landmark for Delft. A 23-storey residential tower block sits at the junction between the provincial road to Rijswijk and the entry to Delft’s Foreestbuurt neighbourhood, clearly marking the entry to both city and district.