68 Case Study

Dots on a Wall continued

COURTESY May 2023

GLEN-GERY

Previous spread: The new structure is set within the brick-heavy context of the Little Italy neighborhood. Upper levels are set back from the cornice line and remain invisible from the street below.

Above, left: The custom bricks are installed in a pattern which implies a grid of windows “interrupted” by the rectangular punches of the actual glazed openings.

Above, top: Curved custom brick units are used on the outer corner and at the residents’ entrance.

Above: The index od brick shapes manufactured by Glen-Gery for the building

SELVON

INTRODUCING THE VIRACON IDENTIFICATION NUMBER (VIN):