Example 1 (20th century or earlier)
Example 2 (This century)
20th Century or earlier
Image title: National Parliament House Architect: Louis Kahn Date: 1961 Interesting Aspect: Beautiful brick wall at Nation Parliament House located in Dhaka, using flemish bond style and soldier course capping for a more elegant top finish. source: https://www.architecturaldigest.in/content/louis-kahn-architect-filmiim-ahmedabad-design/
This Century
Recent or proposed innovation
source: https://www.archdaily.com/58519/south-asian-human-rights-docu-
source: https://www.archdaily.com/778158/in-detail-heat-dispers-
Image title: South Asian Human Rights Documentation Centre Architect: Vaibhav Dimri and Madhav Raman Date: 2005 Photographer: Asim Waqif Interesting Aspect: The brick wall is famous for its unique rotation. The rotation of the bricks not only created an aesthetic look, but also created gaps to allow lights to shine through, creating an interesting shadow.
Image Heat Dispersing bricks Designer: Miguel Nino and Johanna Navarro Date: 2015 Photographer: Camilo Suz Interesting Aspect: This revolutionary heat reducing ceramic brick employs an erratic cross-section allowing airing to pass through it. Using this brick would minimize the use of air conditioning by means of reducing thermal discomfort as well as decreasing the overall installed materials, speeding up the construction process.
BRICK SELECTION
Image of selected brick
Brick name: Cottage Red Type: Clay brick Size: 230 L x 110 W x 76 H mm Manufacturer: Australbricks Place made: South Australia Description of selected brick: The natural red clay bricks reflects the beauty of traditional brick wall. The average weight per unit is 2.835kg, cold water absorption is less then 10%, has a comparatively smooth surface.
source: https://australbricks.com.au/sa/product/hallett-renovators#
Construction as Alchemy ARCH10002
2018 Semester 2
Studio Leader: [Stacie Ng] Studio: [17]
Name: [Wei He] Student Number: [952295]
Part 1A : Celebrating the art of Brickwork
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section
A
2150
2960
600
170
C L C L 1420
220
1275
530
2150
2140
69
1970
16
elev
1
400
section
A
Existing Building
C L
PLAN
Scale: 1:20 @ A3 Unit: mm
1025
760
C L
SECTION A-A
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Construction as Alchemy ARCH10002
Scale: 1:20 @A3 Unit: mm
2018 Semester 2
Studio Leader: [Stacie Ng] Studio: [17]
Name: [Wei He] Student Number: [952295]
N
Part 1A : Celebrating the art of Brickwork
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20 - 30% OPENING STRATEGY:
23.8 % openings included. Calculations:
10mm thick flush mortar 260
Area of the big opening: 1460 X 1690 = 2467400mm² =2.47m²
1460
L-shaped lintel 1990 x 90 x 6mm
2140
Total area: (1669+2150+2150) X 2140 = 12773660mm² =12.77m²
Opening 1690 x 1460mm
Total area of small openings: 11960 X 6 x 8 = 574080mm² =0.57m² Total area of opening = 2.47 + 0.57 = 3.04m² Percentage of opening: 3.04 / 12.77 = 0.238 = 23.8%
420
Standard solid brick 230 x 110 x 76 mm
Average area of the small openings: 130 X 92 = 11960mm² =0.011960m²
Mortar on the curved wall 230
1690
1020 2940
ELEVATION
Scale: 1:20 @A3 Unit: mm
N
Construction as Alchemy ARCH10002
2018 Semester 2
Studio Leader: [Stacie Ng] Studio: [17]
Name: [Wei He] Student Number: [952295]
Part 1A : Celebrating the art of Brickwork
A3
Expansion joints used at wall turns
Rotated bricks every second row, each rotated by 20 degrees from the previous brick
Rotated bricks, each rotated by 20 degrees from the previous brick
Small openings in between the rotated bricks Customized mortar in between the rotated bricks Stretcher bond pattern
Footing 5630 x 600 x 400mm
3D HERO VIEW
Construction as Alchemy ARCH10002
2018 Semester 2
Studio Leader: [Stacie Ng] Studio: [17]
Name: [Wei He] Student Number: [952295]
Part 1A : Celebrating the art of Brickwork
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