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BUILDING<br />
Domino Housing<br />
BRICKS<br />
IbstockHimleyEbonyBlack<br />
Left/right<br />
The choice of brickcavitywall<br />
construction arose<br />
from thewish of the<br />
contractor-developer to<br />
utiliseits teamof<br />
traditional bricklayers.<br />
The team had to learn<br />
newskills,however, as the<br />
brickconstruction was<br />
madetowork harder,<br />
withanincreased cavity<br />
to achieve the required<br />
U-value,and alsoto<br />
negotiate the curvedroof<br />
parapets, special corner<br />
detailsand hidden gutters<br />
and internal downpipes.<br />
Extensive meetingswere<br />
held with Ibstock’s<br />
technical representatives<br />
and the builders, and<br />
three-dimensional<br />
modelling wasemployed<br />
to resolvethe detailingof<br />
special corners.<br />
ARCHITECT<br />
Studio Verve<br />
MAIN CONTRACTOR<br />
Stephen Alexander Morris<br />
BRICK SUBCONTRACTOR<br />
Joseph Pickering<br />
Standard-sized bricks<br />
were used as faras<br />
possible,with the rare<br />
exceptions of the curved<br />
corners.The construction<br />
timetablewas tightasthe<br />
developer wantedto<br />
complete on sitewithin<br />
12 months, so many<br />
detailswereresolvedwith<br />
the developer and builder<br />
on site. Full-sizemock-ups<br />
of featurebricksand<br />
specialcorners were also<br />
made on site.<br />
PHOTOGRAPHER<br />
Luke White<br />
IBSTOCK <strong>DESIGN</strong> •AUTUMN 2016 •23
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