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View student residences at Warwick University show two setting-out alternatives. Option A shows the external perpend joints at 11mm and the inner at 3mm, which would have been more difficult to build due tothe mortar not compressing easily down to 3mm, leaving the possibility of only part ofthe joint being filled with mortar. Option Bhas 6mm internal joints, which can be more readily built, and 15mm joints on the outside, a4mm increase that generally goes unnoticed. Glasgow City CouncilArchitects’ CastlemilkPool gives evidence that thereisatleast one other way of building 215mmstretcher face bricks aroundatightradius. For this buildingthe edges of the bricks wererebated to allow them to nest into each other aroundthe 1.8- metreexternal radius.Aswithall stack-bonded brickwork,this required stainless steel bed joint reinforcement, manufactured to suit the radius,inevery course. Adrian James Architects’ Incurvo house (p12-16), shows that Flemish Bond can be used to achieve a2m radius using standard bricks. The combination of headers and stretchers, together with astack brick with its rounded arrises and arecessed mortar jointing, will gently facet the bricks around a fairly tight radius. Extruded bricks built with aflush orbucket handle joint may not be quite as forgiving at this radius. Like Adrian James Architects at Incurvo, therefore, we would advise specifiers toconsider having asmall sample panel built to provide reassurance that the radiused brickwork meets with the aesthetic expectations. Below The £4.5mremodelling and refurbishment of the 1960s’Castlemilk Pool, Glasgow,byGlasgow City Council,included the additionofanew stair towerclad in blue glazed bricks.The existing facadesofthe pool building were removed, and the concrete structuralframe retained, Newglazed and brick elevationswereadded, withnew office areas, auditoriumsand afitness studio incorporated. 40 •IBSTOCK <strong>DESIGN</strong> •AUTUMN 2016
Right Page\Park’sBluebell View residencesare locatedon asensitivesite at the edge of the University of Warwickcampus.They provide 500 bedrooms in four blocks, builtto BREEAMexcellent standard. Each block has four flats per level, split into twowings, and linked by aglazed bridge.Shared living spaces at the ends of the wings enjoyfine views.The design is characterised by gently curvingfacades whichhelp the project harmonise withthe landscaped setting.The external wall finish is IbstockHimley Ash Grey bricks,produced using local clay. OptionA OptionB IBSTOCK <strong>DESIGN</strong> •AUTUMN 2016 •41
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