Promotion: over 9,000 purple bricks kind a curved quantity contained in the foyer of this mixed-use constructing, which was awarded gold within the business class on the Brick in Structure Awards.
The foyer, which types the doorway to an workplace constructing in Kendall Sq., Cambridge, Massachusetts, has a brick curtain wall that was laid by hand.
It was designed to create a visually spectacular but purposeful circulation space, serving to guests and staff navigate the constructing's wider workplaces, eating areas, wellness facilities and group areas.
Surrounding the perimeter of the inside, the brick constructed floor incorporates a reception, banquettes, lighting, an entrance kiosk and a staircase. The undertaking consists of brick manufactured by Interstate Brick and distributed by Consolidated Brick.
Native studio Merge Architects designed the area and it was carried out by masonry firm JAJ Co Inc. The designers stated they selected to work with brick as a constructing materials with the aim of referencing native New England vernacular structure.
The undertaking integrates interactive signage into hand-laid masonry, “overlaying the bodily world with the digital,” in accordance with the Brick Trade Affiliation.
A double-wythe brick display screen paired with rectangular digital indicators serves varied features: from broadcasting information and details about public occasions to displaying digital art work.
“This fusion of energy and transparency creates fascinating patterns and textures as mild filters by means of the brick, inviting admiration for the timeless magnificence and up to date attract that brick brings to architectural design,” stated Trish Mauer of the Brick Trade Affiliation.
The buildings are made by laying the bricks in two completely different instructions, making a stimulating textural floor that encourages the interaction of sunshine and shadow.
“Course one strikes tangential to the orientation of the wall and course two strikes alongside the north/south axis, permitting for a posh interaction of transparency and opacity because the curtain wall wraps across the area,” the corporate continued.
At a sure junction, a gradient is created when the wall transitions from stable purple bricks to translucent glass blocks of the identical dimension.
The matte bricks proceed till they attain a glass-clad staircase. This component of transparency creates a straightforward interface between the general public area and the corporate workplace.
“Combining transparency with solidity and low-tech supplies with high-tech digital artwork, this foyer reinforces the corporate's model of integrating excessive expertise with human-centered sensibilities,” concluded the Brick Trade Affiliation.
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All photographs are by Chuck Choi
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