Brick Foundation
Brick as a primary structural and material foundation for residential, institutional, and cultural buildings.
ASA Studio Stacks Offices and Apartments in a Naturally Ventilated Brick Tower Above Kigali's Rooftops
A five-storey mixed-use building in Kacyiru proves that local materials and passive cooling can replace air conditioning in dense urban Africa.
Fernanda Marques Stacks Interlocking Volumes into a São Paulo House That Earns Its Nickname
Casa Lego assembles cantilevered blocks, travertine surfaces, and slatted timber screens across 1,390 square meters in urban São Paulo.
VPA Architects Wraps an Ahmedabad Home in a Three-Story Perforated Brick Veil
A west-facing house in a dense Ahmedabad neighborhood uses layered brick screens to turn harsh sunlight into filtered comfort.
LIJO.RENY.architects Wrap a Kerala Home in a Continuous Perforated Brick Veil
In Thrissur, a 383 m² courtyard house uses staggered brickwork to negotiate privacy, ventilation, and tropical light in equal measure.
The Purple Ink Studio Wraps a Mangaluru Home in Triple-Layered Brick and Laterite Walls
A courtyard house in coastal Karnataka channels childhood memories of brick factories through jaali screens and passive cooling strategies.
H&P Architects Wrap a Vietnamese House in Perforated Brick to Fuse Living with Agriculture
A 270 square meter home in Mao Khe, Vietnam, uses layered terracotta screens and rooftop gardens to resist the erasure of farmland by urbanization.
ODA New York Wraps a 19-Story Upper West Side Tower in Hand-Molded Danish Brick
At the corner of 93rd and Broadway, 2505 Broadway reinterprets Manhattan's masonry tradition with 41 luxury residences and curved brick piers.
State of Kin Builds a House from Its Neighbors' Demolished Bricks in Mount Lawley
A compact inner-city home in Perth reclaims local red brick to channel the suburb's industrial past through exaggerated arches and saw-tooth roofs.
Studio VDGA Wraps a Pune House in Perforated Brick That Breathes, Glows, and Shields
A 4,500-square-foot residence in Pune's dense urban core uses layered brick screens and passive strategies to rethink the Indian courtyard house.
LABarq Builds an Entire House in Querétaro from a Single Custom Concrete Block
Casa Capuchinas uses one sand-colored block as structure, finish, and sunscreen across 477 square meters of suburban Mexico.
Ha Architecture Builds a Bricklayer's Son a Brick House That Outgrows Its Edwardian Shell
In Fitzroy North, Melbourne, a double-storey brick addition reorients a south-facing backyard toward winter sun and city skyline views.
TALC Builds a Brick House in Three Bodies Around a Sequence of Courtyards in Mexico City
On the self-built periphery of Tláhuac, Shark House turns exposed brick into a quiet argument for chromatic contrast and spatial depth.
