Exposed Brick
MATExposed brick as a structural and aesthetic material in contemporary architecture and design.
Earthscape Studio Turns a Brick Mock-Up into a 380-Square-Foot Home for an Elderly Resident in Sivakasi
In Sivakasi, Tamil Nadu, a material test built from one-inch sithukkal bricks laid in the Indian bond grows into a compact, permanent home.
Estúdio Lava Restores a 1960s Brazilian House by Wrapping It around a Reclaimed Brick Courtyard in Red and Blue
A 1960s house in a Brazilian garden suburb gains a rear dining pavilion, reclaimed brick courts and saturated red and blue planes.
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.
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.
XAUAT Wraps a Rural Chinese Dwelling in Glass Bricks and Passive Climate Strategy
A renovated village house in Weinan, Shaanxi Province, fuses Guanzhong vernacular traditions with zero-carbon heating and rainwater systems.
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.
Bez+Kock Architekten Wrap a Regensburg Vocational School Extension in Custom Pentagonal Clinker
Twelve handcrafted brick variants give a new school wing in Regensburg an almost textile facade that extends the language of its 1980s predecessor.
