Recycled Brick
MATArchitecture and design using reclaimed or recycled brick as a primary material.
Recycled brick offers designers a sustainable material with thermal mass, textural variety, and regional character. The material connects contemporary projects to local building traditions while reducing embodied carbon.
The community explores recycled brick across residential and mixed-use projects, from perforated brick veils that provide privacy and ventilation to stacked tower construction and multi-layered wall systems that combine brick with complementary materials like laterite.
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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.
