Construction World October 2021

COROBRIK LAUNCHES NEW VIDEO SERIES TO SHOWCASE FEATURED PROJECTS L eading clay face brick manufacturer Corobrik the Jewel City precinct. Corobrik assisted by cutting all of the bricks off-site. Needless to say, Jonathan was impressed by the final result. has launched a new video series entitled Corobrik Projects to highl ight the many possibil ities offered by face brick as a building material. The series features some of South Africa’s top architects talking about a

South Point student residence, Johannesburg Project Architect Sarah Kuiper from LYT Architecture had to ensure that the project at 56 Jorissen Street was efficient and robust. “Face brick is a very low- maintenance solution, which is ideal. It also offered us room to be playful , as using different brick bonds to introduce different pattern types gave us a real opportunity to explore the material .” Brooklyn House student residence, Pretoria Project Lead for Phase 1, Cl iff Gouws highl ights that Boogertman + Partners is guided by architectural and social sustainabil ity. “We had a very clear brief on the specifics of our material ity and finishes.” Counter to the common idea that educational architecture has to be bright and colourful, Cl iff tapped into the legacy of Harvard University to introduce classic elements such as brick arches. For the building envelope itself, Corobrik Black Brick Satin was combined with Titanium Satin face brick to continue this concept of a building that is both aspirational and formal. 

range of landmark projects. Sol-Tech campus, Pretoria

Jeremie Malan, owner of Jeremie Malan Architects & Interiors, selected Corobrik’s Redwood Travertine face brick from the Rosema factory for the Sol-Tech project. “The bonding in a face brick is very important, that’s what gives it its structural stabil ity.” A variety of face brick bonds were used to give the building a three- dimensional qual ity, with patterns created by the shadows and openings. The Corobrik factory stepped in to provide the large numbers of bricks required. The Onyx affordable rental accommodation, Jewel City, Johannesburg When GASS Architecture Studios Associate Director Wandile Mntambo told Divercity Urban Property Fund CEO Jonathan Reader he wanted to make face brick ‘sexy’, the latter had no idea he meant hand-cutting Corobrik’s Nala and Protea Travertine products to create a bespoke ‘spl it-brick’ façade for the Onyx building in

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