After working with the architects of Concrete on the exterior of the large scale project “The West“ in New York, we were challenged to extend the bricks from the outer façade into the lobby of the building, using brick slips.
Located on 11th Avenue, between 47th and 48th streets in Manhattan, The West is a human-scaled, environmentally conscious hub of vibrant neighbourhood life. The condos, mixed with studios, 1, 2 and 3-bedroom apartments, are designed from the inside out.
You can read more about this ambitious project and the facade from WasteBasedBricks® on the project page of The West.
For the wall behind the reception desk in the lobby, we have made a relief with Truffle Shine WasteBasedSlips by letting some of the brick slips protrude a little further than others.
By also using a staggered thickness, a poem by a local poet can be read in code.