Colourful Bricks at Condo in Amsterdam

Research & Development

Some of the colours we used for this project were still in research at our laboratory, but the client and architect motivated us to develop the products further and create a colourful and flamboyant wall cladding. Vink Bouw then took over and did the construction of the facade.

Two types of finishes have been used on the bricks:

• The Raw finish is the most straightforward finish we have. This is what the stone looks like when it comes right out of the mould, just before drying and firing the brick for the final result. The material we use to release the stones from the mould, for example, sand, is still visible when it comes out of production, beautiful!
• The Sliced finish offers a great opportunity to tell the story of a brick made from waste in a visual way. After composing and mixing the recipe for this product, the material goes into the production line. Here, it’s pressed into moulds and then released again. First, we let the bricks dry before they go into the kiln to bake. Then, a layer of the brick is sliced off, so the inside becomes visible. Now you can clearly see what the product is actually made of!

We believe that this colourful condo in Amsterdam truly shows what waste can do when applied in new ways, don’t you agree?