Key to the successful restoration of UCL's Victorian buildings was the development of a new brick, which matched the colour and texture of the originals. Ibstock manufactured the original non-imperial sized bricks, but as the clay pits have long since been worked out it had to spend five months developing a new match, using Etruria marl clay from Staffordshire.
In all, 200,000 bricks have been used to replace lost facades and reclad unsympathetic alterations to the buildings. Laid in a Flemish bond to match the existing building, numerous specially shaped bricks were used to replace damaged areas.
An impressive body of work, which involved the whole team of material suppliers, specifiers and contractors in a series of design challenges
Shortlist
The Maltings, LondonArchitect: Dransfield Owens de Silva
Main contractor: Sunlight
Brick: Chelwood Smeed Deane London Stock Bus Station, Turnpike Lane, London
Architect: The Rogers Partnership, St Albans
Main contractor: Kier London
Structural engineer: Thomason Partnership
Brick: Baggeridge Oast Russet Sovereign Stock Imperial War Museum, London
Architect: Arup Associates
Main contractor: Birse Construction
Structural engineer: Arup Associates
Brick: Ambion Wealdon London Multi Stock King’s House, King’s Road, Brighton
Architect: Brighton & Hove Council
Main contractor: Albert Sodon
Structural engineer: Helmsley Orrell Partnership
Brick: Ibstock Roughdales Albany Cream
Credits
Client University College London Architect HLM Architects Main contractor Jarvis Construction Brick Ibstock
Brick Awards 2001
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