What is Brick Inlay? Explore the latest design innovations with precast brick

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11 February 2024

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Image credit: Derek Swalwell
Image credit: Derek Swalwell
Delivering stunning results, this innovative façade solution speeds up construction time and significantly reduces build costs.
At Zero Gipps, the brick isn’t fully embedded in the concrete. “But the strength of the bond allowed the confidence to design and manufacture,” says Robertson.
Original brick has been retained at ground level, effortlessly met by the Brick Inlay above.
Sitting above the original brickwork, locally-sourced Krause Imperial Emperor Bricks in Ghost Grey have been used to create a textural façade with an almost fabric-like effect. 
Zero Gipps is a contemporary six-storey workplace building designed around wellness and sustainability.
 The tiled panels are concertinaed as a nod to the client’s heritage and Chinese ornamental screens. Photography by Tom Roe.