By Canterbury Clay Bricks
ARCHITECT:
AW Architects
BUILD:
Fletcher Living
BRICKS:
Oxford Romans
BRICKLAYER:
Advanced Brick and Block
PHOTOGRAPHERS:
Lumo & Jolie Thomas
This 2022 NZIA Canterbury award winning build in the Otakaro East Frame, in the centre of Christchurch’s CBD, overlooks the new greenway in the city overlooking Rauora Park.
The Oxford Smooth brick with heightened, natural variation from the kiln firing, lends perfectly to the refined detailed brick work and the stunning classic red brick/black timber aesthetics.
The Oxford brick looking equally as good on a moody old, overcast day, as it does on the brightest of blue sky days.
Canterbury Clay Bricks is a family run business, supplying clay bricks nationally, for commercial and residential builds, since its inception over 50 years ago. We are the only manufacturer of kiln fired clay bricks in the South Island.
We offer you an impressive collection using rich Canterbury clays, from which we have created a host of enduring finishes and colours that will add style and value to your new home or project.
Canterbury Clay Bricks manufacturing plant is located close to its clay supplies within the surronding hills of Darfield. A number of recycled products are used in the manufacture of the bricks including re-constituted brick and recycled glass. The kilns at the plant run on up to 95% of re-claimed fuels and oil further reducing any impact of manufacturing. We supply nationwide to both residential and commercial projects, new builds and renovations.
Bricks are a blend of clays and water. The bricks are then formed, dried and kilned to produce a strong and durable end product. They are then hand blended and graded by staff to give a consistent finish.