Cowlishaw Mews (1996)

By Canterbury Clay Bricks

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Location: Cr Montreal St and Worcester Boulevard, Christchurch
Architects: Warren & Mahoney (Kerry Mason)
Photographer: Jolie Thomas
Brick: Custom made curved face

About the build: BCowlishaw Mews was designed and built to house award winning chef, Phillip Kraal and partner Helen Kraal’s, fine dining Le Bon Bolli restaurant and an office block in 1996. It is now over shadowed somewhat in size by the huge glass and steel structure of the Christchurch Art Gallery beside, however the architectural class of the Cowlishaw Mews building continues to see it sit perfectly within its surroundings. To this day it is still home to the bustling restaurant/bar Fiddlesticks. A custom-made, curved face brick was produced by Canterbury Clay Bricks to give a seamless finish around the cylindrical brick towers. Having been built in 1996 the building has withstood natural disasters and changing tenants, which proves good design and construction should and will last through generations. Cowlishaw Mews has provided function and flexibility within its working space for the tenants and  a low maintenance yet timeless finish for the owner. 

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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.