Northlake Childcare Centre
By Canterbury Clay Bricks
Location: Wanaka
Architects: Studio Pacific Architecture
General Contractor: Cook Brothers
Bricklayer: Rabbette Brick & Block
Photographer: Simon Darby
Brick: Winton Roman Blend (Bespoke)
About the build: So striking, yet this new childcare centre sits so subtly within its natural environment! Central Otago is well known for its beautiful, rugged, natural stone landscapes, so it was very important to have this project in Wanaka, retain the same natural, warm feel of it’s surrounding landscape. Studio Pacific’s team specified a blend of 4 colours, to pick up on different aspects of the buildings stunning surroundings. A process of trial and error to get the right blend of colours and shades was undertaken and then a Roman 50mm high brick was chosen to create a thinner, more layered effect. James Rabbette and his team of bricklayers used a smudged mortar technique to achieve the final finish. The bricks were slightly unevenly laid and in a random stretcher pattern to help create the overall look. The “smudged” mortar oozes and then is smeared over the bricks. This method of laying requires great skill to get the smudge consistent over the whole building. A collaboration with client, architect, bricklayer and CCB meant that the overall aesthetics gives an illusion of yesteryear within a modern build, which is created by the use of natural clay bricks and timber sitting alongside the dark black metal.
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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.
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