Summer must have been on the minds of Cecilia and Martijn, the owners of the condo we collaborated on. They approached the architects of Urban Echoes to design an open and dynamic patio house for a family with four children, with a colourful facade made from recycled material.
The home sits atop ‘Pondok,’ a CPO residential building in Amsterdam. Inside, Urban Echoes created a dynamic floor plan using curtains to provide the flexibility to separate and merge spaces.
Both the clients and architects shared a strong commitment to sustainability. Together with our R&D department, they selected a unique combination of ten different ‘flavours’ of WasteBasedBricks to complete the design.
Image credits: Stijn Poelstra
In this project, WasteBasedBricks ‘Nougat’ (yellow), ‘Wasabi’ (green), ‘Truffle’ (dark purple), ‘Salami’ (dark brown), ‘Aubergine’ (light purple) and ‘Caramel’ (light brown) have been applied.
Some of the colours we used for this project were still researched in our laboratory. Still, the client and architect motivated us to develop the products further and create colourful and flamboyant wall cladding. Vink Bouw then took over and constructied the facade.
Two types of finishes have been used on the bricks:
We believe that this colourful condo in Amsterdam shows beautifully what waste can do when applied in new ways, don’t you agree?
A soft yellow tone with a hint of warm pink. Nougat is the 21st-century answer to London Stock Bricks.
A subtle colour nuance of white and beige. Almond is the brick type to specify in projects that call for a pale brick.
A tasteful, natural green nuance. Pistachio is our greenest creation in a single fire process.
A fresh mixture of light yellows and greens. Lemon turns every project into a tasty design.
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