project inspiration
LACY BRICK
Protruding bricks turn the exterior of this extension into a wow factor feature
PROJECT PROFILE
LOCATION North London
TYPE OF PROJECT Extension
USEFUL CONTACTS
ARCHITECT Pamphilon Architects (www.pamphilonarchitects.com)
BRICKS Wienerberger (www.wienerberger.co.uk)
VICKY BAMFORTH
The owner of this Edwardian terrace wanted to build a characterful kitchen extension. Working with Pamphilon Architects, they’ve created a timber frame addition, finished in red bricks to complement the units used on the door headers, chimney and side elevation of the original house. As a textile designer, the owner has a love for texture and colour, which she wanted to convey within the project (while sticking to a modest budget). The creative idea of laying the bricks in a Flemish bond with protruding headers ticked all of the owner’s boxes – the effect offers something out of the ordinary; a pattern that she refers to as ‘lacy brick’.