I like it when a design finds a way to use building material in new and even mind-bending ways. That double-take my mind makes as it tries to marry what it knows about a material (and how it’s used) and the different form that is arrayed before it is exciting. Which is all preamble to say, “woah, check out the sinuous and curvy brick on this one!”
Used to screen a semi-private courtyard, the brickwork is definitively out of the ordinary. With twists and turns it lets light and air through while maintaining a mediated visual connection. There’s something fun about the peeks of greenery (and warm light at night) that pokes through what we’d usually register as solid brick. There’s also a feeling of movement, like a sheet of rippling water.
I’m much less sanguine about the remainder of the house and find the nearly blank walls on either side of that sensual front especially unfortunate. Except for the tie to the courtyard, the rest of the house doesn’t appear to pull much inspiration from the unique front either, alas.
But what a front! A fancy façade though that is a treat to see and see through.
Lynx Thoughts 