After working with the architects of Concrete on the exterior of the large scale project “The West“ in New York, we were challenged to extend the bricks from the outer façade into the lobby of the building, using brick slips.
Located on 11th Avenue, between 47th and 48th streets in Manhattan, The West is a human-scaled, environmentally conscious hub of vibrant neighbourhood life. The condos, mixed with studios, 1, 2 and 3-bedroom apartments, are designed from the inside out.
You can read more about this ambitious project and the facade from WasteBasedBricks® on the project page of The West.
For the wall behind the reception desk in the lobby, we have made a relief with Truffle Shine WasteBasedSlips by letting some of the brick slips protrude a little further than others.
By also using a staggered thickness, a poem by a local poet can be read in code.
The West
The relief in the lobby is indeed a translated text… depicted in Morse code! With bricks, we’ve created a graphic work of art that subtly adds an extra layer to this space.
The text translated into Morse code refers to the neighbourhood Hell’s Kitchen, where our project is located and reads:
’This neighbourhood is hot as hell.’
‘Hell is cool’
’This here’s hell’s kitchen.’
If you would like to know more about the Truffle brick slips, which are coated with our Shine finish and produced in different sizes and thicknesses, please scroll down below.
For the rest of the interior, we have not used brick slips or bricks. The building is due to be completed in 2022.
We’re excited that you are interested in developing a custom made brick or brick slip. You can schedule an intake here.
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