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Ben Oostrum in
collaboration with Rob Bonneur
For me the Brick
project was a good occasion for an intensive collaboration
with architect Rob Bonneur. We have known each other
for years, but never got around to working together.
This was the perfect opportunity. Thereby we wanted
to work from start on the development of a series
of producible brick products. No conceptual approach,
but a design process aimed at concrete results.
We combined different experiences and backgrounds.
Our brick project has turned out a number of innovative
brick products. For example we looked into what possibilities
the joint offers to beautify the facade image.
A simple design
is the Line Brick Horizontal, a brick with an extra
horizontal joint along the full length. During application
the image is created of an extra flat brick, while
it doesn’t differ from the standard size stone.
A variation is
the Line Brick Vertical Brick whereby the standard
stone is divided into little rectangle parts by multiple
vertical grouts
The Line Brick
Horizontal combined with the Line Brick Vertical gives
the Pixel Brick, a stone which creates the image of
extra small bricks. Special for this design is the
possibility to create pixel-art images, text and more
when so-called pixels are chopped off while assembling.
The Cube Brick
has a hexagonal basic shape with joints that accentuate
the cube’s contours. Interlinked in a wall surface
a dazzling “spatial” effect is created.
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