design
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Austral Bricks has developed the half-brick
paver format into a standard product range
called the Bowral Bricks Hamlet Collection
comprising three standard colours: Blue
(used in the Ravenswood project), Sepia
(brown) and Ash (grey). Custom colours are
available for larger projects.
“Overall, the detail of the pavers ensures a
high quality finish suitable for very high
pedestrian traffic areas that will absorb a lot
of wear and tear,” says Jeremy Winer. Knut
Menden was pleased with the execution of
the paving design concept.“The idea was
that it doesn’t really matter whether it’s
inside or outside.And that turned out
really well.”
The Mabel Fidler Building has set a
new benchmark for the school in both
architecture and educational design.
As a Ravenswood parent said recently
“It is a building that just keeps on giving.”
different,” says Knut Menden.“Our first
thought was to use standard bricks laid on
edge so essentially it looks exactly like the
wall.”This proved unviable as it increased
slab thickness.Austral Bricks offered to cut
bricks in half at the factory and then
decided to manufacture a special unit 230
mm long by 76 mm high and 55 mm wide.
The pavers are laid on a base of cement-
stabilised sand and the 10 mm gaps
slurry-filled with a grout matched to the
mortar colour of the walling.The set-out
was controlled by a stringline grid, assisted
by the six metre grid used throughout the
building.“We had minor problems when
trying to align with other architectural
features such as columns,” says Jeremy
Winer, managing director of ESD
Landscape Contractors.
Photography:
Jackie Dean, John Gollings and Marcus Clinton
