Petersen Kolumba™ bricks are a calm, robust presence in North Bondi
The brief was concise: To create something interesting, with two storeys, using the pale Petersen Kolumba™ bricks that were developed for...
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- Jul 9
The Sanctuary celebrates the character and texture of Petersen Kolumba™ bricks
Petersen Kolumba bricks (K91) create a calm and peaceful palette, both inside and outside at The Sanctuary, Launceston.
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- Jun 8
Handmade Petersen Kolumba™ bricks deliver an unapologetically modern form at Le Cube
Le Cube is luxury, bespoke design at its best. Located on the corner of Stonnington and Denham Place, this symmetrical, almost perfectly...
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- Mar 26
Petersen bricks deliver add timeless beauty to a remarkable transformation in Abbotsford
The thoughtful transformation of Abbotsford House has delivered a timeless and contemporary three-storey home for a young family of five....
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- Nov 6, 2022
Handmade Petersen Kolumba™ bricks create a sophisticated inner-city sanctuary
South Yarra Townhouses are a timeless and elegant presence in the heart of one of Melbourne's oldest suburbs. Celebrating the heritage...
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- Jul 31, 2022
Petersen D91 bricks are the centrepiece of this contemporary Prahran home
Selecting the material palette for a timeless, contemporary home can be a challenging task. Not so for Michael Gargano, Managing...
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- Jun 19, 2022
Custom Petersen Kolumba™ bricks connect innovation with tradition in a modern twist
Danish architects 3XN have successfully integrated a fully restored 19th-century property and a newly constructed office block in...
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- May 22, 2022
Petersen D91 bricks add a unique contemporary aesthetic and sensory delight to Toorak Gardens House
Located on a large block in an Historic Conservation Zone, Toorak Gardens House is uncompromisingly modern. Its striking front elevation...
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- Apr 4, 2022
Petersen Kolumba™ K91 bricks add to the calm, timeless palette at Lavender Bay
Front row to Sydney Harbour, the Lavender Bay House is a feast of delights. Not surprisingly, framing the views and engaging with the...
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- Mar 6, 2022
Which Petersen brick features as a finalist in the 2022 Mies van der Rohe Award?
From a starting line of 532 works, culled to just 40 on a shortlist, now there are seven. The European Commission and the Mies van der...
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- Feb 20, 2022
Brighton House celebrates the beauty and linear form of Petersen Kolumba™ bricks
Brighton House is a home of contrasts. There is a distinct line between old and new, crisp and textured, dark and light, natural and...
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- Dec 12, 2021
A unique Petersen brick combination creates a spectacular work of art at 50 Shades of Grey
50 Shades of Grey is a journey of surprises. Every step of the way. Sitting on a small site alongside a suburb of high-end homes, and...
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- Nov 21, 2021
The multiple (Fritz Höger Award-winning) faces of Petersen bricks
It was no great surprise, but a great delight, for our team to learn earlier this year that Petersen bricks featured in four of the...
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- Nov 5, 2021
Petersen bricks take centre stage in New York’s custom brickwork comeback
Is it glass tower fatigue, the hard pull of nostalgia or a brick’s warmth and texture? That’s what Joanne Kaufman wondered in her article...
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- Oct 24, 2021
Petersen D91 bricks and custom made screens deliver a remarkable front elevation
Sitting on a quiet street in Glen Iris, lined with low fencing and unremarkable architecture, Haze is far from a clone of the existing...
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- Oct 17, 2021
Christian A. Petersen is ‘Probably the Best Brickmaker in the World,’ says the Financial Times
Christian A. Petersen, a self-proclaimed “Armani of brickmaking” and seventh-generation owner of Petersen Tegl, was rightfully described...
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- Oct 3, 2021
Handmade Petersen Kolumba™ bricks are a soft, tactile presence at the Jennings House
Jennings House is a bold architectural statement on a quiet, inner-city Melbourne street. Taking inspiration from contemporary Europe,...
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- Sep 19, 2021
Petersen Kolumba™ bricks set the benchmark for quality at New Street Townhouses
To be a cut above, every successful development needs a point of difference. For New Street Townhouses in Hawthorn, it’s quality. In...
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- Aug 1, 2021
Petersen Kolumba™ bricks, charred timber and family are the heart of this Whitford home
Birch Park is all about family, cosy spaces and texture. Both inside and out. Nestled in Whitford, a rural beach suburb south-east of...
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- Jul 4, 2021
Petersen D91 bricks imbue contemporary Caulfield South townhouses with quality and character
When Rob Malter set about developing and building the Caulfield South townhouses, his focus was on quality in building and design,...
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