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Mar 11, 2019

Laycock House gracefully marries drama with modesty, creating a delightful surprise

Set on an avenue of date palms, on one of Sydney’s oldest heritage-listed streets, Laycock House is a treasure-trove of surprise. Because what was an old inter-war bungalow on Laycock Road in Penshurst still presents as such from the street front, apart from its re-pointed brick facade. But what you find when you come through the new entrance, now at the side of the house, and open the new front door is completely unexpected. And that’s what Telly Theodore, Principal at TTAO,

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Feb 25, 2019

Petersen D71 bricks sit centre stage in a multiple award-winning building

There’s no shortage of media coverage on Maitland’s Riverlink Building. And that’s no surprise. Not only because it was designed by renowned Sydney-based architects, CHROFI, and has become this historic New South Wales town’s gateway building, seamlessly linking High Street in the town centre to the Hunter River. Or because it’s the place to meet in Maitland, offering various public facilities, a restaurant, café and a covered space for outdoor events or somewhere to simply s

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Feb 4, 2019

Petersen D91 bricks help to deliver a timeless yet bold new home in Kew East

It’s a simple, timeless and understated, yet bold structure. The striking new residence in Kew East, Melbourne, has more than created extra space for a family whose children are inching toward adulthood. It’s provided them with a modern, comfortable home that will easily see them through the next chapter in their lives, opening up multiple spaces for entertaining family and friends, behind a solid, attractive facade. Presenting as a single storey residence from the street-fro

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Oct 29, 2018

Caroline's contrasting material palette creates a tale of two houses in South Yarra

Caroline is an unexpected contemporary delight in a tree lined South Yarra street. Unexpected because while equipped with all the bells and whistles you’d imagine a couple would desire, they’re cleverly contained within an incredibly compact site. It’s creative design that makes Caroline appear effortlessly large. So, what you feel, even before stepping through the grand entrance of this three-bedroom home, are generous proportions, opulence and stability. And it’s unexpected

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Oct 8, 2018

Petersen D91 bricks create a magical garden room in Hawthorn

An abundance of creativity and re-imagination, along with a sensitive, considered design, has transformed a tangle of spaces in a 1980s Hawthorn home to accommodate a growing, active family. By creating more space and warmth, and an abundance of natural light, Templeton Architecture has cleverly activated all parts of this home creating better connections and contemporary spaces in which the family wants to spend time. One of the most visibly impressive spaces in the external

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Oct 1, 2018

Pattern and texture lead New Shanghai to new heights and a new market in Dubai

New Shanghai is well known in Australia as a casual dining destination. Its traditional Shanghai laneway is its signature design and appears across six sites. Giant Design, the team behind this much-loved streetscape since 2009, recently refreshed its original design concept, delivering a more sophisticated, contemporary design for the first New Shanghai site in the Middle East under the AZADEA Group. In fact, this new design concept was first launched in 2016 at New Shanghai

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Sep 24, 2018

Celebrating the joy of the art deco movement with Petersen D72 bricks

Merriwee is a modern interpretation of an existing theme. A clever transformation of a simple, yet generous art deco house into a timeless contemporary home for a young family. But perhaps the greatest skill of Templeton Architecture in this exquisite renovation is celebrating the joy of the art deco movement through material, proportion and pattern. And on first glance at this beautiful home, it is these thoughtful details that simply sing. Because the existing art deco buil

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Sep 3, 2018

The Garden House: Framed garden views creating tranquillity in an urban setting

A contemporary farmhouse, on an inner city site with a distinct rural feel, framed at every available angle by a lush garden. The Garden House is a thoughtful design by Chamberlain Architects that openly celebrates the tranquillity and softness of a much-loved garden, creating a quiet sanctuary for its retired owners to retreat from urban noise. Three extruded gable roof forms create a strong presence from the both the street-front and rear walking trail, exaggerating the sit

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Aug 15, 2018

Petersen bricks feature prominently in the award-winning Rochford Apartments

The Rochford, a new 76-apartment complex in Sydney’s inner west, was recently awarded the New South Wales’ Aaron Bolot Award for Residential Architecture – Houses (Multiple Housing) at the 2018 NSW Architecture Awards. And well deserved because its does more than celebrate design excellence and innovative thinking. It clearly shows how apartment living can provide amenity and a sense of home, just like the terraces and freestanding homes nearby. Studio Johnston is the creativ

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Jul 30, 2018

Petersen K55 bricks create a beautiful inside/outside connection in Hawthorn

It seems that the people of Hawthorn just love Petersen bricks. Understandably so. They continue to add that unique, soft earthy feel with their magnificent handcrafted texture, which simply can’t be achieved with manufactured bricks. And what you get is a stunning, artistic effect wherever they are laid. Neil Architecture’s most recent renovation of a federation duplex in Hawthorn is no exception. On this small and compact site, David designed an extension to the back of the

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Jun 11, 2018

Celebrating Kolumba™ bricks: Bondi's Deepwater House

What better way to acknowledge Petersen Kolumba™ bricks turning 10 than to celebrate North Bondi's Deepwater House: A simply spectacular, three times award-winning home. To look at the breathtaking result that is Deepwater House, you'd never dream that both Tobias Partners, the architects, and Bellevarde Constructions, the builder, had to overcome multiple challenges when designing and constructing this new home. Not the least was the dramatic three storey slope from the road

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Jun 4, 2018

Petersen's Kolumba™ brick celebrates 10 years

Not many bricks celebrate an actual birthday. Then again, not not many bricks are designed by an internationally-renowned architect. Until Petersen’s Kolumba™ brick was 'born'. The magnificent Kolumba™ brick first appeared over 10 years ago, when the Kolumba Museum in Cologne, Germany, opened in September 2007, below. Swiss Architect, Peter Zumthor, wanted a special brick in a Roman format for the museum, which integrates the chapel Madonna in den Trümmern, Roman ruins from t

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May 21, 2018

A stunning Petersen brick combination creates two unique stories in Woollahra

A newly renovated home in Sydney’s Woollahra uses a clever combination of handmade Petersen bricks to create something really special for its owners. In fact, this superb team effort by Sam Crawford Architects and SQ Projects, as builder, has delivered a stylish, yet practical new home that is sure to be enjoyed by their clients for many years to come. What was an 1860’s stone cottage, with a 1970’s extension, has been thoughtfully transformed in to a stunning four bedroom,

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Apr 16, 2018

Maitland’s Riverlink Building: A unique public living room linking the town to the river

The Riverlink Building in the NSW town of Maitland is already making an indelible mark. While not yet officially opened, this magnificent structure truly is a sight to behold: a unique and beautifully designed sculptural gateway that’s creating the much-needed connection between the town’s High Street and the mighty Hunter River. The brainchild of CHROFI, Manly’s cutting edge architects, has been a good five plus years in the making. True to CHROFI’s big picture approach, thi

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Mar 21, 2018

Petersen’s handmade Kolumba™ bricks deliver a gorgeous gem in Gerringong

A fabulous location, accessible ocean views and a friendly street were great building blocks for architect Lisa Papesch to design a family friendly home in Gerringong. And what Lisa has masterfully created, using a strong and timeless material palette, is a beautiful new home that can only be described as a gorgeous gem, oozing style and spirit. Welcomed by calming ocean views at the front door, Lisa has produced a liveable home that allows its young and growing family to ful

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Feb 20, 2017

An exquisite building constructed using Petersen’s Kolumba receives the 2016 UK Brick Award

One again, Petersen bricks are helping architects and builders alike to win awards for the projects in which they are used. Case in point being The Turnmill Building, designed by Piercy & Company, which received the sought after Brick Award in November last year. The Brick Development Association in the UK presents the Brick Award each year to celebrate brick in every aspect of design and construction. The 2016 awards, hosted in London saw The Turnmill Building (described in

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Feb 9, 2017

Using Petersen bricks, Kunstmuseum Basel ranks in the top 10 of 2016’s most interesting buildings

Last December, Oliver Wainwright, The Guardian’s architecture critic, announced his top ten most interesting buildings completed in 2016. Excitingly for Petersen Tegl, Kunstmuseum Basel, the fine arts museum in Switzerland designed by Christ & Gantenbein, ranks at number 4, for which Petersen supplied two types of brick in different shades of grey. The bricks alternate between dark and light grey, breaking up the look of the building into horizontal bands. Petersen bricks pro

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Aug 31, 2015

Petersen Kolumba bricks bring warmth and texture to this magnificent house in Malvern

The unique, hand crafted Petersen bricks have once again worked their charm on this stunning renovation in Malvern, Victoria, proving the perfect choice of material for the front fence as well as paving for the gate entrance. The owners always wanted something different for the front entrance of their house; something that would make a tremendous statement. Fortunately their architect, David Neil, Director of Neil Architecture, immediately knew the perfect solution. Having us

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Aug 25, 2015

Petersen bricks create a love story with a happy ending for a sophisticated home in Hawthorn

To create a simple, elegant house that sat respectfully within a heritage context among magnificent, well-established trees in Hawthorn, using natural materials was an easy decision for David Neil, Director, Neil Architecture. For the Hawthorn house it was timber, copper and bricks. In such a peaceful, quiet setting, one of the strongest design elements was to use a brick wall that linked the courtyard with the inside of the house, and out, creating a continuous flow. When it

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Jun 16, 2015

Petersen bricks cleverly complement the stunning simplicity of the Doll’s House

Inspired by a love and appreciation of art and clever design, and attracted to the idea of using handcrafted materials in their new home, the owners of the recently completed Doll’s House in Northcote, Melbourne, looked no further than Petersen bricks for the feature wall in their lounge room. Simon Knott, Director, BKK Architects, was the mastermind behind the extremely striking and clever design. Simon’s intent was to build a family home that offered sustainable and flexibl

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