Archive for the ‘Coleford Brick News’ Category

Bespoke chimney specials

Thursday, May 8th, 2008

The ultimate finishing touch to a beautiful Arts & Crafts house.

 

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Designed by Neil Holland Architects, this complex working chimney gave Coleford an ideal opportunity to show our skills in producing beautiful handmade specials. A blend of smooth curves and sharpe angles have combined to produce a bold statement.

Indeed it is difficult to appreciate the scale of the chimney, the smooth curve of the hexagonal flair at the top of the stack measures 1.5m at its widest point.

The fine texture of the Coleford Saxon Multi brick & pale lime mortar emphasize the detail and directional changes in the chimneys construction.

 

 

A stunning image showing the complexity of the chimneys construction and the exquisite window finishing detail of the final design.

A stunning image showing the complexity of the chimneys construction and the exquisite window finishing detail of the final design.

Latest Pre-cast Project

Thursday, March 22nd, 2007

The latest building produced using Colefords special Pre-cast bricks is a 7-storey office development at 77 Grosvenor Street in London.


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The pre-cast element of the build was handled by Trent Concrete a specialist precast concrete contractor, producing high quality bespoke architectural cladding and structures.

 

Remove the concerns of producing intricate details on site. Now high standards of workmanship can be achieved under factory conditions.

Remove the concerns of producing intricate details on site. Now high standards of workmanship can be achieved under factory conditions.

 

The bricks, Coleford Buff, have been specified to complement surrounding buildings and satisfy the requirements of Westminster City Council for a high quality hand made brick in the Mayfair conservation area. The pre-cast units are typically 3.7m high and 6m long, and include a combination of plain wall panels and single, double and triple punched window panels.

 

Visit our Pre-cast page

 

 

The grand entrance to the development with the specially commissioned Bronze gates.

The grand entrance to the development with the specially commissioned Bronze gates.