CASE STUDY

THE INTERLOCK
SPECIFICATION:
• Architects: Bureau de Change Architects
• Area: 300 m²
• Year: 2018
• Country: United Kingdom
• TYPE: Residential
• SPECIAL: Brick Facade
Information:
• Bureau de Change has completed The Interlock, a mixed-use building
in London with a facade made from matt blue bricks that "appear to
twist like cogs“m.
• The five-storey building was designed by Bureau de Change for
developer HGG London to sit within a 19th century terrace in
Fitzrovia.
• they were interested in taking these very traditional proportions and in
some way subverting it, like a puzzle box that seems familiar and
reveals a hidden complexity that increases the more you interact with
it.
Evolution of brick:

Staffordshire Blue Clay was selected as a contrast to the areas existing

brickwork. The marl clay was set into 14 hand-crafted steel molds and
fired in oxidation to create the matt blue finish. After firing, these 14
‘parent’ bricks were divided to form the 30 ‘offspring’. Construction of
the 5,000 block landscape took place over three months. The fabrication
team used 1:1 printed templates that set out the number, typology and
location of each brick. When collated on site, these 188 templates
appeared like a construction manuscript, with each brick a different note
to lay.
About the brick:
• The Interlock's facade comprises a total of 5,000 bespoke bricks in 44
sizes, which are made from Staffordshire Blue clay.
• Prior to construction, the facade was modelled extensively to ensure
the desired arrangement could be attained structurally. A one-to-one
template was then used on site to set out the location of each brick
during construction.
BRICK MOULDS USED:
THESE ARE THE BRICKS USED IN FACADE, OF THE BULIDING “THE INTERLOCK”
THANK YOU…