Facing bricks from
Wienerberger, leading supplier of wall, roof and landscaping innovations, were
used to create beautiful façades on the award-winning Storey’s Field Community
Centre and Nursery project in Cambridge’s new Eddington development.
A joint venture by
the University of Cambridge and Cambridge City Council, Storey’s Field offers
Eddington residents an important multi-use space, walled garden and a 100-place
nursery.
The £8.3 million
project was informed by months of consultancy with the local community.
Designed by McInnes
Usher McKnight Architects (MUMA), the municipal hub features Wienerberger’s Con
Mosso facing bricks and special bricks, supplied by Taylor Maxwell. This cream,
soft mud, creased multi brick has a soft and textured appearance which makes it
ideal for both external and internal façades.
Using facing bricks
as a building material gave the architects the freedom to create individual
façades by playing with laying patterns, detailing and eye-catching features
such as porthole and geometric shaped windows.
The beautiful
variegated colouring of this brick further enhanced the tactile effects created
by the various laying patterns installed around the building by contractors
Anglian Brickwork.
The Eddington
community now benefits from an architecturally impressive, versatile and
practical space that can host weddings, memorial services, music concerts, art
exhibitions, film screenings, parties, meetings, exercise classes and more. The
local children also enjoy a private and secure nursery space where they can
play and explore.
With its stunning
architecture and innovative design, it is no surprise that this project has
been widely celebrated and won several prestigious awards from RIBA and the
Brick Development Association, amongst others.
The project is also
set to achieve BREEAM Excellent and Outstanding ratings for its sustainability
performance.
