The brick tile system offers architects and designers exceptional freedom to use brick as part of a building’s overall architecture. Factory-made brick tile panels are fixed to a separate system and are not structurally load-bearing. This preserves the appearance of a traditional brick façade while opening up new ways to use brick on surfaces, forms and structures where it has not traditionally been seen.
A versatile range of colours, surface textures and bonding options provides the same design possibilities as solid brick, while the system also allows them to be used in challenging geometries and structures. Brick tiles can be used in both new construction and renovation projects without the need to adapt the design to the constraints of heavy structures. This gives architects greater freedom to approach façade solutions as a whole.
Solutions for places where masonry cannot reach
One of the key advantages of the brick tile system is its suitability for locations and surfaces where traditional masonry is not technically possible. Because the cladding is significantly lighter and fixed as part of a dedicated system, it can be used, for example, on suspended ceilings, the undersides of eaves, recessed façade surfaces and other horizontal or inclined structures.
The system also enables a range of special solutions, such as relief-like façade surfaces and varied bonding patterns that create depth and bring the façade to life. Several different corner solutions have also been implemented, including corners that are not traditional 90-degree angles, as well as raised corners and folded details that require particular precision and careful design. In these solutions, the brick tile system provides a controlled and repeatable way to achieve refined details without compromising the appearance.
Design freedom and collaboration as part of the solution
When designing brick tile cladding, the architectural possibilities are not limited to the system’s standard technical solutions. When a design idea goes beyond the conventional, whether in terms of form, detailing or the use of surface, the system can be developed and adapted to meet that specific need.
We encourage designers to approach the use of our system with an open mind and to challenge its application in projects that go beyond the conventional. We have strong technical expertise and are happy to support the design process from an early stage, helping ideas develop into feasible solutions. In practice, this means that more specialised ideas are reviewed together, their technical feasibility is assessed and, where necessary, separate models or details are prepared. This kind of dialogue at the early stages of design helps ensure that the architectural concept can be realised in a controlled and buildable way.
The BRIX brick tile system is therefore not only an alternative way to create a brick surface, but a tool that supports design freedom and enables brick to be used as part of increasingly diverse façade architecture.
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