Submission 4
Holy Family Catholic Church
The light-coloured bricks defines and emphasis the facade of the church, providing an symbolic meaning to the 'approach' to the sacred building.
Detailed treatment to the facade, including several single-ring circular arches, double-ring semicircular arches.
Main entrance to the church
5-ring semicircular arches stepped in. The intrados are specially made bricks.
Gaughed headers on extrados side and specially made voussoirs on intrado side. Double brick on edge as abutments and window sills.
Submission 5
Post Office on Argyle Street
Double semicircular arches. Specially made label course that forms the extrados the arch. The bullseye arch at the top also has a label course with the same brick feature.
Rubber Voussoirs with A Label Course
Submission 6
Use of Colour Bricks
1. Forming the building edge
2. Emphasizing window profile
3. Small segmental rough arch over the window
4. Brick on edge sill
Interesting brick composition
Obtuse squint quoins on two sides connecting two buildings. The quoins sit over a two half-brick rings semicircular rough arch.
Saturday, September 20, 2008
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