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Photography by James Retief “Amento is a house that starts with an idea about geometry. The intersection of two perpendicular walls that form a broken cruciform in plan. Formed of white clay brick with a lime mortar, the 700mm thick walls, rise vertiginous against the bordering tree line.” James Gorst, Architect Shortlisted for RIBA House […]

This 11 storey housing scheme was built for the Metropolitan Housing Trust on a small plot in Hackney by Henry Construction. The scheme provides 32 high-quality new homes (50% affordable) with 10% wheelchair accessible apartments in a range of sizes. EH Smith assisted FBM Architects in finding the right brick to provide warmth and texture […]

Bethnal Green Mission Church in London’s East End represents a groundbreaking model for contemporary places of worship in dense urban environments. The facade comprises a regular concrete grid with brick infill panels. EH Smith worked with the Architects to choose a brick to complement the local context, which contains a number of high-quality masonry buildings, […]