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Product • By Cerâmica Vale da Gândara • Tijolo Face à Vista fire resistant klinker brick cladding
Tijolo Face à Vista fire resistant klinker brick cladding
The Klinker brick is manufactured with special clays that, when fired at high temperatures, reduces its porosity and increases its density to such an extent that it creates a material with less than 6% water absorption, a density greater than 2000kg/m³ and a mechanical compressive strength greater than 45 N/mm².
This unique brick is characterized by its exposed face, which showcases the natural texture and color variations inherent in the clay material. Each brick is meticulously crafted using traditional manufacturing techniques, ensuring unparalleled authenticity and character in every piece.
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Beyond its visual appeal, Tijolo Face à Vista boasts impressive structural integrity and durability, making it suita... More
Project • By Meyer & Associates Architects, Urban Designers • Streets
Kuyasa Public Transport Interchange
This project deals with two responses. One Architectural, the other through Urban Design. These are intertwined to form a cohesive union.
THE URBAN DESIGN CONTEXTThe project originated from an urban design study conducted by MEYER+VORSTER (now Meyer & Associates Architects & Urban Designers) to highlight the importance of the new Kuyasa Station as part of a future urban node in Khayelitsha. The City of Cape Town commissioned the same set of consultants to design a new transport interchange at this station to facilitate intermodal transfers. This facility was not only considered the focus, but also had to act as catalyst for future intensive urban development around the station.
In an area where dire poverty is prevalent and the qu... More
Project • By Meyer & Associates Architects, Urban Designers • Primary Schools
Dunoon Primary School
Du Noon Primary School is a replacement school, built as part of the Department of Basic Education’s Accelerated School Infrastructure Development Initiative (ASIDI) Programme.
The Du Noon Primary School site is located within very dense urban fabric, with properties fully built up, and the narrow streets lined with informal spaza shops, crèches, and informal house extensions. With open space in Du Noon being an absolute luxury, the streets are true public spaces, where, out of necessity, pedestrians take precedence over motor vehicles. The existing school operation had to be accommodated on the site, while the new school was built. Hence the new school had to be accommodated on the limited area available outside the e... More