For the past 200 years, Petersen Tegl, a family-owned brick company in Denmark, has been passing down centuries-old brickmaking traditions from generation to generation. Today, Petersen still manufactures its bricks the old-fashioned way, by hand-pressing waterstruck, or very wet, clay into wooden molds and then baking them in coal-fired kilns. They may lack the uniformity and precision of their mass produced counterparts, but the bricks more than make up for it with their highly textured surfaces and gorgeous color variations.
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Nico van der Meulen Architects
The light-filled unique eco-friendly home designed by Nico van der Meulen Architects is situated in Inanda, with views of the Sandton skyline to the north
Plasma Studio
constructed with local materials and labor sourced from within a radius of 15 kilometers. Engineered to meet klimahaus A standards, House L features an airtight envelope with triple-glazed windows and fiber wood insulation. Passive solar orientation and a geothermal system with controlled ventilation reduce the 2,350-square-foot home’s energy demands.
