The Brickdoctor strikes again

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WHAT IS THE BRICKDOCTOR DOING??

Well, you will see in this newsletter !! There are plenty of interesting new clay products
and you will see that each technical or aesthetical problem of the architect
can be turned into a splendid solution.
Also the future brings new opportunities. Please spend some time in going through
the individual projects and hopefully this will bring you ideas.
If the brickdoctor can help you, please call :

Jan Vanthuyne | +32 56 25 76 85 | mob: +32 495 508 504 | europeanbrick@telenet.be


1. PROJECTS ACCOMPLISHED IN 2008 (7 countries)


		BIG CLAY BLOCKS AND SPECIALS This is not natural stone !! these are clay blocks in two different natural colours; we can now make blocks up to 490x290 mm in more than 50 colours, including any type of special shapes. More info


		BRICK SLIP SYSTEM WITH INSULATION These special thick brick slips are put on a patented polyurethane precast system More info


		BRICK SYSTEM WITH 5 COLOURS OF TILES The architect wanted a patchwork of 5 colours ; we created 50 different colours of this special patented brick tile (natural colours and engobe) ; the 5 selected colours were blended by hand in the factory (2000 m²) More info


		GLAZED BLOCK AND SPECIALS These 2000 m² 215x100x 215 mm clay blocks were specially developed : the architect wanted blocks, not tiles and he also wanted that the entire wall did not look like a bathroom but as ‘historical glazed brickwork’ ; there are also many special shaped blocks (London) More info


		GLAZED PRODUCTS Glazed bricks for new building and for renovation are a growing part of my work ; this needs a lot of work to find the best factory for the job ; each job is different !! More info


		HANDMADE TERRACOTTA Large handmade blocks, moulded in wooden or gypsum moulds for renovation of historical buildings More info


		LONG THIN BRICK We can now make bricks up to 600 mm long More info


		PRECAST WITH THIN BRICK / SLIPS Precasting with thin brick (brick slip) is a new exiting market, needing specific products with high technical requirements More info UK More info USA


		RENOVATION MODERN ARCHITECTURE More and more buildings of the last 120 years (art deco, art nouveau, modernism) need to be refurbished ; the brickdoctor is now specialising in this new market (brussel ; 1000 m² glazed long thin extruded tiles) More info


		SPECIAL BRICK WITH LINES Well, yes, we still make new types of bricks ; new colours, new textures, new sizes ; you name it, we source it !!! More info


		WHITE BRICK IN SPECIAL SIZE What is so special on this, you would think ??? well, we all know white bricks ? but size 285x90x47 ?? we found the factory who could do it !!!! More info


2. PROJECTS ACCOMPLISHED IN 2009 (8 COUNTRIES)

		BRICK AND COLOUR DEVELOPMENT The sky is the limit : these are bricks which are considered for projects in 2009 More info


		RENOVATION ART DECO AND ART NOUVEAU Floors and interior walls never were my specialty but now they are !! More info


		RENOVATION GOTHIC CATHEDRAL The brickdoctor is currently searching for 4 different sizes for the renovation of this 13th century tower ; there are also plenty of special bricks More info


		DUDOK AND BELVEDERE BRICK More and more buildings from the early 20 th century are now not longer destroyed but renovated and extended ; all the bricks from that time do not exist anymore but must be RE-created !! More info


		PANTILES Renovation of a famous London hotel More info


		PRECASTING WITH LARGE TILES We can now make thin tiles up to 327x215 with heavy dovetails More info


		RENOVATION OF MODERNIST ARCHITECTURE Large glazed blocks, made by hand in wooden or gypsym moulds (London) and dry-pressed fine stonework tiles (hotel brussel) More info