Deformed bricks become art. Klinker or clinker bricks were overcooked rejects, a product of intense and smokey coal-fired kilns. They were considered a waste product until early Craftsman builders found their sculptural architectural merits. Overcooked bricks ‘clink’ when they touch one another.
Clinker bricks are hard and dense, water will not penetrate them. In America, clinker bricks were made famous by the Pasadena, California architecture firm ofGreene & Greene, who used them (often in combination with native rocks) in walls, foundations, and chimneys.
Klinker Brick By Greene & Greene In Pasadena
Klinker brick column. It would be hard to find a more organic looking man-made building column. Greene & Greene, Pasadena.www.vertikoff.com
Klinker brick in Pasadena.historicalbricks.com
Blacker House by Greene and Greene. Pasadena, California. Photo: Thomas A. Heinz, AIA.www.architectureweek.com
Clinker brick and stone garage. Charles Greene house, Pasadena, California.walknridela.com
Klinker brick wall at Gamble house, Pasadena, California.flickr.com
Marks House, Snohomish, Washington
Klinker砖壁炉。马克斯之家,是1894年的安妮女王于1924年在华盛顿的斯诺霍米什改造成一个工匠。Via:hp-nw.com
Klinker砖壁炉。华盛顿斯诺霍米什的马克之家。
Klinker brick columns. Marks House, Snohomish, Washington. Via:hp-nw.com
More Klinker Brick Construction
Klinker brick in Portland, Oregon. Klinker bricks brought the organic back into home building.portlandoregondailyphoto.blogspot.com
Klinker brick chimney. Project for custom home builder Macro Polo Homes. The Klinker (or Clinker) brick are layered with river jack boulders.flickr.com
Close-up of above clinker chimney.
A mix of regular and clinker bricks. Holy Trinity Anglican Church in Edmonton was built in 1913 using clinker bricks which add a rich tapestry to the Gothic design. There are also numerous klinker brick buildings in cities such as NY and Boston.edmonton.anglican.org
Klinker brick house on Foard Street. Fort Worth, Texas. Made of imperfect bricks from the Cobb Brick Factory.hometownbyhandlebar.com
Klinker brick was not only used in Arts & Crafts homes but was often integrated into Tudor-style homes.freshome.com
Klinker Brick Fireplace. The bricks form the letter A above firebox.oldhouseonline.com
印第安纳州Trader 's Point乳品店的熟料砖地基。不规则的、不合格的砖块常用于地基。surrealist.org
Clinker brick wall.historicalbricks.com
Klinker Brick Fireplace. Beauty is in the hands of the brick layer.
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The Accidental Charm of Clinker Bricks:oldhousejournal.com
制造新的烧窑砖所消耗的能量非常大,一个烧煤的窑炉必须在华氏1850度的高温下燃烧数周。
How To Get Klinker Brick
Reused clinker brick:planetreuse.com
Historical brick:historicalbricks.com
Newly handmade clinker brick:meierstonecompany.com
Clinker Brick in Utah:utahvalleyhouses.blogspot.com
Or Google “salvaged bricks” in your area.
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