The west, a building in new york with a recycled-brick façade

CONCRETE PRESENTS ITS FIRST RESIDENTIAL PROJECT IN MANHATTAN amsterdam-based architecture practice, concrete, presents its first residential project in MANHATTAN. located on 11th avenue,

between 47th and 48th street, _the west_ is a human-scaled, environmentally conscious hub in hell’s kitchen composed of 219 apartments. with a focus on craftsmanship, design and

sustainability, the building’s façade features BRICKS made from waste. the sustainable bricks were created in collaboration with dutch company StoneCycling. images courtesy of concrete and

StoneCycling THE WEST’S BRICKWORK IS THE RESULT OF A COLLABORATION BETWEEN CONCRETE AND STONECYCLING _the west’s_ intricate brickwork is the result of a collaboration between concrete and

StoneCycling. the brick matrix itself is a proprietary mix of recovered construction debris blended with raw clay quarried in the netherlands. a total of thirty different brick shapes and

sizes were required for the project, and each piece was individually hand-brushed with a subtly reflective glass glaze before being fired in a centuries-old factory. to get the waste for the

bricks, StoneCycling works with waste processing companies to get the right quality waste that is both consistent and safe — mainly from mineral waste streams, which is both environmentally

and legally safe to use. a preliminary research states that a 25% reduction in energy was reported by comparing the _WasteBasedBricks®_  to ordinary bricks. the company states that their

bricks can last more than 100 years and can be then recycled to make new ones. featuring a U-shape, _the west_ stretches from the corners of 47th street and 48th street along 11th avenue.

the 7-storey brick base of the building is an extension of the townhouse-like character of the two streets, and connects to the brick warehouse architecture of the avenues. the brick façades

are carefully crafted in rich detailed patters and combined with large industrial windows, they create street-oriented, loft-type studios and 1-bedroom apartments on the lower floors. on

the higher floors, new york’s iconic skyline and the sunset over the hudson river are highlighted. glass boxes pop in and out of the building to create unique views and orientations in each

apartment together with large private terraces. the result is a lightweight, transparent architecture that reflects the unique experience the apartments offer. [embedded content] the façade

features StoneCycling’s truffle shine brick no less than 42 different shapes and sizes of this brick were made to fully cover each corner and curve of the façade with its shiny grey / silver

look to get the waste for the bricks, StoneCycling works with waste processing companies to get the right quality waste that is both consistent and safe each piece was individually

hand-brushed with a subtly reflective glass glaze before being fired in a centuries-old factory the brick matrix itself is a proprietary mix of recovered construction debris blended with raw

clay PROJECT INFO: NAME: the west ARCHITECTURE, INTERIOR AND LANDSCAPE DESIGN: concrete CLIENT: ironstate development, hoboken, usa and sk development, new york, usa LOCATION: 11th avenue

between 47th and 48th streets, manhattan, new york [the west] WASTEBASEDBRICKS® USED: truffle shine UPCYCLED WASTE: 260000 kg STATUS: under construction juliana neira I designboom feb 11,

2022