Crème is created from a combination of different clay forms
Hand-formed Crème bricks from high quality manufacturer,Vandersanden, are core to the design vision behind Westbourne Park Baptist Church, a recently completed mixed-use development in West London, designed by award-winning architects, Allies and Morrison.
A Baptist church was first established on this site, close to the Royal Oak Underground station, back in 1875. This original church was damaged beyond repair during the Second World War but its replacement, erected in the 1960’s, had become outdated, was poorly configured and expensive to maintain. A community-led project and partnership between social housing provider, Dolphin Living, and Westbourne Park Baptist Church, appointed Allies and Morrison to design a scheme that would include new accommodation for the church, a family centre, and the Paddington Children’s Library alongside a community hall and 33 intermediate affordable homes.
Winner of a highly commended accolade in the Civic Trust Awards 2021, the Allies and Morrison design creates an exemplar in the integration of religious, community and residential uses through a compact mixed-use development. A ‘campanile’ provides a focal point that announces the presence of the church at the heart of the scheme. The main building itself features large windows which signal the location and provide generous direct daylight into the five upper floors of apartments. As well as reflecting its multi-use character, this scheme also addresses the sensitive heritage of the site and its residential context. Here, the choice of brick as a material was significant. Allies and Morrison selectedVandersanden’s Crème facing brick in a 50mm size for the project.
“We went through an extensive design review process in brick selection before settling on Crème fromVandersanden,” says Richard White, associate at Allies and Morrison. “This hand-formed cream-coloured brick helps elevate the status of the design, forming a consistent and restrained material and colour palette of brick, steel, aluminium and glass that sits harmoniously with the stucco of the adjacent villas. The geometry of the brick modules is important both in expressing the building’s aesthetic and helping to harmonise its scale with its architectural context.”
Crème是由不同的粘土形式组合而成，形成白色的基础色，然后涂上特定的沙子类型，带来一种颗粒状的、褶皱的纹理和色调的黄色，最终形成整体外观。在韦斯特伯恩公园浸信会教堂，砖头和担架在每个球场交替分层，在佛兰德语中，砖头以下面球场的担架为中心，形成一种迷人的纽带。与此同时，50mm格式的Crème砖，结合了campanile上的倾斜展示，在建筑最上凹层上的拉头和均匀放置的垂直折线，有助于使建筑的体量有序，因为它逐渐下降，在Porchester路较高的混合用途建筑和历史性的Westbourne Park别墅的较小规模的住宅特征之间进行协调。该项目大约采购了15万块砖。
Further details on Allies and Morrison are available athttp://www.alliesandmorrison.com
