Eight bright and airy interiors illuminated by perforated brick walls

Dezeen’s newest lookbook explores eight interiors – from vivid, ethereal residential areas to chill, open-plan workplaces – illuminated by perforated brick partitions.

Perforated brick partitions are sometimes used as a cooling technique in hotter climates. This lookbook highlights their impact on the lighting and shading of inside areas and the way they can be utilized to create a playful, mild ambiance.

That is the most recent in our lookbooks collection, which supplies visible inspiration from Dezeen’s archive. For extra inspiration see earlier lookbooks that includes properties with light-filled kitchens, sculptural wood staircases and ethereal, pared-back loft conversions.

Studio by the Hill, India, by Thoughts Manifestation

This transformed residence in Pune, India – designed by structure studio Thoughts Manifestation to accommodate the studio’s workplace – makes use of perforated bricks to create a well-lit and ventilated workspace.

Bricks was used extensively throughout the flooring and complemented by inexperienced lime plaster partitions.

“The fabric palette has been tastefully chosen in order to match with the totally different shades of the hill all year long,” Thoughts Manifestation defined.

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Cuckoo Home, Vietnam, by Tropical House

Cuckoo Home, designed by Tropical House, is a two-storey dwelling located atop a restaurant in Da Nang, Vietnam, encased by a shell comprised of native clay bricks.

Residing areas on the higher flooring function perforated brick for privateness and air flow, with the design leading to a playful chequered lighting sample throughout the wood and concrete inside.

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Wall Home, Vietnam, by CTA

Sq. perforated bricks salvaged from close by buildings websites are used on the outside of CTA’s Wall Home in Bien Hoa, Vietnam.

Stacked in an irregular formation, the punctured bricks filter daylight and air into the area, creating dotted shadows throughout the plant-filled double-height lounge.

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Gadi Home, India, by PMA Madhushala

Gadi Home in Maval, India, by PMA Madhushala is a compact association of volumes and courtyards.

Dimly-lit courtyards and dwelling areas are illuminated by pockets of daylight accessed by way of perforations within the brick and stone partitions.

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Intermediate Home, Paraguay, by Equipo de Arquitectura

The Intermediate Home by Paraguay-based studio Equipo de Arquitectura is a slim residence in Asunción organised round an open-air courtyard.

Manually pressed, unfired bricks kind the perforated street-facing facade – drawing daylight and air by way of the vaulted brick-roofed eating room and into adjoining areas.

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The Termitary Home, Vietnam, by Tropical House

Patterned shadows enhance the dimly-lit brick and wooden inside of The Termitary Home in Da Nang, Vietnam, designed by Tropical House.

Impressed by earthen termite nests, the studio used perforated brick on the facade and inner partitions to deliver pure mild into the interiors through the day and attract synthetic mild at evening.

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Cloud Home, Australia, by Dean Dyson Architects

Australian studio Dean Dyson Architects designed the Cloud Home – a two-storey dwelling in Malvern – utilizing an exterior layer of gray, perforated brickwork.

Meant to create a “personal oasis” for the shoppers, the perforated brick pours mild into the inside dwelling areas, with passive air flow enabled by operable home windows.

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Tropical Shed, Brazil, by Laurent Troost Architectures

Positioned on an extended, slim plot in Manaus, Tropical Shed is a plant-filled workplace with a centralised courtyard designed by Brazilian studio Laurent Troost Architectures.

Interlocking bricks – repeated all through the design – kind a perforated wall within the double-height workplace to create a cool work atmosphere adorned with playful shadows.

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That is the most recent in our lookbooks collection, which supplies visible inspiration from Dezeen’s archive. For extra inspiration see earlier lookbooks that includes properties with light-filled kitchens, sculptural wood staircases and ethereal, pared-back loft conversions.