Our latest addition to Firth’s Designer Brick range - the ‘Coastal Brick’ - is a slimline brick with a split-face finish, which gives it a natural stone-like texture that reflects New Zealand’s rugged coastline, while complementing modern design aesthetics.
The natural split-face of Coastal Brick creates subtle shadowing that changes throughout the day and seasons to create stunning contrasts for homeowners.
Dimensions: 290mm (L) x 70mm (H) x 70mm (D)
Area: 42 units/m²
Per Pallet: 416 (8.45m²)
Weight: 2.8kg (1,165kg /pallet)
Used in Metlifecare’s Gulf Rise Villas in Red Beach in 2019/2020 as a special order, Nicola Catherwood, Associate for Warren and Mahoney Architects says they chose Firth’s stylish brick over the ‘bagged finish’ they initially specified and are very pleased with the results.
“The advantage of choosing Firth’s Coastal Brick with the split face is that it is a finished brick,” says Nicola. “Not only did it fit the look and feel of what we wanted to achieve, it also had added benefits such as not requiring a second trade to do the bagging, reducing the overall time to install. There are also no ongoing maintenance costs (labour and materials) for Metlifecare.”
Stage one of the development won the ‘Planning and Urban Design’ category at the Auckland NZ Institute of Architecture Awards in 2020.
Firth’s Coastal Brick is available in Premium White. It utilises an enhanced mix design to produce a truly beautiful brick. Contact your Firth Rep for sample viewing. This brick is made-to-order for our North Island / Te Ika-a-Māui customers. If your project is in the South Island / Te Waipounamu, please contact your Firth Rep or call us on 0800 FIRTH1 to discuss.