As a 100% recycled, sustainable product, what’s not to love about Greenleaf Brick? Several years ago, we supplied some of their handsome, deep red, long-format bricks to Brininstool – Lynch for this award-winning residential project in Chicago.
Although this single-family home won multiple commendations from AIA Chicago, it feels most fitting that the design took home the 2018 “Divine Detail Award”. Using two different colors of Spec Mix mortar, the exterior of this property employs a tuckpointing technique dating back to the work of masons in England during the late 18thcentury. The head joints of the brick were custom-colored to match the brick, while a natural grey mortar was used along the horizontal joints, creating a strong horizontal emphasis. Surprising no one… this pointing method was beloved by Frank Lloyd Wright and other Prairie Style architects. Inside the building, all of the mortar was toned to match the brick for a more subtle look.
Learn more about this project on the architect’s website.
Architect: Brininstool – Lynch
GC: Goldberg General Contracting
Photography: Christopher Barrett
Products Supplied: Spec-Mix mortar, Greenleaf Brick
