Students' Work: Martin

Brickwork panel designed by Anne. Oct '10

Shaded bricks indicate the cuts

The design was adapted
from Patterns in Islamic Art

Photo taken 5th Nov '10

Martin is building a decorative panel. The brickwork is
single-skin and constructed from one-third, two-thirds
and full-length bricks

Photo taken 12th Nov '10

The back of the panel is built up from blocks, which are bonded into the brick pillars. Because of its height, there is also an attached pillar of blockwork, to provide extra stability

With support from Emily, Martin wrote:

18th Nov '10

When I was given this task I felt like I couldn’t do it, it looked so difficult. Everyone thinks it’s easy but that’s not right

First you must read the plan properly, making sure everything’s right. Secondly is to make sure the area is right for the brickwork. It’s no good just starting to lay bricks as that will be wrong

Take your tape measure and check out the area, checking how high the wall is and making sure it will fit in. Next you must think about all the area around you as you will need plenty of space for bricks, blocks, spot board and some space for you to work in. If you have a small space and you can’t properly turn around, it’s not safe and could be dangerous – which would be a bad move

Photo taken 19th Nov '10

How to make wall stronger

Alright, I don’t mean putting glue in the cement or something, you can make the wall stronger with blockwork. The blockwork is built between the brick wall with block pillar bonding to make it strong, safe for you and people around you and to prevent it from falling over