The advantages of bricks

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Bricks that last • Advantages • How a brick is born • History

"... I preferred to use the everlasting brick, which very slowly returns to the soil in which it originated
and its imperceptible crumbling collapse takes place in such a way that the building remains a mass,
even when it is no longer a fortress, a circus, a tomb…"
M. Yourcenar, "Memorie di Adriano"

Zero maintenance costs
"Bricks are attractive to look at, but they aren’t cheap." Those who follow this school of thought miss out on two counts.

Thermal and acoustic insulation
The visible surface brick is the construction material with the very best hygrometric performance.

Biocompatibility in bioarchitecture
Bricks are made of clay, water and fire. These natural elements classify bricks among traditional, non-chemically treated materials.

Precise installation
Brick is the manageable material par exellence, easy to assemble and adaptable to various project scales.

Endless durability
What was used to make the great works of the past? And those of today? Brick.

A thousand shades of colour
A brick is the product of a mixture of clay and water, dried and baked at high temperature. This is why it comes in an infinite range of colours.

Maximum creative liberty
Brick is an incredibly flexible material. Perfectly complementary modularity, reduced weight and dimensions offer the possibility to create an infinite variety of compositions.