Gallery Post // Brick House in Nyborg, Denmark by Leth & Gori.

Architects: Uffe Leth & Karsten Gori / Leth & Gori
Location: Nyborg, Denmark
Year completed: 2014
Photography: Stamers Kontor

Copenhagen-based Leth & Gori used exposed clay blocks and raw plywood to create a maintenance-free interior for this house in Nyborg, Denmark. Brick House was designed as part of an initiative by philanthropic organisation Realdania to build six affordable residences in Nyborg – each by a different architect and each taking a different approach to sustainability. Leth & Gori’s single-storey building is designed to last 150 years and be maintenance-free for 50 years, using a single breathable material for the structure – clay. The exterior walls are brick, while insulating clay blocks line the interior, which have been left exposed in selected areas.

Bare plywood lines the walls and ceiling above the exposed clay blocks, and has been treated with a UV-protective sealant to preserve it’s colour. The 136 sqm house centres around a large communal kitchen/living/ dining space. Wide full-height windows face south and west bringing more light into the three bedrooms and the bathroom surrounding the space. Acoustic boards in the roof ensure the interior doesn’t echo, and the clay blocks and lime mortar in the walls also help absorb the sound.

[Images courtesy of Leth & Gori. Photography © Stamers Kontor.]