Chris,

This reads like a short "how to" on building with brick - a coordinated
effort of good design, good materials, good execution. If all buildings of
that era were actually built this way I'd be outa work except for subsequent
repairs. Typically, we repair lousy repairs and not so much of the original
materials including white glazed bricks AND mortar. The work and materials
of the recent 30 years on 80 year old buildings can be amazingly poor and
deleterious to the original construction.


Eric Hammarberg
Director of Preservation
Sr. Associate
LZA Technology
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New York, NY 10011-2014
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Sent: Friday, May 21, 2004 1:12 PM
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Subject: [BP] a white glazed brick building ... in 1928


270 Broadway, designed in 1928 by Edward H. Faile for Robert H. Dowling, is
absolutely plain, pure white glazed brick, unusually minimal for such a
time.

The magazine Architecture & Building reported some of the details of
construction:

"Careful workmanship was essential to insure regularity in such a design and
for this reason all drawings were laid out to brick sizes, both horizontally
and vertically.   From structural considerations, the brick was carefully
selected to have sufficient porosity for proper mortar adhesion without
producing excessive shrinkage of the mortar.  A well mixed dense mortar with
well slushed joints and mortar parged against the back of the face brick
with an 8-inch lining of common brick and bonding every six courses was
used.  Fabric waterproofing was used about all spandrel beams and before all
columns.  This was brought through the wall, both over and under beam
levels.  A waterproofing coat was placed on the inside of the brick walls."

The building exhibits no facade problems today, including popping of face
brick.  Comments?

Christopher



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