brick facades

Masonry exterior walls

Brick facades are exterior surfaces made of brick, or made to look like brick, covering a building's front or visible sides.

The term often implies the brick is decorative rather than structural—a veneer over another material: The strip mall's brick facades gave it a more traditional appearance.

Facade itself suggests a false front, so brick facade can carry undertones of superficiality or pretense.

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facade material

brick facadesvinyl siding

Plastic exterior wall covering

glass facades · metal panels · mirrored glass · exposed concrete

opacity and materiality

brick facadesglass walls

Clear vertical room dividers

floor-to-ceiling windows

Family

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G