Aesthetic Characteristics of Facial Soft Molded Ceramic Brick for Housing Construction

Currently, there is a renewed interest in building materials with a complex, imperfect surface, visually aged, with a “building” history, which restores the connection with physical reality, authenticity and narrative of the place. In the modern aesthetics of interior and exterior design, so-called “imperfect” style is manifested through the new “tactile” surfaces of building materials and products introduction. Classic ceramic bricks remain one of the most sought-after wall materials. The properties and textures of the soft-molded face bricks (SF) for decorative facades of residential and public buildings are considered. The comparison with a traditional face brick obtained by extrusionis made. On the example of products of three factories producing soft-molded bricks, textures and types of surfaces are classified, seven types of polytextured brick textures are proposed for reference definitions. Three general definitions have been formulated to describe the surface of a soft-molded brick: rough; folded; wet. This is necessary for timely adaptation to the new market conditions, general strategic schemes for this product sale and promotion, as well as for the soft-molded bricks as a specific product integration into BIM libraries (a catalog of 3D models with parameters for designers).

Yu.I. NEBEZHKO, Postgraduate Student (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.),
K.A. LAPUNOVA, Candidate of Sciences (Engineering) (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)

Don State Technical University (1, Gagarina Square, Rostov-on-Don, 344010, Russian Federation)

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