Stephen Bruns founded Bruns Architecture in 2008 with a singular aim: to create pure, meaningful designs that manifest as meticulously crafted structures. Through attentive listening, rigorous research, cultivating strong relationships, and embracing innovative thinking, Bruns Architecture endeavours to enhance their spatial environments, delivering considerate, sustainable, and enduring architecture. When Bruns Architecture discovered roofing products made from recycled materials, including recycled tyre rubber, one aspect that particularly caught their attention was the texture of the material, especially in a tiled application, along with its durability and the thoughtful reuse of resources. Although designed as a roofing product, Bruns Architecture used it innovatively on the façade. The way light reflects off the otherwise black surface creates a silvery sheen, giving it a mosaic-like effect.
Woven House
Woven House is another project by Bruns Architecture that incorporates recycled materials, including recycled tyre rubber, for the façade. The exterior, clad in synthetic slate tiles made from recycled tyres, creates a striking mosaic-like finish over the building’s bold, outlined forms. This sleek exterior feature intricate incisions at window and door openings, revealing a layered covering that envelops and protects the interior space. The house captures the essence of a home, highlighting the core elements of traditional residential design while embracing contemporary living. Located on the eastern shores of Lake Winnebago, this striking structure serves as a welcoming sanctuary, blending refined elegance with its natural surroundings to create a seamless connection to the outdoors.
The decision to use this innovative façade has been met with highly positive feedback from Bruns Architecture’s clients. The firm keeps samples in their studio to pair with other materials when presenting holistic design palettes for their projects. Every Bruns Architecture project receives special attention, as the firm values building close relationships with clients to fully understand their lifestyles, needs, and aspirations. Investing time in this exploration process allows Bruns to refine the core elements of each project, ensuring the vision remains a valuable guide throughout both the design and construction phases. Their commitment to a holistic approach is what they believe sets them apart from others.
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What we liked most about the material was its unique texture, since these were tiled applications. That and the silvery shimmer it generates when the light reflects off its black surface, which creates a mosaic effect. Of course, as a roofing material, we also appreciated the durability it offers on the vertical surface too. It’s a very easy material to work with, since you can install it much like you would any slate or cedar shake roof.
