FEATURED Building up5/5/2025Thanks to bricks from Petersen Tegl, the façade of the new assembly hall at the historic Elise Smiths Skole in Aarhus blends seamlessly into the existing structure.
FEATURED The Anatomy of a Hotel9/6/2024A university building from 1908 was carefully refurbished and transformed into a boutique hotel with a special charm: Thanks to custom-made bricks by Petersen Tegl, a relief-like façade was created for an extension that forges a link between the historic building and its new function.
FEATURED Tiles for Cambridge4/2/2024Three in One: Tiles by Petersen Tegl have been used for a new building on the banks of the River Cam. By using different colors from the company’s "Cover" collection, the architects have succeeded in making the "Mill House" appear like three smaller structures that blend in with their surroundings.
FEATURED PROJECT Fabric of brick3/1/2023With the extension of the De Lakenhal Museum in the Dutch city of Leiden, Happel Cornelisse Verhoeven has succeeded in creating a multi-layered architectural link. The individual elements of the overall ensemble are connected with bricks delivered by Petersen Tegl.
FEATURED In the Eye of the Storm12/24/2022Hectic hustle and bustle, noisy announcements, a babble of voices – airports are places of transit. A place of silence in the midst of all the commotion has been provided by gmp Architekten and Petersen Tegl at the Berlin Brandenburg Airport.
FEATURED Modern church vault3/15/2022For the extension of Drayton Green Chapel in London, Piercy&Company added a brick structure to an old chapel that skillfully interlocks with the existing building. Bricks from Petersen Tegl were used for this project.
FEATURED From large to small12/1/2021The extension for the Ås campus in Norway skilfully mediates between the existing buildings and the adjacent nature. Its facade with bricks from Petersen Tegl convinces with finely tuned details.
FEATURED Elegant journey back in time6/25/2021Petersen Tegl provided the cladding for a new skyscraper in Manhattan with hand-crafted bricks that lend the concrete building an unusual elegance.
FEATURED PROJECT A Symphony in Brick3/30/2021With diamond-shaped bricks in a hue specially designed for the project, Petersen Tegl is outfitting the extension to the Z33 House for Contemporary Art in Hasselt, Belgium with a façade that is exceptional in every respect.
ARCHITECTURE New Stylepark building receives the German Brick Award 20212/16/2021NKBAK's new Stylepark building in Frankfurt am Main has been awarded the renowned German Brick Award.
FEATURED As far as the eye can see5/13/2020Long Island offers a quiet oasis near the center of New York City along the Atlantic coast. Toshihiro Oki has built a holiday home in this natural setting with bricks by Petersen Tegl, which softens the transitions.
FEATURED Crowned with bricks3/23/2020With the redevelopment of the Stadthöfe in Hamburg, David Chipperfield Architects Berlin have created a new, atmospheric district. Bricks by Petersen Tegl play a crucial role in the transformation of the roof structure.
FEATURED House on the hillside4/17/2019A house on the isle of Rennesøy in Norway’s island fringe has been fitted out with bricks by Petersen Tegl that blend visually with the rock face.
FEATURED Close-knit9/19/2018With bricks by Petersen Tegl, Praksis Arkitekter have gently slotted a new building into the historic district of Carlsberg in Copenhagen.
FEATURED Villa Incognito10/30/2017Architecture studio Joep Mollink has clad a building in Haarlem in the Netherlands with Petersen Tegl’s new brick product – the “Petersen Cover”.
FEATURED Dorm with a view7/24/2017C.F. Møller Architects chose Petersen Tegl bricks for the façade of a student dorm.
ARCHITECTURE The brick-makers at Nybøl Nor2/24/2017Christian Petersen is not just any old brick-maker. He loves a good joke, has a sharp mind and a big heart. And today anyone wanting something special will invariably contact Petersen Tegl. Peter Zumthor knows this full well, as do architect the world over.
FEATURED Striking interaction1/30/2017Petersen Tegl has clad the new Kunstmuseum Basel building in a brick façade with fine reliefs – and it corresponds with the main building.
FEATURED Contemporary, with a historical twist12/6/2016With a handcrafted clinker silhouette the long-standing Petersen Tegl company has succeeded in integrating a new parish hall into Denmark’s oldest town.
FEATURED The right tone6/20/2016Kjaer og Richter opted for underground exhibition zones and a new build boasting oscillating Petersen Tegl bricks as the annex to the CLAY Museum of Ceramic Art Denmark.
FEATURED Water-struck bricks4/28/2016For the new museum building of the European Hansemuseum in Lübeck the architects selected a double-skin façade featuring bricks by Petersen Tegl.
FEATURED Bricks from top to bottom11/4/2014For the extension of a museum in Sorø, Denmark, the architects chose bricks by Petersen Tegl and even used them to clad the roof.
FEATURED Organic brickwork9/1/2012When designing Hebsgaards Have, Lendager Arkitekter + Arcgency opted for red and grayish-black bricks by Petersen Tegl.
FEATURED Ideas need to mature – “Kolumba” tiles as design elements3/28/2012There are two residential buildings in Denmark made of the same bricks: "Kolumba", which Peter Zumthor developed in 2007 for the eponymous art museum of the Archdiocese of Cologne.
FEATURED Like a bit of brick? - Reiach and Hall administrative building in Scotland12/25/2011For the new Dundee City Hall the pure "D71" coal-fired bricks by Petersen Tegl were chosen.
FEATURED In the morning dew at the port - The New Royal Theatre in Copenhagen by Lundgaard & Tranberg Architects6/14/2011
FEATURED Handmade, the traditional way10/28/2010At the Danish company Petersen Tegl, the seventh generation is now producing high-grade bricks as well as a special range of molded bricks, glazed tiles and special terracotta.
FEATURED The brick avant-garde10/26/2009The KolumbaTM brick was developed in collaboration with Swiss architect Peter Zumthor for the new Kolumba museum building in Cologne. It is a handcrafted coal-fired brick.
