For These Designers and Homebuilders, the Best Materials Are Ones That Have Already Been Used

Architecture office Studio Bright used reclaimed bricks, lightly bagged and painted cream, to create a sense of history at 8-Yard House, a new build in suburban Melbourne. "I like it that non-architects are not sure if it’s a new or an old house," says architect Melissa Bright. "Maybe that’s connected to the material choices we made." The bricks are used both inside and out, as can be seen from the back garden.