High contrast brick by Glen-Gery helps blend Maryland high rise into skyline

Promotion: US firm Design Collective has developed a 27-storey mixed-use tower in Silver Spring, Maryland, which is clad in custom-coloured bricks by material manufacturer Glen-Gery.
Solaire 8200 Dixon is the tallest tower in Silver Spring, a northern suburb of Washington, DC. It consists of 403 residential units, amenity spaces, a food hall and four levels of above-grade parking.
Occupying a non-rectilinear site, it connects its residents to the city's Metro, Metropolitan Branch Trail and the s