Building Materials：Materiality of Space - An Experiential Exploration

The final project of Building Materials is in a group of 5 persons, we are required to find a site and determine the construction materials used on there.

Objectives of Project：

• To introduce various types of building materials that are being used in the construction practice.
•  To create an understanding of the choices designers makes in choosing the building materials based on the properties.
• To further understand the physical and chemical properties of the building materials being used in existing buildings/spaces.
• To expose students to standard construction names/terminologies for materials in a space/ building.

Learning Outcome：

• Produce a complete documentation and analysis of materials in respect to physical and chemical properties.

• Identification of various types of building material (Finishes and Structural).

• Understand the effects of building materials on aesthetics and structural qualities of a space or building.

• Understand the appropriateness of material used in context several factors occupancy, concept, climate.

• Acquire analytical skill in understanding selection of building materials for a building/design.

• Understanding of application/ installation of material as finish and structural material (simple construction).

Submission Requirement：

1 Mood Board

2-3 Pieces of A2 Presentation Board

1 Individual A2 Presentation Board

Site

大上海-Grand ShangHai, Setiawalk Puchong

The site we had chosen is a old shanghai styled tourism/commercial area located inside Setiawalk Puchong mall. The purpose of the site is to rebuild and reminisce the Shang Hai city on the history. The shops here is has a very unique design and architecture. 

As the site was too big, we decided to choose a main street which contains the most variety of material.

Presentation Board

Mood Board

Individual Submission Board

Reflection:
Throughout the project, we had searched a few places to be chosen as our site for this project. After getting the comment from our tutor, we finally chosen the Grand Shanghai for our project site. One of the reason that we choose here as our site is the reminiscing feeling and the uniqueness of the site as it was created to represent the old chinese culture. We had went to the site a few times for our material exploration and to obtain required information such as the orthographics of the site.

Thanks to the help of our tutor ms Ann on tutoring and giving us suggestion all the time, we had successfully able to identify the required amount of materials on the site. Besides, we had also faced a few problems while working on the site such as the site was too big and too complication to draw as for our level of skills, the site was a private site and once our drawings were confiscated and thus we had to send an official letter to the management to carry our work on there and etc.

Thanks to all our member's hard work and we successfully overcome all the problem we faced and thus completing the project.