Building Materials：Space Out - The material CUBE

Summary
In this project, we are required to design and produce 1 cube made by paper material and another made by wood material which defines the space inside and thus producing an A2 board with the required drawings on it.

Objective:

• The task of this project is to design and build two separate paper and wood cube to define a volume of 12”x12”x12” inch space (NOTE: 1foot =300mm).

Learning Outcomes:

• Recognize how intrinsic forms, limitations and boundaries of a material factor in a design process.
• Effectively work with a material in line with design requirements
• Be able to express a material within its contextual application

Submission Requirement:

1. Final full scale Paper and Wood cube exquisitely fabricated and an A2 analytique board  containing:

• plan 1:5
• section 1:5
• elevation 1:5 ( 1 or two elevation, depending on your design)
• assembly diagram [sequence] scale to be determined

2. A CD ‐ MARKED WITH THE PROJECT AND STUDENT NAME ‐ CONTAINING A PDF OF THE BOARDS AND 3 HIGH RES, CLEANED UP PHOTOS OF THE FINAL CUBE AND ONE PHOTO OF THE PROCESS CUBE[S] 

 Final Product:

Paper Cube - Cardboard

Wood Cube - Balsa Wood

Presentation Board

Reflection:
For me, the hardest part in this project is designing the cube, defining the volume of it. I had a very hard time doing this. But at the end, with the advice of my tutor, I had came out with my designs which defining the space using the application of lighting. Besides, I had also tried on exploring on different material to create the cube, using their properties and materiality.

Thinking and Problem Solving Skills

Discipline Specific Knowledge