PROJECT 2 - MATERIALITY OF SPACE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This assignment is designed to introduce building materials that are commonly used in the construction industry. The spaces or building selected to study will allow one to understand the reasoning behind choices made by designers in terms of concepts, function use, environmental response, environmental profile, structural requirement, availability of resources and etc. when selecting or proposing building materials. 

 

The final project involves us going to a location, and analyzing the place with regards to the use of materials to create an atmopshere. There is a focus here on the use of materials not only in structural terms of the building, but also in the generation of a mood, programme or feeling in the building. We were to identify the materials used, analyze its physical and chemical properties, why it's used, as well as the effectiveness or suitability of said material in the context of the location. This is a group project done in groups of 5. Individually, we had to select a specific site in the location, and conduct analysis there.

 

My group, consisting of Benjamin, Moses, Jia Chen, Joshua and I, chose a "hipster cafe" as our location, the VCR cafe. It is a cozy place, with lots of play between light and shadows. 

 

The results of the analysis were to be presented on several A2 presentation boards. One for a mood board, two for the material and description of the place, and one individual board describing our own special corner of the location.