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PROJECT 1: SOLID VS VOID, SHAPING LIGHT AND SPACE

PROJECT 2: MATERIALITY OF SPACE 

BUILDING MATERIALS

Building material is any material which is used for a construction purpose. The project is designed as an introduction to building materials that are commonly used in the local construction industry. Students are required to costruct their choice of shapes using the listed materials to explore and understand building making in relation to the materials, design considerations of material according to their properties and to finally understand how to intrinsic forms, limitations and boundaries of a material factor in a design process. The task of this project is to design and build any basic shape of your choice in an imaginary volume of 12"X12"X12" space using solid and transparent materials. Materials and shapes are to be chosen from a list given and the model may use fastening system at the students' discretion. 

Building material is just about every type of available material that has been used at one time or another for creating various homes, structures, and technologies. Many naturally occuring substances have been used to construct buildings. Apart from naturally occuring materials, many man-made products in various compositions are actively used in construction. 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, availabilty of resources and etc. when selecting or proposing building materials. It is also essential for students to see the transition from vernacular point of perspective to the current application in built environment. Not only that, students will further understand the physical and chemical properties of the building materials being used in existing buildings/spaces. And also expose students to standard construction names and terminologies for materials in a building or space.

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