JASON LEE
BUILDING MATERIALS
PROJECT 1 | Space Out -
The Material Cube
This project is designed as an introduction to building materials that are commonly used in the local construction industry. Students are required to construct cubes using the listed material to recognize how intrinsic forms, limitations and boundaries of a material factor in a design process.
PROJECT 2 | Materiality of Space : An Experiential Exploration
This assignment is designed to introduce building materials that are commonly used in the local construction industry.
Each group is required to select a space or building where allows one to understand the reasoning behind choices made by certain designer in terms of concept, functional use, environmental response, environmental profile, structural requirement, availability of resources and etc. It is also essential for students to see the transition from vernacular point of perspective to the current application in built environment.