
YEOW ARCHI-PORTFOLIO
Materiality of Space








In this project , we have to formed a group of 5 to study the building materials that is being used in the current construction practice. For our group, we chose a bungalow located in Paya Emas, Melaka.
At the end of project, we are able to identify all of the materials used in that bungalow and understand their physical and chemical properties. We become skilled in analysis of buiding materials, and so we can tell how do the materials reflect the concept of that space/building, and most importantly its effect on that bungalow in respect to the aesthetics and structural qualities. We are trained to produce a proper documentation on the analysed building materials. In general, we learned tons of new thing rather than only identification of materials.
Material Specification


This project was integrated to my design studio's final project, which is to apply our knowledges on building materials into my final design in design studio. This is the most challenging project for the year because I'm asked to choose materials that can reflect my concept of my designed space and also to express the characteristic of my character. The materials chose must respond to several issues such as site context- material compatibility with climatic, cultural, aesthetic conditions, applicability of material to occupancy, size of building, including durability and structural requirements, environmental impact building materials and recycling issues. However, I'm able to fulfill all the requirement even though it's tough.