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HUA SUEN
Assignment 1: PJ Trade Centre
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This is our first assignment for the module (Building Materials), and it is a group assignment. In this assignment, we are required to conduct a site visit, which our selected site is the PJ Trade Centre (PJTC), and analyse its building materials, as to its characteristics, physical and chemical properties, and the reason upon selecting it.
Most of the spaces are blended in the natural environment. They utilizes glass as their facade/wall, and natural light as their prominent light source.
Our site, the PJTC is designed by architect Kevin Mark Low, which its principle design focuses on raw, organic artifice included by greenery and nature. Its purpose is to create a unique work environment unlike others, and it very well succeeded in it.
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PJTC's design features a lot of natural light, cross-ventilation, energy efficiency and eco-friendliness.
Steel are often used as frames, railings, decorations and structural purposes, and its raw and solid appeal further enhances the organic ambience of the space.
There are also a few open spaces (partly) around the area. Brick walls, wooden plank floors, perforated steel panel floors, furniture made out of steel mesh and pillows, lush greenery and warm sunlight became the signature feature of the resting area.
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Also, PJTC uses concrete vent block as walls and facades, which obilerates the conventional appearance of commercial/office buildings, and gives the PJTC a unique yet effortless appeal, being raw and bold.
Open Spaces & Resting Area
Bricks, Concrete, Steel
These are the main materials of the PJTC. It was used in order to create an organic, raw, and natural appeal of the building,which will age in time and grow moss, becoming a natural beauty, as expected by the architect Kevin Low.
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Perforated bricks and concrete vent blocks, with the design and placement of building and spaces, allows cross-ventilation and natural light in, using natural light as a prominent light source while also ensuring a healthy and cool environment.
Steel, however, excluding its uses in structural purposes, it is mainly used as railings, filters, furniture and decorative purposes. As railing and flooring, it is rigid and load-bearing, able to support sufficient weight, while also helps in the cross-ventilation system of the building.
Presentation Boards
We are required to conclude our research and present them in 2 A2 boards, while including manual drawings of plan, elevations, and cross sections, and diagrams to explain the building materials used. Information on building and architect is also needed.
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