Ex-Lamma quarry loamy sand
Soil / Soil based (organic/mineral)
21-1000-004-a
Located at the northern coast of Sok Kwu Wan, the Lamma Quarry was established in 1978 for rock extraction. After years of extraction, the site …
Lung Mei Beach Sand
Soil / Soil based (organic/mineral)
22-1000-009-a
This artificially-created public beach is filled with 37,500m3 of sand mined from Guangdong Province. The imported sand covers a naturally sandy and low-lying coastal edge …
Lung Mei beach sand
Soil / Soil based (organic/mineral)
21-1000-003-b
This artificially-created public beach is filled with 37,500m3 of sand mined from Guangdong Province. The imported sand covers a naturally sandy and low-lying coastal edge …
Lung Mei beach sand
Soil / Soil based (organic/mineral)
21-1000-003-a
This artificially-created public beach is filled with 37,500m3 of sand mined from Guangdong Province. The imported sand covers a naturally sandy and low-lying coastal edge …
Nam Chung sandy clay loam
Soil / Soil based (organic/mineral)
21-1000-002-a
Nam Chung is a coastal village in the northeastern New Territories close the Startling Inlet or Sha Tau Kok Hoi (沙頭角海). Located between tidal mudflats …
Lok Fu Reservoir Rest garden sandy clay loam
Soil / Soil based (organic/mineral)
21-1000-001-b
The’ rest garden’ within Lok Fu Park, sits on top of the Lok Fu service reservoir. The soil at this site is weathered granite.
Lok Fu Reservoir Rest garden sandy clay loam
Soil / Soil based (organic/mineral)
21-1000-001-a
The’ rest garden’ within Lok Fu Park, sits on top of the Lok Fu service reservoir. The soil at this site is weathered granite.
Glutinous rice flour brick
Soil / Soil based (organic/mineral)
Plant / Plant based
19-7307-013-a
10% of glutinous rice flour is added to the local construction site soil with the aim to improve water resistance and binding force.
Buried brick
Soil / Soil based (organic/mineral)
Polymer
19-7307-012-c
A first brick (a) made from the extracted soil with 20% additional clay was sprayed with water and salt, wrapped in cotton fabric and buried …
Foam brick
Soil / Soil based (organic/mineral)
Polymer
19-7307-012-b
A first brick (a) made from the extracted soil with 20% additional clay was sprayed with water and salt, wrapped in cotton fabric and buried …
Buried brick
Soil / Soil based (organic/mineral)
Polymer
19-7307-012-a
A first brick (a) made from the extracted soil with 20% additional clay was sprayed with water and salt, wrapped in cotton fabric and buried …
Layered brick
Soil / Soil based (organic/mineral)
19-7307-011-a
Clay is added to the extracted soil to improve plasticity. It is tested how many layers are optimal to ram the earth bricks. To make …
Metal oxide brick formwork
Wood / Wood based
19-7307-010-d
Different colored metal oxides are added to extracted urban soil to test the aesthetic possibilities of an old brick-making technique. The formwork records colored layers …
Metal oxide brick
Soil / Soil based (organic/mineral)
Metal
19-7307-010-c
The extracted urban soil required the addition of clay to achieve the required plasticity. Different colored metal oxides are added to test the aesthetic possibilities …
Metal oxide brick
Soil / Soil based (organic/mineral)
Metal
19-7307-010-b
The extracted urban soil required the addition of clay to achieve the required plasticity. Different colored metal oxides are added to test the aesthetic possibilities …