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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 …
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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 …
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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 …
![2019-7307-012-a-3](/media/images/2019-7307-012-a-3.2e16d0ba.fill-640x360.format-webp.webp)
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 …
![2019-7307-011-a-1](/media/images/2019-7307-011-a-1.2e16d0ba.fill-640x360.format-webp.webp)
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 …
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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 …
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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 …
![2019-7307-010-b-3](/media/images/2019-7307-010-b-3.2e16d0ba.fill-640x360.format-webp.webp)
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 …
![2019-7307-010-a-3](/media/images/2019-7307-010-a-3.4c022f54.fill-640x360.format-webp.webp)
Metal oxide bricks
Soil / Soil based (organic/mineral)
Metal
19-7307-010-a
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 …
![2019-7307-009-c-3](/media/images/2019-7307-009-c-3.2e16d0ba.fill-640x360.format-webp.webp)
Construction site brick
Soil / Soil based (organic/mineral)
19-7307-009-c
Three bricks compressed of the same material from a construction site were dried under different conditions. The first brick (a) was dried in an air-conditioned …
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Construction site brick
Soil / Soil based (organic/mineral)
19-7307-009-b
Three bricks compressed of the same material from a construction site were dried under different conditions. The first brick (a) was dried in an air-conditioned …
![2019-7307-009-a-3](/media/images/2019-7307-009-a-3.2e16d0ba.fill-640x360.format-webp.webp)
Construction site brick
Soil / Soil based (organic/mineral)
19-7307-009-a
Three bricks compressed of the same material from a construction site were dried under different conditions. The first brick (a) was dried in an air-conditioned …