process-driven Materials

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Hong Kong Seaweed Plaster V20251020C
Material categories:

Soil / Soil based (organic/mineral)

Plant / Plant based

Identification number:

25-1000-462-e

This seaweed plaster was created in collaboration with Feamainn, a Hong Kong start up specializing in natural plasters using recycled soils and recycled organic components. …

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Hong Kong Seaweed Plaster V20251020B
Material categories:

Soil / Soil based (organic/mineral)

Plant / Plant based

Identification number:

25-1000-462-d

This seaweed plaster was created in collaboration with Feamainn, a Hong Kong start up specializing in natural plasters using recycled soils and recycled organic components. …

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Hong Kong Seaweed Plaster V20251020A
Material categories:

Soil / Soil based (organic/mineral)

Plant / Plant based

Identification number:

25-1000-462-c

This seaweed plaster was created in collaboration with Feamainn, a Hong Kong start up specializing in natural plasters using recycled soils and recycled organic components. …

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Hong Kong Seaweed Plaster V0251124-SC
Material categories:

Soil / Soil based (organic/mineral)

Plant / Plant based

Identification number:

25-1000-462-b

This seaweed plaster was created in collaboration with Feamainn, a Hong Kong start up specializing in natural plasters using recycled soils and recycled organic components. …

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Hong Kong Seaweed Plaster V20251123B
Material categories:

Soil / Soil based (organic/mineral)

Plant / Plant based

Identification number:

25-1000-462-a

This seaweed plaster was created in collaboration with Feamainn, a Hong Kong start up specializing in natural plasters using recycled soils and recycled organic components. …

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Paraffin-coated Wood
Material category:

Wood / Wood based

Identification number:

24-7182-430-a

The transparent paraffin coating effectively protects wood from water damage. It has a spongy and transparent texture, which allows the CNC-fabricated wood texture beneath to …

Recycled Glass Ceramic Tile
Recycled Glass Ceramic Tile
Material categories:

Ceramic

Glass

Identification number:

24-7182-422-a

This tile explores the melting point of crushed recycled glass as an additive to ceramic glaze. The tile consists of recycled clay mixed with 30% …

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Pink Concrete
Material categories:

Cement based

Mineral / Mineral based

Identification number:

24-7182-406-b

Cement Type: White Cement
Aggregate: Medium Bench Gravel
Sand: Nil

Mixture: Cement + Red Oil Soluble Pigment + Water + Aggregate
Format: 1000g cement + …

24-7182-406-a_1
Black Concrete
Material categories:

Cement based

Mineral / Mineral based

Identification number:

24-7182-406-a

Cement Type: White Cement
Aggregate: Peacock Ore or Peacock Copper or Chalcopyrite [CuFeS2]
Sand: Black Sand (Ironsand) [Fe3O4]

Mixture: Cement + Ink + Sand + …

24-7182-405-a_5
Laser-cut Plywood
Material category:

Wood / Wood based

Identification number:

24-7182-405-a

Plywood serves as an outstanding material for crafting flexible wood pieces using laser-cutting patterns. When designing these patterns, it is crucial to consider the void-to-solid …

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Recycled Waterjet Red Garnet Sand
Material categories:

Mineral / Mineral based

Soil / Soil based (organic/mineral)

Identification number:

23-1000-394-a

Within the Faculty of Architecture at the University of Hong Kong, students and faculty have several machining and fabrication technologies to work with to create …

24-1000-362-d_1
Shaped Biochar Clay Brick
Material categories:

Carbon based

Soil / Soil based (organic/mineral)

Identification number:

24-1000-362-d

This brick was created with biochar produced by Y-Park (https://www.ypark.hk/en/) under high temperature conditions (300-1000°C), in the presence of little, or no oxygen, …

24-1000-362-c_1
Fine Biochar Clay Brick
Material categories:

Carbon based

Soil / Soil based (organic/mineral)

Identification number:

24-1000-362-c

This brick was created with biochar produced by Y-Park (https://www.ypark.hk/en/) under high temperature conditions (300-1000°C), in the presence of little, or no oxygen, …

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Coarse Biochar Clay Brick
Material categories:

Carbon based

Soil / Soil based (organic/mineral)

Identification number:

24-1000-362-b

This brick was created with biochar produced by Y-Park (https://www.ypark.hk/en/) under high temperature conditions (300-1000°C), in the presence of little, or no oxygen, …

24-1000-349-u_5
Tseung Kwan O Area 137 Fired Shaped Brick
Material category:

Soil / Soil based (organic/mineral)

Identification number:

24-1000-349-u

At TAL-L, we endeavor to push the boundaries of our locally sourced materials. Our goal is to establish on-site fabrication standards for uniquely shaped compressed …