source-driven Materials

POTTERY_CLAY_05
Reclaimed Pottery Clay
Material categories:

Mineral / Mineral based

Ceramic

Identification number:

23-1000-373-a

Within the studio course work at the University of Hong Kong's Division of Landscape Architecture students were asked to create landscape site models out of …

23-1000-352-b SOIL TRUST COMPOST_07
Soil Trust Yuen Long Compost
Material categories:

Soil / Soil based (organic/mineral)

Plant / Plant based

Identification number:

23-1000-352-b

This compost sample is from Soil Trust's test plot in Yuen Long. It is a mixture of decaying organic matter, bokashi and soil that has …

PALMECO_08
PALMECO MASTER BOARD
Material categories:

Plant / Plant based

Mineral / Mineral based

Identification number:

23-1000-341-b

Palmeco Master Board is a building material that is composed of palm fibre (collected waste from palm oil plantations in Malaysia).

The material is non-combustible, …

PALMECO_06
PALMECO GEO-INSULATOR
Material categories:

Plant / Plant based

Mineral / Mineral based

Identification number:

23-1000-341-a

Palmeco Geo-Insulator was created in collaboration with Nano Advanced Material Institute (NAMI) & Geopolymer Institute and the research was funded by the Hong Kong Innovation …

OOBJECT_Sample_46
OOOBJECT ECO-MATERIAL
Material categories:

Animal / Animal based

Plant / Plant based

Identification number:

22-1000-340-a

This collection of material samples is provided by OOOBJECT, a Hong Kong based company that redirects waste byproducts from factories into building products. Materials that …

21-1000-022-a-2-01
Chan Chuen Pond Mud
Material category:

Soil / Soil based (organic/mineral)

Identification number:

21-1000-022-a

The sample was acquired from Prince Edward flower market.

21-1000-021-b-2-01
Hui Dong manufactured sand
Material category:

Mineral / Mineral based

Identification number:

21-1000-021-b

Manufactured sand replicates the process of natural sand formation at vastly faster speeds: rocks are mechanically crushed and grinded into the desired grain size. As …

21-1000-021-a-2-01
Hui Dong aggregate (40mm)
Material category:

Mineral / Mineral based

Identification number:

21-1000-021-a

Manufactured sand replicates the process of natural sand formation at vastly faster speeds: rocks are mechanically crushed and grinded into the desired grain size. As …

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