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A RC H I T EC T U R E M AT E R I A L I T Y IN SHOPHOUSE By early 1900s, the shophouse evolved to be akin to the melƟng pot it was situated in. We would find Malay, European and modern influences in some of the buildings, and the adopƟon of alternaƟve materials. There was an expansion in the set of materials used in composing shophouses, and also new ways in which tradiƟonal materials were craŌed or expressed.
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TRADITIONAL CHINESE MATERIALS Earth 土 Wood 木 Brick 砖 Tile 瓦 Stone 石
ALTERNATIVE MATERIALS I. AdapƟve Metal 金属 Ceramic 陶瓷 Plaster 灰泥
II. MODERN Concrete 混凝土 Glass 玻璃
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Roof system
Steel bars in window Collapsible iron gates
Metal | Gold leaf gilding on carvings
Metal | Bronze guardian lion and door knob
Metal | Iron gate, window grill, air vent
陶瓷 C E R A M I C S
u/v terracoƩa Ɵles
Green glazed air brick (tradiƟonal feature)
Cut-and-paste shardwork chiennien (tradiƟonal feature) TerracoƩa (malacca) Ɵles
DecoraƟve Glaxed Tiles TerracoƩa (malacca) Ɵles/ encausƟc Ɵles
Ceramics | Green glazed air-brick 琉璃窗花
Ceramics | cut-and-paste shardwork chiennien 剪黏
Ceramics | u/v terracoƩa roof Ɵle
Ceramics | Malacca Ɵles (terracoƩa floor Ɵle)
Ceramics | European encausƟc floor Ɵles
Ceramics | DecoraƟve glazed Ɵle on facade
灰泥 P L A S T E R
Plaster/ lime plaster for walls
Plaster decoraĆ&#x;on madras chunam (stucco)
Plaster decoraĆ&#x;on madras chunam (stucco)
Modern Shanghai plaster facades
Plaster | Lime plaster & wash for walls indigo Ć&#x;nctoria
Plaster | madras chunam (stucco) decoraĆ&#x;on
Plaster | madras chunam (stucco) decoraĆ&#x;on
Plaster | Shanghai plaster facade
source: designspotlight.wordpress.com (leĹŒ)
混凝土 C
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Concrete air brick
Concrete spiral stairs (typically in backlanes)
Concrete air brick Concrete facade
Concrete | Main structure for art deco/ modern style & prefab spiral stairs for back lane
Concrete | Vent blocks
玻璃 G
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Glass blocks
Glass window panes
Glass | Window panes & glass blocks for daylight
source: hĆŠp://bitspiece.blogspot.com (right)
Glass | Window panes & glass blocks for daylight