fabrication

While fabrication may seem like an afterthought, it is one of the most important things to consider in the design process. For one, an architectural proposal must be buildable; even if a structure is sound enough to construct, fabrication technology may not be capable of producing it at a feasable cost. Thinking about fabrication also includes material usage, which opens up fascinating new ways to inform design. In fact, fabrication can be used as a guiding concept to drive a design, often to interesting result. While the advent of indistrialization and massproduction may have made it easier to fabricate most buildings, taking a deep look at a more traditional, cutting-edge, or artisenal means of fabrication can lend a unique character to a building. This is certainly true o fthe Kantana Film and Animation Institute: a building made entirely of hand-shaped bricks.