Traditional material in modern architecture

TRADITIONAL MATERIAL IN MODERN ARCHITECTURE

What’s traditional building material?

There are materials that have been attached to people in ancients times and silently built the lasting works. We often call that is traditional building materials. Architecture has always changed with human’s developement, construction materials have also become more and more richly, but traditional materials still hold irreplaceable position.

Classify traditional building material

Traditional building materials are divided 2 types:

• Traditional building materials are taken directly from nature: pebble, stone, wood, bamboo, mud, straw,…

• Traditional building materials originated from nature, formed by technology such as  pottery, ceramics, brick, tile,…

The advantages of traditional material

• Minimize the impacts to environment, protect ecosystem.
• High aesthetic with natural beauty.
• Be flexible, easy to apply to any space and architectural style.
• High durability
• Traditional materials are available in local, so it helps to save manufacturing cost, transportation cost, brings high economic effeciency.

Traditional material in modern architecture

The Swiss famous architect Peter Zumthor, owner of Pritzker Prize 2009 said: “When I start, my first idea for a building is with material. I believe architecture is about that. It’s not about paper, it’s  not about form. It’s about space and material”.
Material is the important element to make the architectural features. The traditional materials from nature are always the endless inspiration to create the great constructions.

Stone, pebble, bamboo,… are not as backward as many people thought, these materials put into the modern designs will bring special beauty, it have received the quintessence of the age, as well as expressed national cultural identity.
Especially in green architecture trend today, many people want to build the construction with open space, harmony with nature, so traditional building material is the best choice.

Traditional building material in modern architecture is using the most simple material to create the most beautiful construction, create the most harmonious whole with environment.