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This category contains patterns that deal with the unique qualities of various materials.
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Supporting Patterns | Bamboo is a very strong and light natural material. It grows very quickly, and as such is often considered to be a more renewable material than wood, while offering many of the same characteristics. |
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 | Concrete should not be used as a replacement for stone.
Unlike stone, the true nature of concrete is to be ductile and strong. Use concrete in situations where this true nature can be expressed and celebrated.
See http://www.nbm.org/liquid_stone/home.html for some great examples of the possibilities of concrete. |
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 | In its clear form, glass is a very unique material, in that it is visually almost not there at all, while still having structural and protective qualities. In color or frosted forms, it becomes more visually solid, while its translucency still alllows light to pass through it. |
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| By plastics, we are referring to a wide variety of polymers. Often derived from petrochemicals, these are not considered natural materials. Their most significant characteristic is their plasticity. |
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 | One of the earliest materials used for building, stone continues to be commonly used today. However while it has traditionally been used for structural purposes, today it is more often used instead as a non-structural surface material.
As a structural material, stone is quite strong in compression, but is britle and is not nearly as strong in tension. The relative weakness of stone ... |
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 | Terrazzo is a hard material, typically consisting of chips of marble or granite used as the aggregate in concrete. The surface is then polished to create a decorative and very hard-wearing surface. Terrazzo is most often used as a flooring material. |
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 | Wood is widely used in the construction of buildings and other structures due to its widespread availability, its great strength and its beauty. Depending on how it is grown and harvested, wood may or may not be correct to consider it a sustainable material. |
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