Project Name

Courtyard near West Sea

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Project Location

Beijing, China

Year of Completion

2013

Building Type

Commercial

Building Massing

Low Rise

Project Architect

Shuo Wang

Architect Location

Room 208, Artist Colony The Inside-Out Haidian District Beijing,China,100195

Student Author

Tian Lan

Archived Year

12-16-2018

Climate

Cold Semi-arid Climate

Application

Exterior Façade

Material and its Properties

Black Travertine is a fragile material and should be manufactured carefully. It is an also porous material with naturally-occurring holes that may remain unfilled or be factory-filled with resin or cement. Do not use resin-filled materials outside, as the resin will discolor over time. The color of Black Travertine could be different when polished different times.

Architect Website

http://www.meta-project.org/

Other Sources

https://www.archdaily.com/803359/courtyard-near-west-sea-meta-project

Environmental Response

When resin-filled, black travertine is not suitable to be used exterior since the resin will discolor over time

Recommended Citation

Wang, Shuo, "Courtyard near West Sea" (2013). Building Case Studies. 360.
https://openscholarship.wustl.edu/bcs/360