[ MATERIAL AND FINISHES ] Individual Assignment 1 : Soapstone and VCR cafe
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YCheng Chan
- 11:30:00 PM
Individual Assignment 1 :
[Task 1]Information about Soapstone;
[Task 2] visit a cafe/restaurant and observe about what materials they are using.
We were divided into groups, so I was divided under STONE group.
The beginning, we choose our own material which are under STONE category, I chose SOAPSTONE as my material. Actually when I decide to do soapstone that time, I really don't know anything about soapstone. The only thing I knew is IT'S A KIND OF STONE, that's all.
And Ms. Sabariah want us to find a cafe or restaurant, visit it and observe about what materials that the cafe or restaurant are using. At last , I chose VCR coffee & cakes cafe which are located at Pudu.
These is what I came out with after two weeks of preparation. The process of searching about properties and strengths of soapstone, it took me 6 hours on it, it's not because of soapstone don't have any properties or strengths, it's because I couldn't find the symbol of what I want, but I still try my best to find it, make it looks better.
BUT, compared to Task 2, VCR coffee and cakes cafe, soapstone is much more easier than it. After I have visited VCR cafe and observed about what materials they are using in their coffee shop. My favorite material of this cafe is glass. Although it's quite dazzle while the sunlight shone into the cafe, but I like natural light so, so much. Even stay there for a few hours to do my assignment, that is not a big problem. But, it's quite crowded during lunch hour.
Reflection
After finished research of soapstone, it's really open my eyes about it. During the process of searching for disadvantages of soapstone than only I realize soapstone does not have many disadvantages compare to others stone material for example marble and granite. Second, uses of soapstone not even for interior and exterior space, it still can be made as whiskey stone, lab tables. It's really a very interesting assignment for us to know more about materials that we will come into contact in the future. Other than soapstone, after I have visited VCR coffee and cakes cafe, I knew more knowledge about others material even not all of the information of those materials I know, but at least I know what is that material and what's the properties of it. Besides that, no matter where I go, I will automatically observe what materials that others restaurant or cafe they are using, even shopping mall, toilet. It's really affect me so much after finished these two assignment.


