Oppositions at Full Scale

Project 1: Oppositions at Full Scale Z 701 Architectural Studio 6

Patrick Dimond

Mellowed A brick that has provided a surface for moss and other life to grow.

Brick has been used for thousands of years by masons.

Mellowed / Modular / Lasting

Preservative Bark grows with a tree. In its youth its elastic and can withstand the inner growth. As it ages the bark cracks and becomes more brittle.

Bark is composed mostly of dead cells.

Preservative / Brittle / Variegated

Resistant Quartz is a chemical compound consisting of one part silicon and two parts oxygen.

It is one of the most abundant materials on earth’s surface.

Resistant / Ordinary / Simple