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LOW-COST BUILDING MATERIALS &


TECHNIQUES
CLASSROOM ACTIVITY
11-JAN-2022

VISIT RANDOM LOCATIONS (MINIMUM 3)


ON GOOGLE STREET VIEW VIA
MAPCRUNCH.COM

KAUSHIKI BHADAURIYA
19218008
Location :
Country : Singapore

Region : Changi South Street 1


Landform : Plain
Climatic Zone : Tropical Savana
Area : Urban

Building type: Commercial building but it's not clear what kind of
commercial space
Height of the building: It looks like 4-5 m in height(since its single storey)

Building Materials: Concrete, brick (maybe for the walls), gravels for
pathway and wood poles for the shade

Construction Techniques : It looks like the building is made by usual ways


Location :
Country : Romania
Region : DC167 287
Bunești
247075
Landform :Hilly (since the hills are visible in the background , so we

can conclude it’s a hilly area)

Area : rural

Building type : It looks like a residential area ,the most most of the

buildings look like residences and


a small unit looks like a temple with a well
Height of the building : the residence units look like 2 storey and

single storey so their height may


vary from 4-8 m.
Building Materials : wood, stone ,concrete
Construction Techniques : It looks like the building is made
considering the requirements of the
climate since pitched roof is used and the region is hilly it suggests
that may be region also
experiences either heavy rainfall or snowfall.
Location :
Country : Russia

Region : Якутск
Sakha Republic

Landform : It looks like a plain region

Area : semi-Urban

Building type : It looks like a residential area with some vegetation

Height of the building : the residence unit in the pic looks to be of 7 m height

may be

Building Materials : wooden planks, steel shutter and some units looks to

have tin shade as well Construction Techniques : It looks like the building is

made considering the requirements of the climate since pitched roof is used

as the dwelling is in Russia so the region would have snowfall in winter.

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