Dissertation: 5.0 Conclusion

5.1 Summary

In brief, staying true to material in architecture field can lessen our resources wastage, as hazardous emission from paint and wallpaper wastage can be avoided without using it. Besides, in the life span wise, treatment for bare walls have the substantial benefit compare to extra finishing like painting, wall covering, or plastering. It also par with the trend that people worship returning to the nature, exposing raw material just like bare skin without heavy make-up.

Staying true to material is studied that is more environmental friendly and saving cost, however this is a thirties modernist concept, therefore, a few ways to make sure this concept is still catching up with current trend is raised. The methods include, concrete architecture can make the concrete craftsmanship prominence; put more endeavor for masonry ornamentation for brick building and discovery more on the feature aesthetic of wooden architecture.  In addition, regardless of any kinds of architectures which expose the raw material, all types of architecture must concern about the building program, as most of the people emphasize the function of the architecture. 

Truth to material always linked to exposing raw material in architecture field, perhaps, for environmental wise, people who admiring the local raw material will be more helpful to our earth. Since the transportation and processing is reduced, emission of green house gases is reduces too. Most of the vernaculars buildings are staying true to local material, and using local material need a breakthrough. Since form and shape of architecture is also one of the main considerations of public; architect or designer who ambitious to bring the concept- truth to material in architecture field up to trend can consider about the construction method of raw material, as it is infinity with conceptual ideas.

5.2 Evaluation

Less demand and less creation of architecture finishing do not equal to a backward in architecture field is proven with some case studies in previous chapter.  Therefore, staying true to material is able to supplant the commercial architecture finishing for the sake of environmental friendly yet still catching up with the current trend.

However, most of the case studies are not focus on residential architecture.  One of the reasons may cause by most of the residential buildings have completed with plastering and painting, and owners have not much choice for their building finishing. And developers do not dare to take risk giving the owner with bare wall as this is not popular. Therefore, designed architectures like themed retails, show room, studio or etc, should take role to promote the concept of truth to material, also discovery and advocate the aesthetic value of architecture exposing the raw material. Once the public appreciates the aesthetic and understands the advantages of staying true to material, and then the developer can be true to material with ease. This is the consensus in between architect and public should be reach.

5.3 Future Work

Most of the architecture finishing products labeled themselves as environmental friendly product, and mislead the public as if they are responsible to the environment with using those so called goes green products. Besides architect and designer, publisher, especially design magazine should encourage staying true to material is rather practical than using goes green finishing for the sake of helping our environment.  Last but not least, to be true to building material,  besides caring our environment, as a designer in this generation should think beyond thirties modernist;

Design within the box and think out of the box.