Abstract This article considers the meanings that are attached to, and outcomes produced by, the things that houses are built from. It reflects on the meanings attached to the “robustness” of building materials for people who carry out DIY (Do-It-Yourself) projects. DIY is important to some people as a way to build relationships and perform a culturally valued identity. For interviewees in New Zealand, working on their own homes was an important aspect of their lives, and more malleable building materials allowed such work and had positive connotations and produced feelings of homeyness in contrast to more robust “permanent” materials. The article thus raises questions about how the built material of home relates to our feelings about it as well as highlighting the diverse practices and relationships that—literally—construct homes.

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房屋由什么构成？建筑材料、DIY 和家的温馨

摘要 本文考虑了建造房屋的事物所具有的意义以及由此产生的结果。它反映了建筑材料的“坚固性”对进行 DIY（自己动手）项目的人的意义。DIY 对某些人来说很重要，因为它是建立关系和体现文化价值的一种方式。对于新西兰的受访者来说，在自己的家中工作是他们生活的一个重要方面，与更坚固的“永久性”材料相比，更具延展性的建筑材料允许进行此类工作，并具有积极的内涵并产生家一般的感觉。因此，这篇文章提出了关于房屋建筑材料如何与我们对它的感受相关的问题，并强调了建造房屋的各种实践和关系。