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Two Hundred Tons deconstructs steel tubes to create Unroll furniture collection

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The Unroll collection comprises a shelving unit, coffee tables and coat hooks, all produced by designers Adam and Monika Štok using deconstructed steel tubes. The metal is finished with a durable powder lacquer to ensure long-term resistance to rust and wear. The photography is by Ondrej Holub.

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Residential Deconstruction versus Demolition | Life of an Architect

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Home / Buildings / Deconstruction versus Demolition Deconstruction versus Demolition Bob Borson — November 4, 2013 — 29 Comments Deconstruction is an environmentally friendly alternative to demolition and on the KHouse Modern project , the existing house on site is currently going through the process of being taken apart piece by piece.

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Peach-coloured walls enliven Goan holiday homes by Jugal Mistri Architects

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Several walls are finished with fluted plastering and "reverse buttresses" that create shaded walkways. It also acts as an entry point into the pool, and finally, it deconstructs the notion of open space against closed space as it straddles multiple identities."

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This North Bondi Home Is Built Like a Greenhouse

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There was anexisting single-story bungalow on the site that wascarefully deconstructed toenable the re-use of building fabric, including the bricks and timber-roofframing. It islocated onehouse back from a busystreetcorner withapartments and shopfronts.This proximitymeansa mix ofsurroundinghousingtypes and the site is heavily overlooked.

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Cavernous restaurant by Spacemen feels like "stepping into a giant pot"

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The central "chef's table" was finished in veiny grey travertine "It's as if patrons are actually stepping into a giant pot," Spacemen founder Edward Tan told Dezeen. This geometry is echoed in curved tables and banquettes as well as a U-shaped central "chef's table" finished in veiny grey travertine.

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Measured Architecture designs Shor House to be a "test bed of recycling"

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Interior finishes include salvaged wood, concrete, local marble and Venetian plaster Within the home, one finds communal areas on the ground level and sleeping areas up above. "Steel has got a bad rap," said Cuddington. "It The basement holds a recreation room and two bedrooms.

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Casa Gesso is a "habitable blank canvas" for reflecting on feminist art

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Casa Gesso aims to establish a dialogue between contemporary architecture and some of the pioneering work created by the artist in the 1970s, deconstructing how women were traditionally portrayed in Spanish society.

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