The Spaces

MARCH 30, 2022

Fashion house Balenciaga has opened an artfully deconstructed new store in London, using concrete, metal and glass to create an industrial backdrop. Cutaways reveal the structure of the building, while the pre-existing lift shaft has been entombed in glass. There’s even artificial dirt scattered beneath the shelving.

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Dwell

DECEMBER 16, 2021

From Frank Gehry’s deconstructed 1920s bungalow in Santa Monica, California, to London’s Sir John Soane Museum, they are indulgent, reflecting penchants for wild experimentation and strange curiosities. Hidden House features a glass wall at the rear that retracts to create one big indoor/outdoor space.

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e-architect

APRIL 18, 2025

No Limit Upon entering the 1.5F, glass partitions blur the boundaries, expanding the view and enhancing spatial openness. On the opposite side of the “stand,” clear glass and soft office lighting frame a “Combat Arena” that blends avant-garde and retro ambiance.

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Deezen

JANUARY 24, 2022

The Fibers Unsorted project started with development and engineering company Imat-Uve , which began researching methods of deconstructing mixed textiles into usable fibres in 2013, setting out to spin them into yarns that could compete with their predecessors in terms of quality.

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Deezen

MAY 19, 2024

Behind them, a layer of glass doors allows closer control of the relationship to the outdoors. Its fabric facades are openable These are connected using wooden dowels, ensuring that the structure can be easily deconstructed and recycled in future.

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Architizer

JANUARY 24, 2025

Breaking this down into Upfront (emissions up to the point the building becomes operational, in-use day-to-day maintenance) and end-of-life, meaning carbon footprint of demolition and deconstruction, reveals how big a deal it is.

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Deezen

JULY 28, 2022

Philip Johnson's Glass House and a Frank Lloyd Wright home are among the buildings that leading American architects have selected as the USA 's most significant pieces of architecture of all time. Glass House, Connecticut, by Philip Johnson (1949). Read on for the full list: Image is by Brookfield Properties courtesy of SOM.

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Deezen

JULY 18, 2024

The old factory has a domed structure "We first visited the West Bund area around 2010, when the deconstruction of the former wet cement factory had begun, and the dome structure stood at the heart of the vast industrial site," said principal design director Chris Hardie. The photography is by Tian Fangfang.

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Architizer

JANUARY 9, 2022

Deconstructed Box to a Newly Restructured Space”, is our main design concept. The concept is inspired by the idea of deconstructed boxes which could be transformed into different kinds of space and shape to suit the owner’s lifestyle. © Tomi Atelier. © Tomi Atelier. © Tomi Atelier. © Tomi Atelier. © Tomi Atelier. © Tomi Atelier.

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Deezen

MARCH 4, 2024

The ground floor of each cabin is divided orthogonally, splitting off a portion for a partially covered exterior porch that leads into the sleeping space through a glass sliding door. The photography is by Jonatan Ruvalcaba Maciel unless otherwise stated.

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Large stretches of glass provide immersive views of the landscape. Shor House explores a "zero-take approach" to design and construction with recyclable materials Cuddington notes that the team spent years scouting for materials and working with deconstruction experts. The basement holds a recreation room and two bedrooms.

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Deezen

APRIL 1, 2022

Over the airplane, the designs show a glass ceiling, with the intact nose of the vessel poking out towards the street. The airplane is currently being deconstructed at Boeing's airfield in California. The design for The Galleria at WB 1200 shows a 747, stripped of its wings, suspended over green space between the two towers.

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Deezen

MAY 16, 2022

As we continue our deconstructivist series , we look at the Wexner Center for the Arts in Ohio by architect and theorist Peter Eisenman , which he claims "has nothing to do with deconstruction or deconstructivism.". I never had heard the term deconstruction when I did the Wexner centre," Eisenman told Dezeen. "I It's just not.

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Architizer

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Kujdane By Shomali Design Studio , Gilan Province, Iran Popular Choice Winner, Private House (S < 3000 sq ft), 10th Annual A+Awards Kujdane Cabin reinterprets the A-frame, splitting its iconic form with a vertical glass passage that introduces natural light and unexpected openness.

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Deezen

JANUARY 12, 2024

The retaining and closing walls are made of multi-coloured basalt Predominantly finished in exposed concrete and glass, the home also features untreated wood cladding and shading screens. The retaining and closing walls are made of multi-coloured basalt and white cement to give texture and tonal variety.

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Architizer

OCTOBER 16, 2023

A sweeping glass band rises behind the lectern, balancing on the horizon, drawing the external terrain in. The structure’s sculptural interior, carved from glass-fiber reinforced concrete, follows the lead of its ancient inspiration. Inside, parallel ribbons of glazing encase the perimeter.

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Architizer

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Architecture +Glass P.C. Hooftstraat 138 By UNStudio , Amsterdam, Netherlands UNStudio took glass as a jumping point in this design for a unique and distinctive flagship store. Also known as “The Looking Glass,” this retail property’s facade celebrates textiles, both in form and function.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Drawing influence from the menu of Contramar chef Gabriela Cmara, the studio will showcase its newest collections alongside deconstructed cuisines, set in scenography laden with palma. Working in what he calls "semifunctional typologies", Suro's work includes furniture and decor items crafted materials such as bronze, stone and glass.

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Deezen

MAY 6, 2022

It derives from the deconstruction approach to philosophy and the architectural style of constructivism. I personally have always felt that [deconstructivism] was not a good term for architecture, because deconstruction in architecture seems to suggest falling apart," he said. "It Above: he designed the Jewish Museum Berlin.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Dezeen Showroom: a miniaturised version of a glass lamp designed in the 1970s is among 10 new products featured on Dezeen Showroom. Similarly to the full-sized original, the Lari mini lamp features a hand-blown glass case, which is rechargeable for the contemporary user.

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ArchiDiaries

APRIL 8, 2022

DESIGN adopted unique deconstruction methods and spatial languages to tell the story of the brand that has never stopped making breakthroughs and evolving over its long history. Fusion & deconstruction of past and future. Excerpt: As conceiving Cassina’s showroom in Ningbo, OUTIN. Project Description. Fashion pioneer.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Glass artist Lene Bødker has created two sculptures called Morphosis I and II that reference the resemblance between a tree trunk and the human torso. The artist used the lost-wax casting technique to create her sculptures and cast them in solid coloured glass. Find out more about Superbloom ›. Morphosis I and II by Lene Bødker.

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Deezen

JULY 20, 2022

Brick structures are connected by a glass walkway that stretches through the garden. The strategy was to deconstruct the building and extend the plan through the site, so as to maximise the experience of 'living in a garden'," said the studio. Read: Forest house of stone and glass is reflected back in water.

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Deezen

MAY 4, 2022

Termed deconstructivists – a combination of the philosophical theory of deconstruction and the 1920s constructivist architecture style – the architects all shared a methodology and aesthetic that drew from both sources, according to Johnson and Wigley. Rem Koolhaas: Boompjes tower slab, the Netherlands.

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Architizer

OCTOBER 18, 2022

We took the conventional A-frame sloping roof and split it in the center with a hollow glass vertical passage offering an element of surprise. While we were inspired by the traditional triangle roof of every A-frame chalet, we have deconstructed the style and expressed it in our own unique way.

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Deezen

MAY 4, 2022

This approach is heavily influenced by Jacques Derrida , the theorist who developed the theory of deconstruction – one half of deconstructivism – who also happened to be a close friend of Eisenman's. His work centres around a process of removing any traditional sense of logic or symbolism and instead applying new rules and interpretations.

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Deezen

JULY 1, 2023

The kitchen is a deconstructed block sitting in the Haussmanian environment," Parente told Dezeen. "It Above the workspaces, a built-in open shelf provides space to store glasses and cooking utensils, with the rest of the storage is hidden behind patterned-steel cabinet doors.

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Deezen

MAY 11, 2022

Enlisting the advice of Jacques Derrida, the founder of the philosphical theory of deconstruction, Tschumi's concept was that these three components would be overlaid to create unexpected moments of collision and "event". It is the "largest deconstructed building in the world", he recently told Dezeen.

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Deezen

JANUARY 26, 2022

A glass-fronted facade and sliding doors now welcome visitors into a large entrance area and further into a multi-purpose indoor plaza, with spaces designed to feel more open and relaxed than is usual in commercial buildings. The exterior of the building has been decorated with an undulating eave. The first floor has a playground space. "We

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Deezen

JULY 21, 2022

He designed the Parc de la Villette in Paris, which he describes as the "largest deconstructed building in the world". I call it the largest deconstructed building in the world as it's one building, but broken down in many fragments," Tschumi told Dezeen. Photo by Philippe Ruault. Photo courtesy of Alexandra Papadakis.

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Architizer

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

A residential home in Melbourne, Australia challenges the traditional house typography by deconstructing the home into a series of detached spaces. The home sits on a narrow site, and in order to maximize space and light, the designers incorporated a series of glass cavities throughout the residence. Photos by Derek Swalwell.

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Hotel Designs

MARCH 8, 2023

Image credit: Red Dog Glass Design Fast forward from 1964 to 2023 and the design industry remains a platform where women innovate and harness technology to create something different. The work of artist Sally Coulden of Red Dog Glass Design combines contemporary art with exciting materials and technology.

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Habitus Living

AUGUST 2, 2022

The exhibit was designed to put all that goes into creating a Gaggenau appliance on display in an elevated and deconstructed way. Spanning 33-square-metres, “A Statement of Form” installation saw what used to be the villa’s tennis court transformed into an architecturally designed space defined by beautifully presented, artful craft.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

1974 – Barbie's bohemian townhouse Spread across three storeys and six rooms, this townhouse combines modern slab-and-column architecture reminiscent of Le Corbusier's Maison Dom-ino with homier items such as potted plants and stained-glass Tiffany lamps, which are outlined on its cardboard backdrop.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 12, 2023

The entire courtyard house had to be deconstructed into a series of loose sub-spaces to introduce a new structure." The lighting design enhances the contrast between smooth materials such as glass and stainless steel and the rough feel of the space," said JSPA Design.

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e-architect

MARCH 20, 2025

This installation deconstructs the traditional domes and lattice structures found in historic Indian forts and palaces, presenting them in a contemporary framework that suggests fluidity and motion. The transparency of the building’s frontage, with floor-to-ceiling glass panels, allows for a glimpse of the architectural drama within.

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30X40 Design Workshop

NOVEMBER 22, 2020

Glass is rendered as if air, volumes as textures and always there’s an acknowledgment that these are places meant to be inhabited by people. In this video I spoke with him about his design process and we deconstructed it using his Englishman Bay Retreat as a reference point. They leave room for interpretation.

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