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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.
Underground utilities such as electricity, water, sewer and gas utilities have also broken and are currently unusable. The chapel itself is at risk for irrevocable damage if methods to save the chapel are not taken in the coming weeks," said the team.
They contain utilities and storage areas, allowing the use of the central area to be changed. Its fabric facades are openable These are connected using wooden dowels, ensuring that the structure can be easily deconstructed and recycled in future.
One new service line I see the industry offering is material lifecycle and utilization plans, where our staff, or other organizations, can assess buildings to tell you what materials you have, their value, age, and create a potential next life for the material to be circulated into a neighboring building project.
One new service line I see the industry offering is material lifecycle and utilization plans, where our staff, or other organizations, can assess buildings to tell you what materials you have, their value, age, and create a potential next life for the material to be circulated into a neighboring building project.
Utilize Salvaged and Recycled Materials Shor House by Measured Architecture , Mayne Island, Canada Initiate your project by conducting a resource audit to identify potential sources of salvaged materials. Design structural elements and junctions to be bolted rather than welded, which facilitates easier deconstruction and reuse.
Read: Raeburn announces new name and logo for brand's 10th anniversary "For me, it was like archaeology finding all of this cool stuff that already existed and then starting to deconstruct it and rework it and it had all these incredible labels and buttons and all of this character already embedded in it," he recalled.
Utilize Salvaged and Recycled Materials Shor House by Measured Architecture , Mayne Island, Canada Initiate your project by conducting a resource audit to identify potential sources of salvaged materials. Design structural elements and junctions to be bolted rather than welded, which facilitates easier deconstruction and reuse.
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. The passageway leads from the guest and utility area to the main living space. Read: Forest house of stone and glass is reflected back in water.
The materials used in its construction are deeply rooted in the chapel’s locale — plywood and nail-laminated timber panels were salvaged from deconstructed buildings less than 200 meters from the site. The result is a versatile place of worship that utilizes humble materials and honors the structure’s environmental context.
First, the designers utilized the existing conditions by adding beams, which are parallel to the triangle, to the existing columns and creating new decorative columns at the joints. In this way, an asymmetrical yet balanced frame was constructed on the horizontal plane, defining a new space in a deconstructive manner.
Instead of deconstructing the sensation into a formal structure, the deployment of urban fragments resembles a cohesive form of impressionable memory. Architectural Services Department. The façade in the form of overlaying semi-transparent steel reinforcement meshes celebrates the everyday construction materials.
A poetic space Mansion XÚN utilizes rich materials such as stone, metal, and textured paint to cultivate a precious and elegant Chinese style, while also simplifying it with modern techniques. The curved contours gently soften the overall atmosphere, infusing the elegantly metallic space with a hint of suspense and ritual.
Somewhat neglected in all the back and forth is a slight yet essential twist on the first option—whether existing buildings, ones already standing but un- or under-utilized, can be effectively transformed into residences, adding more units to the market without the ecological and social disruptions of building anew.
The project began with the careful deconstruction of administrative buildings that pre-existed on the site. The demolition of the old buildings was selective, allowing for more than 95 percent of the materials to be recycled, reused, or upgraded in 3XN´s new design.
The internal temperature is naturally regulated by the homes’ thick stone walls, which have a high thermal capacity, and age-old shading resources such as reeds and climbing plants are utilized throughout. This arrangement is intensified by mirrored alcoves that seemingly stretch the space into an infinite, earthy warren.
To ensure the views remained unimpeded, the innovative scheme utilizes freestanding oak volumes to segment the open-plan interior and form enchanting rooms within a room. This symbiosis inspired a pioneering scheme that deconstructs typical institutional boundaries, creating a permeable space where students and the local community collide.
Considering functions and environmental protection, the designer did not reorganize the apartment’s structure but divided the functional layout of the space utilizing deconstructionism while proceeding from the perspective of creativity and art. A generally light-colored wooden veneer forms the bedside background wall.
Stay tuned as we attempt to deconstruct Yurt Tents and explain what a yurt is, some advice for living in one, and how you may convey one for yourself. Yurts, which originated in Central Asia, are still utilized as a kind of shelter for many people in rural Mongolia. When building a yurt, you should utilize flexible wood.
The large-scale glass windows, exposed external units of the electric door, and exquisitely crafted metal parts seem to transcend reality in the dim light, implying the uncertainty of the deconstructed future.
Therefore, service and utility spaces such as kitchen, restroom and a vertical connection for public use were arranged into the extension and the building next door, leaving the villa for pure culinary experience. Metaphorically being deconstructed by “fire”, these elements create a more vivid and warm interaction amongst people.
Budgetary and economic concerns push individuals to maximise the utility of spaces and objects. The design can be deconstructible, modular, connectible to other modules, etc, to both assist the learning process and encourage collaborative learning. FURNITURE, A MEDIUM OF LEARNING. Things attain more than one purpose, often unintended.
As designing this restaurant, Nature Times Art Design deconstructed the existing definition of Jiangnan and explored more design possibilities about life by adopting novel spatial languages and creative ideas. West Lake, image from Internet, Raffles City, Qianjiang New Town.
Most of the cottage was carefully deconstructed and the masonry reused to craft a low, sweeping boundary wall at street level, while one wall of the stone cottage is left in situ to form a modern colonnade lit by original window openings. The Arbor House replaces a dilapidated stone steading that extended the length of the tree-lined plot.
It is the practice of identifying, to the fullest-extent, how your operation works and removing yourself from the current situation to deconstruct your internal mannerisms and external responses. I’ve actively tried to utilize the pre-planned routines that I hear or see in podcasts and blogs.
The deliberate deconstruction of scale and the infusion of cultural elements give each area distinctive characteristics, tailored for activities such as stand-up comedies, music performances, and book-sharing sessions. The concise wood finishes creates a sense of enclosure in the space while optimizing space utilization.
Utilized as a resting and reading space, provided with books and information. From a structural perspective, this is a deconstructive removal for exhibition, where the non-load-bearing wall is partially demolished according to the needs of the display, and a section of the structural roof slab is removed for the natural skylight.
Located on the university campus, it takes the form of an ambiguous landscape wall rather than a typical utility shed. The building incorporates passive ventilation for toilets and tractors, showcasing the versatility of blockwork. The design brief aimed to provide storage and amenities for the UQ Maintenance team and the Cricket Club.
Square House is best described as subtly deconstructive. In this and other projects, Kaijima and the rest of her team at Atelier Bow-Wow are unflagging in their attempt to understand how spaces are actually utilized in the trenches of daily life.
Carrying utilities such as water, sewage and gas, they form ever-growing webs throughout Qatar, a dynamic which the artist intricately weaves into the webs of her textiles. Pipes serve as vital infrastructure elements that facilitate the growth, development and modernisation of the nation's urban landscape.
Suspended from the ceiling, the studio's Cilia lighting pendants also utilize the material and were crafted by woman artisans from Puebla. In reference to the industrial kitchens and contemporary techniques utilised by Contramar, the space was lined with large steel panels.
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