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S-AR creates deconstructed house for glamping in Mexican forest

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S-AR completed the Glamping Concéntrico project in Mexico Collectively, the structures measure 2,270 square feet (210.75 The project works to create multiple levels of connections: between people and nature, among structures in a specific landscape, and between the buildings and the forest.

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Demolition Is Dead. The Future of Sustainable Architecture Lies in Deconstruction

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However, in densely populated urban environments, there are rarely vacant plots to erect these projects; the existing structures must first be demolished to make way for what is to come. The Future of Sustainable Architecture Lies in Deconstruction appeared first on Journal. Start your submission today. . The post Demolition Is Dead.

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St Vincent Street deconstruction emphasises verticality

Urban Realm

A smoked glass office block at 150 St Vincent Street is in line for a dramatic overhaul at the hands of Sheppard Robson and LDA Design to better complement the surrounding conservation area.

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IAAC creates mobile Moca dwelling with openable fabric facades

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Behind them, a layer of glass doors allows closer control of the relationship to the outdoors. Moca was constructed using thin CLT panels that the students produced themselves to ensure its structure kept below the maximum weight permitted for mobile structures.

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Balenciaga’s Raw Architecture concept has arrived on London’s New Bond Street

The Spaces

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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Albert Frey's all-metal 1930s Aluminaire House reassembled in Palm Springs

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These support the cantilevered upper floors, running up through the structure and reappearing as columns supporting a shade structure on the canopy. Read: 1930s modernist Aluminaire House moves cross-country to Palm Springs Six five-inch aluminium pipe columns bear the weight of the entire structure.

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Suspended bridges connect round cabin hotels in Mexico

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Central bedrooms feature in the round buildings Completed in June 2022, the 250 square metres (2,690 square feet) of built area is divided into five 40-square metre (430-square foot) structures that look outward to the surrounding wine region. The photography is by Jonatan Ruvalcaba Maciel unless otherwise stated.