FROM
DESTRUCTION
TO DECONSTRUCTION
DESTRUCTION
TO DECONSTRUCTION
Raw materials are increasingly being exhausted in the natural realm, while inversely accumulating within buildings.
Manhattan is an urban mine full of treasures.
Manhattan is an urban mine full of treasures.
Circularity
DESIGN FOR DISASSEMBLY
The narrative of circular consumption lends itself to a focus on designing for disassembly.
This design approach guides decisions on form, construction method, material choices, maintenance, and inventory.
This design approach guides decisions on form, construction method, material choices, maintenance, and inventory.
Salvage & Reuse
THE MISSING LINK
Our project exploits the opportunity in embracing “waste” as a valuable resource that is being discarded. Using the abundance of available materials being disposed of, New York City is viewed as a valuable urban mine.