Design for dissasembly
An overview of projects, products and exclusive articles about design for dissasembly
Parking Luxembourg Automotive Campus
Located at the Automobility Campus in Bissen, LoopPark is Luxembourg’s first eco-circular multi-storey car park. Rather than treating parking as a permanent function, the project anticipates a future in which mobility patterns, spatial requirements and the value of the site may change.
Designed by RAU Architects and ABA Workshop, LoopPark is conceived as a temporary configuration of materials rather than a fixed end product. Its modular structure can be extended, partially dismantled, relocated or reassembled for a different use. Components currently forming the car park could eventually become part of another building, including an office structure with different floor-to-floor heights.
The approximately 15,000-square-metre buildin... More
Project • By JYTAS A/S • Pavilions
Design for Dissasembly in modular design
Modular construction is currently one of the most efficient and sustainable building methods on the market. At JYTAS, we focus specifically on Design for Disassembly (DfA) as a central part of our approach to circular construction. This means that, even in the early design phases, we consider how buildings can be disassembled, reused, and rebuilt without compromising on quality, architecture, or functionality.
With increasing demands for documentation, CO₂ reduction, and overall cost-effectiveness, it is no longer enough to build quickly and energy-efficiently – as we already do. Buildings of the future must be adaptable, convertible, and reusable. That is why DfA is a crucial method when we want to ensure that resources are utilized... More
Project • By Jan Kattein Architects • Art Galleries
Art Park Harrow
In Harrow town centre, northwest London, a cluster of demountable studios and gallery spaces is creating new opportunities for culture and enterprise. Designed by London-based studio Jan Kattein Architects (JKA) in collaboration with pioneering social enterprise Meanwhile Space CIC, Art Park Harrow was initiated by Harrow Council as a way to strengthen the town centre’s resilience and help reverse the decline that followed the closure of several major retailers.
Jan Kattein Architects
Jan Kattein Architects
Repurposing a council-owned car park
Set on a council-owned car park, Art Park Harrow comprises 15 self-contained studios and six micro gallery spaces. The choice of location represents a considered attempt to d... More
News • News • 16 Sep 2024
ADEPT creates EV charging park designed for disassembly
Copenhagen-based architecture studio ADEPT is a proponent of circular design. ADEPT recently completed the first in a series of EV (electric vehicle) charging parks for Norlys, a Danish energy and telecommunications group. The charging parks are designed for disassembly and have a green profile that can be adapted to suit future locations.
Morten Aagaard Krogh
Morten Aagaard Krogh
ADEPT
Odense in eastern Denmark is the first location of the new EV charging park (fifteen sites are currently planned). The design accommodates a rapid increase in the number of charging parks in Denmark. ADEPT has conceived a green roadside stop that provides a brief respite for drivers and passengers while their cars charge — t... More
News • Innovations • 18 Jul 2024
XISUI Design creates serene woven metal pavilion inspired by bird nest and eggshell structures
Shanghai-based XISUI Design is a multidisciplinary studio with a team of architects, installation artists, and engineers. The studio is interested in the application of advanced digital design and construction technologies plus new processes and materials, as demonstrated in its “Thin-Shell Metal Woven Pavilion”.
Yihao Hu, XISUI Design
Site Plan by XISUI Design
XISUI Design set out to create an immersive pavilion installation by exploring new possibilities in design, engineering, and fabrication using continuous computational testing and working across interdisciplinary teams. The studio found inspiration in nature’s structural complexity — the pavilion’s segmented metal shell draws on the in... More
News • Specification • 1 Jul 2024
10 office buildings that showcase demountable construction
Demountable buildings are important to fostering environmentally friendly and sustainable practices, and to driving circular design and construction. The concept of “design for disassembly” is increasingly finding favor among architects. The conventional demolition of a building is often harmful to the environment, releasing airborne contaminants, polluting water ecosystems, impacting biodiversity, consuming excessive amounts of energy through the use of heavy machinery and equipment, and disposing of materials in landfill sites. Design for disassembly promotes the recovery and reuse of materials, thereby minimizing waste and the embodied carbon emissions associated with new projects; from an economic perspective, rising materia... More
Project • By KAAF I Kitriniaris Associates Architecture Firm • Sports Centres
Kyathos Mass Timber Arena
The architectural design plans for the mass timber basketball arena with a composite timber load bearing system were developed after being directly commissioned by the Cultural and Athletic Organisation of Galatsi Municipality as a special building requiring specialised technical know-how and related research in timber construction. The construction schedule for the timber arena includes the main basketball court with spectator stands, an inbuilt mezzanine/gallery around the perimeter, changing rooms for athletes and referees, sanitary spaces, administration offices, club offices, and auxiliary spaces with a total surface area of 4000 sq.m. The new building will replace the existing timber gymnasium in the same location, and now marke... More