Screen Cistern

DESIGN FOR DISASSEMBLY, SPRING '20

IN COLLABORATION WITH LANG (JUDY) DONG

Today’s construction methods prioritize permanent techniques of statically casting and welding or irreversible methods of fastening and adhering materials together. These processes of construction allow very little opportunity for reuse of materials. Common methods of construction not only use building materials in a noncircular way but are also responsible for the consumption of massive amounts of it.

Nothing should exist in a state of assumed permanence, but instead, as temporary compilations of future building materials. In order to maximize the potential for reuse of materials, connections need to be developed allowing two or more components to be joined in a way that the connection is reversible without damaging the components.