Rosslyn Redux

Tag: Deconstruction

  • The Nature of Time

    The Nature of Time

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    Geo Davis
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    We believe
that remnants coalesce,
that excavation, observation,
collaborative accumulation,
and artistic practice
allow one to 
wonder-dream
into ancient / modern
mysteries about
the nature of 
time.

  • Upcycling Garapa Decking

    Upcycling Garapa Decking

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    Geo Davis
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    You may recall that we’ve been upcycling garapa decking from Rosslyn’s 2008-9 deck that we salvaged and laid aside this past summer. Spanning half a year so far — from deconstructing and culling reusable material midsummer to multiple experiments determining optimal dimensions for adaptive reuse as bathroom paneling — we’re now scaling up production and…

  • Upcycled Christmas Gifts

    Upcycled Christmas Gifts

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    Geo Davis
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    What wintery wonders shall I share with you today? How about a celebration (and showcase) of upcycled Christmas gifts dreamed into existence by three allstar members of our icehouse rehab team? Pam, Hroth, and Tony stopped Susan and me in our just-barely-post-winter-solstice tracks with an early Christmas gift (or three) that exemplify the apex of…

  • Architectural Salvage: Repurposed Columns

    Architectural Salvage: Repurposed Columns

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    Geo Davis
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    It’s time for another architectural salvage update, this time focusing on the Greek Revival columns that we salvaged from Rosslyn’s future dining room back in 2006 in the early days or our renovation project. Let’s dive right in with that photograph above, but first a quick semantic note. For the sake of this post (and others)…

  • Upcycling Decking Debris

    Upcycling Decking Debris

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    Geo Davis
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    Adaptive reuse has become an increasingly important principle for me in recent years. And one of the most ambitious (yet most critical) objectives for the icehouse rehabilitation project is repurposing surplus building materials and existing architectural salvage from previous projects; upcycling decking debris and other deconstruction byproducts from sixteen years of remodels and rehabs; and miscellaneous…

  • Deconstruction and Reuse is Child’s Play

    Deconstruction and Reuse is Child’s Play

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    Geo Davis
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    Child’s play, you say? Legos are a perfect proof of concept when it comes to children’s instinct to construct and then deconstruct, reuse instead of demolish. Children intuitively understand adaptive reuse: Legos teach reuse at a young age. You build, take apart and rebuild using the same pieces. You wouldn’t throw away your Legos would…