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The architects of waste
photo by Luther Blissett (Karen Eliot on Flickr CC)
A Dutch architectural firm is creating buildings from locally recycled material, significantly reducing the greenhouse gas emissions normally produced during the construction process.
Rotterdam-based 2012architecten terms this use of local, reused materials, which cuts down on transport, waste and fuel costs “recyclicity” or “superuse” with the goal of regenerating “districts into dynamic ecosystems”.
Besides buildings, 2012architecten designs other structures like playgrounds and campgrounds along the same principles.
From Al Jazeera English:
There are no limits to the model. The architects have designed everything from single homes to offices, playgrounds and cafes. Waste materials have included parts from decommissioned aeroplanes, washing machines, tyres and billboards.
Other examples of superuse include making flooring from old desktops, shelving from old hospital ceilings and kitchen drawers out of old billboards.
Check out the following video report from Al Jazeera Earthrise for more on just how the processes of recyclicity and superuse work:
Tags: 2012architecten, architects, recyclicity, superuse, waste
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We need to be like them, to get engage and be proactive in recycling, coz we can’t do anything about these trash any more, they are already there, we can’t ingest them so the best that we can do, is to recycle.