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ROTOR - Salvage and Reuse of construction elements instead of creating new ones

Last updated: Jun 19, 2022

Summary

ROTOR's optic is to reuse construction elements that already exist and have had a lifetime, but are part of buildings that will be destroyed/renovated/changed and therefore considered nowadays usually as waste. ROTOR chooses indoor and structural elements to remove and save for future creations. It about redesigning and circularity of materials.

Problem

Nowadays, we build and build and build new constructions all around this world, mainly in a fast an efficient way, which up to now is mostly made of concrete and its derivatives. Furthermore, buildings are almost always destroyed without saving any parts separately beforehand. However, buildings contain many elements that are very valuable with embedded energy and carbon, that could simply be removed, collected and stored for use in a new or different construction.

Solution

Since many elements are crafted and valuable, removing them and storing them contributes to the salvage of such parts as well as to the circularity of materials and elements.

Outcome

ROTOR provides just that, a hub of many salvage elements from various buildings in various styles, collaborating with local manufactures and collectioners. Their platform allows for showing which type of element is stored and what are the design possibilities.