Reclaimed materials
Designers turn discarded objects into one-off furnishings for Unbroken exhibition
Deconstructed barns become cocooning pavilion at Copenhagen Architecture Biennial
Reclaimed materials shape Copenhagen Architecture Biennial pavilion by Slaatto Morsbøl
Nina+Co combines natural and salvaged materials in London restaurant Ara
Material Cultures and Studio Gil use biomaterials for London community hub
Hawaii company converts surfboard waste into construction blocks
Circularity on the Edge AI finds reusable materials in rubble of Ukrainian buildings
Earth to People binds timber furniture with tree sap
Ika Architekti uses salvaged materials for Upcycled Sauna in Czech Republic
MVRDV creates public seating area that doubles as “860-square-metre infographic” in Bangkok
Japanese joinery and 3D-printed wood waste combine to form The Warp pavilion
Pooploop exhibition at 21_21 explores new uses for “waste and excrement”
Norwegian designers use reclaimed materials to customise USM Haller furniture
WA lamp by Akasaki & Vanhuyse is crafted from decommissioned Tokyo train parts
THISS Studio takes “strict approach to material reuse” in flexible office
Iki Builds critiques “disposable nature of modern construction” with rural Indian home
Second Edition uses reclaimed materials for Sydney home extension
V8 Architects builds Rotterdam homes almost entirely from reused and recycled materials
Studio Saar uses reclaimed materials for Gaushala dairy facility in India
18 Drops of Sweat is an inflatable hammam designed to “explore water consumption and rituals”
Spactrum transforms construction materials into furniture for own office
BIG designs hospice in Denmark as “village for life’s final days”
Wunders offers furniture factory waste to makers in Cape Town MakeSpace