Located in the Netherlands, at Eschede in Roombeek neighborhood, this house of 2012 Architects consists of recycled materials: textile, wood, flooring, insulation, etc.
On the site Superuse, One learns about this villa:
"Erik Stekelenburg Describes the building of this first villa by 2012Architects have an inverse explosion, since MOST of the constituting materials Were therefor obtained from the surroundings of the buildingsite. The comparison suits very well since the constructionsite of Villa welpeloo Was devestated by the fireworks explosion in 2000 in Enschede.
Materials used:
Exterior
primary construction: redundant textile machine
secondary construction: second hand wooden beams
floors and roof: dismanteledwooden floorboards
insulation: EPS-sheets from disassembly-Site
cladding: wasted cable reels
moistregulation: seashells
Foundation: concrete (sorry, new)
Interior
elevator: second hand building-lift
shelvings: partly buildingsite-signs (waterproof multiplex)
lightfixtures: Construction of broken umbrellaparts (by in-iron)
bathroom walls: smileplastic (compressed coffecups)
Environmental gain
co2 Emissions Including transportation and processing:
cladding: 85% Reduction Compared To New Single wooden cladding
steel construction: 95% discount Compared To Sami building with new steel "
Photos: Erik Stekelenburg
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