Zero waste
An overview of projects, products and exclusive articles about zero waste
Project • By Takeshi Hosaka Architects • Offices
Earth Centric Design Lab
This is the interior plan for the new office of Earth Centric Design Lab; a newly established subsidiary of TBWA HAKUHODO. The company regards the Earth as an important stakeholder, adjacent to clients and partners, and aims to shift the focus of all their designs from "human-centered" to "Earth-centered," with the desire to create an era in which both the Earth and people can prosper through creativity.
Based on the concept of "Earth-centered", we carried out a super Earth-friendly interior project that provides space and time for thinking about the Earth.
Noboru Inoue
Through this Earth-centric concept, we asked how can we design space and time for thinking about the Earth? How can we carry out an ultra-environmentally conscious in... More
News • News • 31 Dec 2022
LUO Studio curates an exhibition space using corrugated cardboard
Given the concept of zero waste, LUO studio has been probing sustainable practices. Conceived as a backdrop for Zuo Jing’s exhibition called Back to the Future: Breaking the Time Barrier, the vision was transformed into reality solely using cardboard.
Jin Weiqi
The low density of cardboard, compared to traditional building materials, allows a shorter time for CNC cutting and processing. In less than two days, 2,566 cardboard components were generated from all 320 pieces of raw cardboard used for the exhibition. Moreover, a small team of six to seven people put together the exhibition modules on site in 2 days, establishing an efficient construction method that can be adopted by non-professionals as well.
Jin... More
News • News • 26 Aug 2022
Hugh Broughton and Pearce+ unveil ‘Martian House’ on Bristol’s Dockside
An inflatable two-storey house designed as a prototype to sustain life on Mars has been revealed at the M Shed Square in Bristol, UK. Designed as a part of an ongoing public art project, the Martian House is a collaborative effort of Hugh Broughton architects, Pearce+ designers, artists Ella Good and Nicki Kent, space scientists, engineers, professors and the public.
Luke O'Donovan
The 53sqm structure is powered by solar panels and devised to be lightweight to resist the environmental challenges posed by the red planet, such as cosmic and galactic radiations and extreme temperature variations.
Luke O'Donovan
The upper storey comprises an inflatable structure made from pressurized gold-coated foil, which would be fi... More
Product • By Aluinvent • LO2 - Exterior
LO2 - Exterior
The LO2 collection from Aluinvent is a high end rain screen facade panel system with open cell structure to both sides. As manufactured from 90% recycled Aluminium the product's carbon footprint only 2,56 kg CO2eq/m2. The void:solid ratio of our LO2 panels is approx 30%. LO2 panels come in mill finish and coloured options and are suitable for a wide range of exterior applications with A1 & A2 fire ratings. The LO2 collection is particularly suited to applications such as window screening elements and lighting installations.
Aluinvent LO2 panels meet all the challenges and requirements to provide a safe, long-lasting facade with a striking modern aesthetic and an element of transparency. Little to no maintenance is required after... More
Product • By Aluinvent • LO exterior mill finish aluminum cladding panels in multiple colors
LO exterior mill finish aluminum cladding panels in multiple colors
The LO collection from Aluinvent is a high end rain screen facade panel with open cell structure to one side. As manufactured from 90% recycled Aluminium the product's carbon footprint only 4,12 kg CO2eq/m2. The panels come in mill finish and a full spectrum of coloured options and are suitable for a wide range of exterior applications with A1 & A2 fire ratings.
Aluinvent LO panels meet all the challenges and requirements to provide safe, long-lasting facades with a striking modern aesthetic. Little to no maintenance is required after installation.
Curved profiles are available at request and the LO collection is also available as part of a complete rainscreen cladding system including support railings, brackets, fixings, coping... More
Project • By studio203 architects • Exhibitions
Fashionably Early Exhibition
NGUNNAWAL COUNTRY. The design of the space for a future-directed fashion exhibition, a vibrant Think Tank about the challenges that will inspire the next generation of Australian fashion designers, conceived wholly in folded cardboard as zero waste exhibition architecture.
The interactive fashion exhibition in the Gallery of Australian Design (GAD), curated by close friend Cate Shaw, was to set into scene selected fashion designs from six design schools in a vibrant Think Tank about the challenges that will inspire the next generation of Australian fashion designers.
The message of the show, considerate and sustainable fashion, is reflected in the materiality and construction of the exhibition architecture: folded cardboard assemble... More
Product • By Saint-Gobain Weber GmbH • weber.therm circle - The first recyclable ETICS
weber.therm circle - The first recyclable ETICS
About 5 million cubic meters of insulating materials and 100 million tons of sand are consumed each year for construction activities in Germany. These finite raw materials, which are bound in buildings, have so far been wasted for a single use. This is because building materials are normally disposed of as mixed waste during dismantling. This means they are lost for further use in building construction - expensive and ecologically unsatisfactory. Saint-Gobain Weber has now developed a solution: weber.therm circle, the first recyclable composite thermal insulation system. Separation layer enables separation by typeAll components of the new ETIC system (insulating material, dowels, fabric and mineral mortars) can be separated accor... More