Designing building structures and envelopes with reused materials is one of the challenges of Arcora’s approach. This note (February 2021) presents a map of reuse: the material sources in the trade (metal structures, timber, concrete; cladding, solar shading, window frames, glazing; roof coverings, insulation, roof frames) and examples of reuse in structures and façades.
Arcora now sees the city as an urban mine, in which the envelopes and structures being demolished are valuable resources, and the façade as a field of use, that is, the package that receives reused materials.
Circular economy