Biopartner 5

Incubatorlab binnen Paris Proof CO2 budget

Biopartner 5

Incubatorlab binnen Paris Proof CO2 budget

29 november 2023

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reuse to reduce #2

NATURAL STONE SAVED FROM DEMOLITION

For BioPartner5 we often visited the soon to be demolished Gorlaeus building. Every time we were struck by the covering of the stairways: Alta Quartzite. One of the most wear-resistant natural stones.

It originates from the extreme north of Norway, where it emerged around 800 million years ago. We like natural stone for buildings, but due to the damage its extraction does to the landscape, we no longer consider new natural stone as a building material.

The demolition of the Gorlaeus building had already started For a day, we called in a local stonemason to cut stone slabs loose.

The result of one day’s work: 120 beautiful thick slabs of Alta Quartzite. In BioPartner 5 they now serve as wear-resistant floor covering for a part of the entrance and the public toilet area.

Image 1 & 2: Altaskifer quarry by Vidar Askland

22 november 2023

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BORO*BUITEN wins tender Tuinen van West

Today we can announce that our plan Boro*Buiten for BORO x Atelier won the tender for Tuinen van West’s plot 12, an urban farming location in Amsterdam West.

Boro*Buiten is a small scale urban farming enterprise for dye plants, including facilities for production, research and education. Focus of Boro*Buiten is to radically improve the sustainability of the textile industry.

BORO x Atelier is founded in 2016 and is a sustainable, circular and social textile atelier. They dye, screen print and (re)make textile products for clients and customers.

Nucleus Building

Een machine voor onderzoek en ontmoeting

Nucleus Building

Een machine voor onderzoek en ontmoeting

15 november 2023

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reuse to reduce #12

A SECOND LIFE FOR BRICKS

In order to transform the existing traditional office into a more light and open work environment. Parts of the masonry interior walls had to be demolished.

The new layout was based on the position of the existing walls as much as possible. Remaining walls were partly cut a into brick elements and used to build up a new permanent wall and balustrade.

During the first sawing tests the masonry turned out to be constructed with soft mortar. This meant a large part of the bricks could be reclaimed. These bricks were then utilized in new permanent walls. The remaining bricks will be available for future projects on the terrain.

The original construction of the building took place in 1980 during the midst of the second energy crisis. This caused high construction costs, rising inflation and a great economic depression. Due to energy-intensive production methods, lack of resources and a drop in demand, brick factory’s were forced to shut down in large numbers. During that period the government provided 20% of all labour in the Netherlands. Just like in this brick building on Marine Airport Valkenburg.

Also now the high cost of energy and high embodied carbon of brick should be a reason to cherish existing bricks and deploy labour for this cause.

18 oktober 2023

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reuse to reduce #11

RECLAIMED WOODEN CEILING

The almost forty year old wooden suspended ceiling appeared dated, did not meet the fire safety regulations and had already partially been removed from the former Ministry of Defence office that we were allowed to renovate.

We had the coniferous wood disassembled, shaved, impregnated and coated with an UV-blocker. Now the wood was beautiful again so it could be returned as a ceiling. With a more refined sizing and improved acoustics she will soften the reception area of the Kantoor vol Afval in Katwijk.

Currently 94% of the Dutch wood and wood products are brought in from abroad. Resulting in 4.9 million m3 of construction wood transported to our country annually. For these ceilings not a single kubic meter of wood had to be imported.

Paviljoen The Field

Proeftuin voor hergebruik

Paviljoen The Field

Proeftuin voor hergebruik

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