Re-Use

Our creative skills are coupled with a critical application of circular economy. In projects like the ‘Bergen Inkluderingssenter’ in Landås, existing material qualities are carefully identified and preserved, and matched with contemporary colours and textures. The architectural qualities which result from this reuse approach show the aesthetic, economic, ecological and historical advantages which relate to repurposing materials. From buildings’ demolition to reintegration, 3RW arkitekter works to re-imagine sustainable and collaborative ways of making space.

Reuse is a driving principle in projects of varying scales. Smaller interventions represent interesting opportunities to test out inventories and new assemblies of existing materials: the re-purposing of centuries-old timber logs from a nearby farm at the Flydalsjuvet rest stop is an example of this kind of small interventions. Craft, technology and architectural innovation combine in a past-meets-future composition of aged wood and contemporary glass. With its evocative surfaces and tectonics, the Flydalsjuvet project nicely illustrates the potential of reclaiming aged, ‘imperfect’ materials.