Used carpet tiles clad walls that are insulated with junk, including floppy discs and toothbrushes, in this building designed by East Sussex studio BBM as a research facility and design workshop for the University of Brighton's Faculty of Arts.
Situated on the University of Brighton's campus in the English seaside town, the Waste House was designed by BBM director Duncan Baker-Brown together with undergraduate students.
Situated on the University of Brighton's campus in the English seaside town, the Waste House was designed by BBM director Duncan Baker-Brown together with undergraduate students.
Foundations made from ground-granulated blast-furnace slag support a
framework comprising salvaged plywood beams, columns and timber joists
rescued from a nearby demolished house.
Waste blockwork walls surround panels filled with materials including 20,000 toothbrushes, 4,000 DVD cases, 2,000 floppy discs and two tonnes of denim offcuts.
Waste blockwork walls surround panels filled with materials including 20,000 toothbrushes, 4,000 DVD cases, 2,000 floppy discs and two tonnes of denim offcuts.
Two-thousand used carpet tiles have been applied as weatherproof
cladding to the exterior, while waste vinyl exhibition banners form a
permanent vapour control membrane that wraps around the house.
The facility will be used by students from the university's Sustainable Design MA course and will be available as a community resource for hosting sustainably themed design workshops and events.
The facility will be used by students from the university's Sustainable Design MA course and will be available as a community resource for hosting sustainably themed design workshops and events.
Waste House statistics:
» 2507 person days to build - 97.5 % of days from students, apprentices & volunteers
» 253 different students inducted and working on site
» Over 700 school children visited the construction site
» Jason Reeves (City College student then Mears Apprentice) - 5+ weeks while at the City College working on columns and beams plus 30 weeks on site – most as Mears Apprentice
» 3 months in production in City College workshops, plus 12 months on site
» 19,800 toothbrushes used as wall insulation - Gatwick Airport supplied 20K, school children and Freegle supplied 1K
» 2 tonnes of waste (from rag trade) denim jean legs & arms - used as wall insulation
» 200 rolls of brand new wallpaper - thrown away to make way for Christmas decorations
» 2507 person days to build - 97.5 % of days from students, apprentices & volunteers
» 253 different students inducted and working on site
» Over 700 school children visited the construction site
» Jason Reeves (City College student then Mears Apprentice) - 5+ weeks while at the City College working on columns and beams plus 30 weeks on site – most as Mears Apprentice
» 3 months in production in City College workshops, plus 12 months on site
» 19,800 toothbrushes used as wall insulation - Gatwick Airport supplied 20K, school children and Freegle supplied 1K
» 2 tonnes of waste (from rag trade) denim jean legs & arms - used as wall insulation
» 200 rolls of brand new wallpaper - thrown away to make way for Christmas decorations
» 4,000 VHS video cassettes - used as wall insulation
» 4,000 Plastic DVD cases - used as wall insulation
» 600 sheets of second-hand and/or damaged ply - used for structure and infill 'cassettes'
» 70m2 of plywood re-used from UOB ‘Waste Totem’ project
» 50m2 of 30mm thick mdc - used as first floor finish - wood Recycling project.
» 1 'waste' kitchen - FREEGLE UK
» Kitchen worktop made from second-hand coffee grinds & plastic coffee cups
» 500 cycle inner tubes - used to seal windows and sound proof first floor
» 4,000 Plastic DVD cases - used as wall insulation
» 600 sheets of second-hand and/or damaged ply - used for structure and infill 'cassettes'
» 70m2 of plywood re-used from UOB ‘Waste Totem’ project
» 50m2 of 30mm thick mdc - used as first floor finish - wood Recycling project.
» 1 'waste' kitchen - FREEGLE UK
» Kitchen worktop made from second-hand coffee grinds & plastic coffee cups
» 500 cycle inner tubes - used to seal windows and sound proof first floor
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