Recycled Material
MATDesign and architecture projects that repurpose waste and discarded materials into functional buildings and spaces.
KPF Wraps a Taiwanese Waste Recycling Plant in a Public Fern Garden, Exhibition Hall and Roof Terrace
In Xiulin Township, Eastern Taiwan, TCC's DAKA recycling center puts its waste pit on public view and layers learning spaces around the machinery.
Offhand Practice Converts a Beijing Factory Compound into a Recycled Book and Clothing Store
Deja Vu Recycled Store occupies 700 square meters of a former electromechanical institute, trading industrial decay for curated secondhand retail.
Rebirth Materials House by Housescape Design Lab
A compact guest house in Thailand transforms recycled glass and plastic into climate-responsive architecture that seamlessly blends with nature.
Responsive Shell: Turning Tokyo's Discarded Crab Shells into Adaptive Architecture
A chitosan-based modular panel system that transforms crustacean waste into humidity-regulating, light-transmitting architectural skins.
House Rehabilitation with Brick Shards – A Sustainable Transformation by Atelier Delalande Tabourin
Sustainable house rehabilitation using recycled brick shards, enhancing natural light, spatial flow, and material reuse while preserving architectural heritage.
Redefining Resources: A Circular Design School on the Danube
Sited beside a hydroelectric dam, this Bauhaus-inspired school transforms waste into raw material for architecture, fashion, and industrial design.
Jan Tyrpekl Builds a Firewood-Clad Atelier That Disappears into a Czech Meadow
A pair of timber cabins in Stříbrná Skalice treats stacked logs as both cladding and ritual, grounding architecture in its landscape.
The Re-Urbanization of Waste: A Market Square That Puts Rubbish on Public Display
A shortlisted UnIATA '19 entry that threads a raised walkway over compactors, tanks and market stalls, recasting waste handling as a civic routine.
