• competition and realization
  • Hanover, Germany
  • Gundlach GmbH & Co. KG
  • ca. 285 m² GFA, 1 housing unit
  • completed, 2019
  • 1532-CYC
  • LP 1-8
  • Special Prize for Sustainability at the German Façade Award 2020, Innovationspreis2021 powered by BFW Landesverband Nord, Shortlist Lower Saxony State Prize for Architecture 2020, Nomination DAM Prize 2021, Nomination Federal Prize Ecodesign 2020, Recognition "Special Award" Federal Award Environment and Building, recognition at the prize for wood construction Niedersachsen, finalist at Deutscher Nachhaltigkeitspreis 2021

Recyclinghaus

The recyclinghouse is an experimental residential building in the Hanover district of Kronsberg. It is a prototype that tests the possibilities and potentials of various types of recycling in the real laboratory and shows a cycle-oriented and resource-saving planning approach.

On the one hand, the recycling center relies on recyclable building products, such as the raw construction made of glue-free solid wood elements. On the other hand, recycled materials such as the foundation made of recycled concrete or wall insulations made from old jute bags are used. There are also large quantities of used components being used which, if possible, originate from the building stock of the client GUNDLACH or have been obtained locally. Particularly important is a recycling-fair design that allows the use and disassembly of the components without loss of quality or a sorted separation of the materials after the end of life.

The construction industry is one of the largest waste producers and consumers of resources and a significant contributor to global CO2 emissions. When planning buildings, today it is mainly the energy consumption in the operation of a building that is considered. The considerable amounts of "gray energy" involved in the production of buildings remain largely unconsidered. Here, the existing building stock can also be understood as huge raw material storage. The recycling of building materials and materials as well as recycling-friendly construction methods will play an increasingly important role in the future.

  • competition and realization
  • Hanover, Germany
  • Gundlach GmbH & Co. KG
  • ca. 285 m² GFA, 1 housing unit
  • completed, 2019
  • 1532-CYC
  • LP 1-8
  • Special Prize for Sustainability at the German Façade Award 2020, Innovationspreis2021 powered by BFW Landesverband Nord, Shortlist Lower Saxony State Prize for Architecture 2020, Nomination DAM Prize 2021, Nomination Federal Prize Ecodesign 2020, Recognition "Special Award" Federal Award Environment and Building, recognition at the prize for wood construction Niedersachsen, finalist at Deutscher Nachhaltigkeitspreis 2021
Recyclinghaus in May 2023 Foto © Gundlach