Builder: Straubenhardt parish
Architect: wulf architects GmbH, Stuttgart
Completion: 2022
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Photographer: Brigida Gonzalez
The building is one of the first in Germany to be consistently planned and built according to the Cradle to Cradle® principle. The design is based on a conscious use of resources and the consistent use of healthy, recyclable materials. A total of 79 components and 248 materials were tested with regard to their material health, separability, energy efficiency and CO₂ emissions during production and transport.
In order to ensure the recyclability of the building materials, adhesives, paints and plasters were deliberately avoided. The wooden components are bolted instead of glued or nailed, which makes it easier to separate and reuse later on. In this way, the building becomes a valuable raw material depot that will be available to future generations in the spirit of urban mining.
A central component of the concept is the digital Circularity Passport® — Buildings. It documents all used materials and stores essential information, such as ease of disassembly, in order to enable subsequent recirculation.
