Realco cafeteria finished
With motivated clients come great results. Rotor furnished the cafeteria of Realco's production plant (where they make enzyme-based cleaning products). From the ceramic and terrazzo tiles, light fitti...
We are hiring!
We are looking for a European project and public funding coordinator ... Curious? You'll find the job description here. Deadline to apply: 5 June 2023
Lecture by Célia Küpfer - 4 May
On the 4th of May we have the pleasure to welcome Célia Küpfer for a lecture at Rotor. As part of the Structural Xploration Lab of the EPFL, Célia has been doing exciting research on the reuse of conc...
We werven aan !
In het kader van onze onderzoeks-, advies- en ontwerpactiviteiten zijn we op zoek naar een jonge (M/V/X) stagiair architect met een uitgesproken interesse voor de circulaire economie in de bouw. Take...
Developing a new reuse inventory service
In January, Rotor was awarded a subsidy from beCircular - Programme Régional en Economie Circulaire (Bruxelles-Capitale), that will help us develop a new service of reuse inventories. More news d...
Reclamation Audit guide online
You know we love making inventories. In a lot of reclamation projects, it's the very first step towards assessing the reuse potential of the materials in question. And in the recently finished 'Reclam...
Innover/Retrouver : quelles ressources pour quelle architecture ?
La conférence, faite par Victor Meesters le 3 Décembre 2022, au Centre Pompidou est disponible en ligne ici.
Material donnerie at OXY this Friday, 25 November
One of the easiest ways to get your materials reused? Well, to give them away for free of course. Which is what will be happening this Friday, 25 November, at the Centre Monnaie (aka OXY). After the M...
Will we ever get tired of these curved plywood panels?
No, we won't. These are salvaged by Rotor DC from the WTC Towers and will be installed in our latest design project: the bar and bookshop of the Permeke museum in Jabbeke. Reopening planned for the sp...
Rotor in...
Lately articles about, among others, the practice of reuse in Belgium, RotorDC, Opalis and the Zinneke project appeared in some interesting publications.
So, how about cork?
Architects and the construction industry are beginning to embrace cork as a natural insulation material. But what does this mean on the ground? Together with AA School Diploma Unit 18, we spend some t...
Mapping the German salvage trade
On Saturday 1st October, the exhibition “Mapping the German salvage business” opened at the Architekturschaufenster gallery, in Karlsruhe.
Green Public Procurement
As part of the initial phase of the Interreg NWE FCRBE project, we conducted 36 pilot operations. In these, the project partners teamed up with building owners, architects and contractors to raise rec...
Grand opening: 17 September, 14h
17 September, from 14h onwards, write it down in your agendas. Grand opening of the Rotor and Rotor DC's new space. You'll come for the guided tours and refreshements, but stay for the magnificent nor...
Workshop "door palace" finished
After having moved from Anderlecht to Evere, one of the first interventions that was needed on Rotor and Rotor DC's new site was a pavilion to store Rotor DC's ever growing collection of reclaimed doo...
Contribution to the BMA's 2021 annual report
For their 2021 annual report, the BMA (Brussels Bouwmeester·Maître Architecte) asked Rotor to reflect upon the state of the situation in terms of circular construction in the Brussels Region. Our cont...
Last chance to visit the exhibition 'Fluctuations' by ICA in Liège
For your interest: this week is your last chance to visit the exhibition 'Fluctuations' by Institut Culturel d'Architecture Wallonie-Bruxelles in Liège.
Reuse of blue limestone in Multi
After 50 years as a façade cladding, some 82 heavy blocks of blue limestone reclaimed from the MULTI tower (Brussels) are now back in the stone workshop. The talented team of Carrière de Maffle is car...
Reuse and labour conditions
"Because it takes years before a project needs to be renovated or dismantled, circular construction must be stimulated, possibly through tax incentives and regulations, so that companies can test new ...
Reused greenhouse being repurposed
Very cool to see our reused greenhouse at Horst being repurposed for their spring edition by Salottobuono (and curious what will come next). Pictures by Jeroen Verecht, Maxime Verbueken en Illias Tei...