NOT SO WASTED

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Is it something to brag about using virgin materials for each new construction?

To build something new with the principles of circular economy, we propose a perspective to see the built environment as an urban mine. We, as NOT SO WASTED, appreciate the value of second-hand materials and propose a new building practice by using them as a resource. We use these materials in our projects by cooperating with formal and informal actors and storage venues that currently collect reclaimed materials. 

Nah, I Think It’s Beautiful Pavilion, which we completed last summer, was produced with completely reclaimed materials as a result of the relationships established with these actors in Istanbul. We took part in all stages such as the design which we went through with one-to-one communication with the employer, material determination and supply, finding production sites, and constructing with participation. With the help of this experience, we imagined a “network” in which each dynamic of it is adaptable and scalable to different conditions. Therefore we became a business practice that gives service of coordination between design, production, supply, and consulting separately.

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