Caracola: designing with what is available
A house in Canyelles exploring how to build with reclaimed materials and industrial surplus. Their availability, dimensions and qualities guide the project from the very first decisions.
Insights
What we know, what we think, what we have and what we keep discovering.
Projects, experiences and debates that open the way for reuse in construction. We share what works, what fails and our view on what needs to change.
Knowledge has to circulate too. The transformation of the sector is built together.
MIQ: when what exists is the inspiration
A terraced house in the old centre of Sarrià transformed on the principles of maximum retention and on-site recovery.
Can it be done here, now?
Every piece ends with the same question. We explain what can be applied today in Catalonia under current regulations, what requires changes and who should make them.