This material, called bagasse, remains after the extraction of sugarcane juice. It is stipulated as a renewable fuel for electricity generation in Thailand. This has triggered ambitious land conversion. Approximately 160 m2 of sugarcane farms are needed to acquire 290 kg of bagasse, which can produce only 100 kWh of electricity.
The CEA lab disassembled the old Fiat / Lancia Warehouse in Geneva with Materiuum and Anku. After building a dome with the reclaimed materials, waste material was left. These elements were integrated on the border of this stool. Anku and Müller Holzbau disassembled a rotting veranda frame, made of exotic wood. Due to the rotten part of the wood, it was thrown into the waste bin. We cut away the rotten part and discovered the beautiful red color of the original wood, which you can see in the central design of the stool.
Stool designed and built by Anku & CEA
A transition to a circular economy, in which used materials may become valuable resources for a new production cycle, is urgently needed. This project aims to develop integrated frameworks and tools based on advanced digital technology for informing the design, construction and management of circular buildings and deploying more effective resource solutions. It addresses the questions of which contributions future circular cities can make to lower adverse environmental impacts and how to derive tailored, site-specific system solutions for sustainable housing.
Find out more aboutThrough analysis of several case studies in Europe and Asia, the project aims at a better understanding of processes of extended urbanisation in agricultural territories, exploring their characteristics, outlining potentials for agroecological transitions, and formulating concrete design strategies and governance models. The interdisciplinary module contains work packages covering the sustainable agroecological design and governance arrangements, novel soil ecologies, nature's contributions to people, and the impact of renewable energy extraction in agricultural territories.
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