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Under the auspices of the forthcoming Architekturwoche Basel (AWB) in May 2022, the design and programme of the Basel Pavillon intends to formulate a radical and aesthetic thesis for circular construction that implements (re)used components.
In collaboration with the reuse experts from Zirkular, relevant components have been researched and tracked in conversion and demolition projects —also from Christoph Merian Stiftung‘s own properties — and reserved and catalogued for the pavilion. The focus is both on components that have a special haptic or visual quality, as well as their logistic and energetic footprint. They may have a patina that gives them character and tells the story of their origin and use. A catalogue of all the parts will be compiled by the summer and will serve as the basis and source for the competition. The architects will assemble the pavilion from a construction kit of reused components, which should create a highly significant and strong form as a public space.
In collaboration with the reuse experts from Zirkular, relevant components have been researched and tracked in conversion and demolition projects —also from Christoph Merian Stiftung‘s own properties — and reserved and catalogued for the pavilion. The focus is both on components that have a special haptic or visual quality, as well as their logistic and energetic footprint. They may have a patina that gives them character and tells the story of their origin and use. A catalogue of all the parts will be compiled by the summer and will serve as the basis and source for the competition. The architects will assemble the pavilion from a construction kit of reused components, which should create a highly significant and strong form as a public space.