Circular Construction
Circular Drifter
Circular Drifter (2024) is a concept design for Finland’s first modern reassemblable building. The project is carried out in collaboration with the Chair of Housing Design.
The test building is designed and constructed to be dismantled and reassembled. It will be erected multiple times in different cities for various purposes. At the same time, the dismantling and reassembly of joints, structures, and building systems will be tested.
Research Team
Heljä Nieminen
Tuija Pakkanen
Robert van den Brink
Talo Varjo
The micro-house Varjo is an exploration of minimalism, the reuse of building components, and construction within the limits of the planet’s carrying capacity.
Of the residential building implemented in Lohja, 56% of its mass consists of reused products and recycled materials. These include old doors and windows, fossil-free steel, waste boards, plastic, glass, tire rubber, and sawdust. The building is designed to be relocatable.
Research Team