Superuse Studios is a Rotterdam based architecture office that utilises the
contextual potential for design. A design is not considered as the
beginning of a linear process but as a phase in a continuous cycle of
creation and recreation, use and reuse.
The
latent properties of used materials and products offer an added value
to new products and buildings. Superuse Studios re-use as an
integrated design strategy called ‘superuse’. The reuse concept
applies to building materials as well as to energy supplies, human
resources, water, traffic and food cycles. They develop strategies for
cities to connect different loops, while integrating these processes
into the existing urban environment.
At
the core of their planning, Superuse Studios develop so-called
"harvest maps" for each project, which they use to source
possible potentially useful waste materials from old buildings and
sites in the local area. This does not just help businesses deal with
the problem of unwanted waste, but also significantly reduces
transport and fuel costs.
There
are no limits to the model. The architects have designed everything
from single homes to offices, playgrounds and cafes. Waste materials
have included parts from decommissioned aeroplanes, washing machines,
tyres and billboards.
