Recycling Architecture: A House Built from Waste

RTÉ News · RTÉ News · 2026-11-03 12:48 UTC

The construction industry is responsible for half of the waste generated in Germany. When a house is demolished, doors, floors, or windows usually end up in the trash. In Bavaria, young architects are rethinking recycling.

The construction industry is responsible for half of the waste generated in Germany. When a house is demolished, doors, floors, or windows usually end up in the trash. In Bavaria, young architects are rethinking recycling.

Building a new house - using materials that would otherwise be thrown away. That was the vision of Supertecture, a young architecture collective from the Allgäu region in Swabia. "Even the very last screw should have had a previous life and be given a second chance," explains Supertecture architect Stefan Foges. A quick spoiler: that didn't work out 100 percent.

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