Where do buildings go when they die?

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26439/limaq2021.n008.5550

Keywords:

useful life, edification, circularity, biodegradable architecture, disassemble

Abstract

This article proposes a circular perspective to understand architecture, which means that the design process must keep in mind the reuse strategies at the end of the life cycle, in order to avoid its “death”: an inefficient demolition of the building. We approach the problem from two different viewpoints: biodegradable architecture, in which the natural components follow the natural flow and return to the system by their degradation into nature; and design for disassembly, in which the building’s components are dismantled in order to be reused. The article argues that it is possible to explore new ways of pursuing sustainability in the built environment by opposing these two perspectives.

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Author Biographies

  • Anael Rodríguez Ferrari, Universidad de Lima

    Master in Higher Education from the Southern Scientific University, from which he graduated with honors with an investigation on the creative thinking of the Architecture student. Architect by the Ricardo Palma University. Co-founder of Estudio 915, a firm specialized in the development of housing and commercial projects, with a great sense of the environmental condition, as well as the social role of architecture. Since 2011 he has worked as a teacher at the University of Lima and has been part of the Research Institute of said house of studies, as a member of the team of the research project "The public space inside the Villa El Salvador macro-block."

  • Carolina Neuhaus Buzaglo, Universidad de Lima

    Graduated from the University of Lima. He completed his undergraduate thesis with the highest grade, outstanding cum laude, in which he researched and projected based on the needs of non-hearing people. He has practiced in different architecture studios and recently joined the faculty of the University of Lima in the Architectural Design Workshops. In recent years he has participated in different activities, such as the Archiprix 2021 edition and the CAP Lima conference cycle on the best end-of-degree projects.

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Published

2021-12-14

Issue

No. 008 (2021)

Section

Sostenibilidad

How to Cite

Rodríguez Ferrari, A., & Neuhaus Buzaglo, C. (2021). Where do buildings go when they die?. Limaq, 8(008), 29-52. https://doi.org/10.26439/limaq2021.n008.5550