A great moment of suspense Wednesday, August 1 during the ultimate test: the removal of the soil that held until then the vault of the bread and pizza oven! The month of participatory construction has proved itself: the dome of the oven is absolutely solid!
Construction of a bread and pizza oven at the Agrocité of Bagneux
OPEN DOORS: RecycLab + Agrocité 4,5 & 6 July
RECYCLAB will be having an open door event on Friday and Saturday the 4-5 July at Colombes, boulevard d’Achères.
This Eco- Solidarity Platform introduces new strategies for the revitalisation of urban waste through ecological and socially responsible production. It is a space of co-production and work sharing between ‘makers’ of any kind (designers, architects, tinkerers, students, technologists) and a network of local actors. The space is equipped with power tools, a fablab, kitchen, offices and a large terrace under the canopy of a row of trees.
AGROCITE will also host open door events on the 5-6 July, 4-12 Rue Jules Michelet.
Come to see the garden, participate in guided walks, ateliers, discussions and score yourself a bargain in the grand trash and treasure market where nothing is lost, all is transformed! In this marketplace the currency is ‘trash’ and one person’s trash is another’s treasure! Bring along an object, whether it be a special recipe, crafts, clothes, furniture or something you’ve baked, and exchange it for another.
The issue of Reuse
The inauguration of the Agrocité was closed this Saturday, March 31 by the Eco-Common # 3, at the CSC Fosses Jean, during which Michael Ghyoot of Rotor and Nicolas Mangione and Rosana Del Prete of Extramuros have presented their work on the reuse of materials.
Founded in 2005, Rotor is a Belgian group of people with a common interest for material flows in industry and construction. Thus, members of rotor formed during several years a database of materials and products that companies in the Brussels area looking to get rid but which have high potential for reuse. The team itself designs and builds art installations since 2006, furniture and architectural spaces from these second-hand materials. Michael introduced us to the particular project that is currently: a field study, commissioned by the Brussels Institute of Environmental Management, which is to quantify and inventorize waste streams from construction and demolition in the Brussels region capital. This inventory also includes the possible and appropriate flow channels for these second hand materials.
Meanwhile, the integration company Extramuros is interested in the reuse of these materials. Since 2008, the studio, installed near the Gennevilliers Gate, manufactures and distributes objects and furniture made from selected recycled materials, while minimizing their environmental footprint.
Thank you all for coming, and thank you to Michael and Nicolas, whose valuable insights will enrich the outlook of the R-Urban project.