31/07/2026
Urban mining and circular construction play a pioneering role in these integrated projects and offer us a vision of the future of sustainable building.
After all the wooden components of the historic four-sided farmstead in Billigheim—which are no longer suitable for their original purposes—had been collected, the inventory was completed.
This resulted in a total of 176 elements—including connecting rafters, ridge posts, ridge struts, collar beams, longitudinal beams, purlins, cross beams, sills, sill beams, rafters, tension ties, truss systems, truss frames, truss columns, truss struts, cover beams, joists, and tie beams—which have served the building for centuries and, in the spirit of circularity, have been repurposed for their new use and function.
The historic structural elements, made of oak and various softwoods with a total length of approximately 190 meters, are being used in a joint project with .b_u__e for the pavilion at the 2027 Garden Show in Bad Urach and are currently being analyzed by the students of KIT and integrated into their plans.
Photo by VON M