From architecture that is demolished and turned into waste to architecture that is recycled

While there is a demand to extend the lifespan of buildings, there are many buildings that are demolished before they have completed their lifespan.

There are various factors that cause buildings to become incompatible with changes in the social environment and the functionality of buildings to decrease.

The reality is that buildings that are still usable are turned into trash through a huge amount of effort

Is there anything else that an architect can think of?

Can we take more ownership and responsibility for what we design?

With the desire to transform architecture into something circular, we started CIRCULUS with a small step, doing what we could ourselves.

If it is unavoidable that a building will be demolished before its useful life is over, we should prepare a path forward in anticipation of its eventual demolition.

The idea is to create a system that allows buildings to be recycled little by little, even if only in part.

With circular architecture as our keyword, we focused on plastic material recycling.

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Our idea is to create the interior finishing materials, fixtures, and furniture that make up the architecture and space out of plastic, and then collect them after use, crush them, turn them back into materials, transform them into new forms, and deliver them back to our customers, thus circulating the architecture.

We use LSAM (Large Scale Additive Manufacturing) to provide one-stop service from design to manufacturing.

Our idea is to create the interior finishing materials, fixtures, and furniture that make up the architecture and space out of plastic, and then collect them after use, crush them, turn them back into materials, transform them into new forms, and deliver them back to our customers, thus circulating the architecture.

We use LSAM (Large Scale Additive Manufacturing) to provide one-stop service from design to manufacturing.

Concept

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「解体しゴミにしてしまう建築から循環する建築へ」

私たちCIRCULUSの目標です。

私たちは大型３Dプリンタを利用して、再利用可能な合成樹脂による建築空間・什器を自分たちのアトリエでつくります。私たちがつくるけ建築部材や造作家具等は、使い終わった後、粉砕し、再び材料にもどして新しい形に作り変えることが可能です。

Eco-Friendly Design

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個別多品種生産

３Dプリンタによる造形の特徴は、３Dデータから直接制作できる点です。金型を利用した製作などと異なり、ひとつずつ違う形状を製造してもコストが増大することがなく、細やかなオーダーメイドが可能です。

Eco-High-variety
small-lot production

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材料となるプラスチックは、耐久性、メンテナンス性が高く、建築の中でも多岐にわたり利用されてきました。天然素材と混合し独自の表情を持ったもの、機能性を重視して配合されたもの、自然由来の合成樹脂ベースのものなど、様々な選択肢があります。わたしたちは素材独自の良さ引き出し、美観と耐久性、メンテナンス性の両立を目指します。

Material

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SERVICE

Our Service

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We can help you from the planning stage of your project. We will support you with the tasks you need, such as creating a design concept, selecting colors and materials, and proposing ideas for reducing environmental impact. We can also take on design planning only.

Planning and Design

Schematic Design

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We can help you from the planning stage of your project. We will support you with the tasks you need, such as creating a design concept, selecting colors and materials, and proposing ideas for reducing environmental impact. We can also take on design planning only.

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Design Development

We can handle projects of any scale, whether it be an integrated space design that combines interior design and architectural design supervision, or the design of a single piece of custom furniture. We combine knowledge and production using applications appropriate for the project, such as parametric design with Grasshopper and BIM architectural design with ArchiCAD. Interior design Our French Interior Architects certified by the French Council of Interior Architects can handle a wide range of fields, including interior design for hotels, stores, restaurants, and office interiors. Building design and supervision As a first-class architectural firm, we can design and supervise buildings for any purpose, including tenant buildings, cultural facilities, and private and public buildings. We can also handle large-scale projects by forming expert teams in structure, equipment, landscape design, acoustics, lighting, sign planning, FFE, etc. We can also handle designs using BIM. *Please see our office's website for examples. Design for 3D printing We can partially customize semi-order products to meet your needs. Allocation to applicable wall surfaces, redesign of end parts, customization of stacking patterns, etc. Fully custom-made: We start by listening to the customer's requests, then we plan, design, and construct from scratch. In addition to freestanding furniture, we can handle all aspects of architectural space, including built-in furniture and architectural interiors.