Collection Center for Recyclable Materials
This center for recycling and waste management is a project of the community association for environmental protection of St. Po?lten in Lower Austria, with one objective: to turn former rubbish-disposal areas into a user-friendly infrastructure for the collection and separation of recyclable materials in the local community, space that keeps our cities, towns, and lives functioning as they should.
Photography by © Andreas Kraus
The project consists of two structures: wood and concrete service building – public area raised 1.70 m above the operational area, visually linked by a lower concrete wall. According to the building?s purpose and the client?s zero-waste approach, the choice of materials was done in the most ecological, resource-saving, and low impact way possible, large parts are built as structures from laminated wood, safety areas are made of reinforced concrete with steel columns, whereas all the used insulation is ecological. An energy-efficient, solar-powered, green roof overhangs the structure creating shade, covered with vegetation collecting rainwater.
Photography by © Andreas Kraus
The operation?s logistics were the main design criteria. The main part of the building is of an open character, according to its function. The long horizontal structure mirrors the circulation of vehicles and processes of waste management, intuitively planned for maximum efficiency, essentially ensuring sufficient slots for the wa...