原由：建筑工地产生了大量废弃物
Why: Construction sites generate enormous amounts of waste
翻新现有的建筑是创造新办公和居住空间的可持续方式，因其对环境产生的影响要明显小于修建一座新楼。不过，任何翻新和拆除的过程也都会产生大量的建筑垃圾。
在日本，建筑垃圾占据了目前所有工业垃圾的20%。类似的废弃物往往会损害生态系统，即便是被回收利用，也需要大量的能源去运输并将其转化为可用资源。那么，为了减少这些隐藏在我们生活空间背后的建筑垃圾及其对环境的影响，我们能够做些什么呢？
Renovation of existing buildings is a sustainable way to create new office and residential spaces as it is associated with a significantly smaller environmental impact than the construction of new buildings. However, a large amount of construction waste is generated during the demolition process of any renovation.
Construction waste currently accounts for around 20% of all industrial waste in Japan. Waste like this often harms the ecosystem, and even if this waste were to be recycled, an enormous amount of energy is required to transport it and convert it into usable resources. What can we do to reduce this large amount of construction waste and its environmental impact that often lurk behind our living spaces?
▼项目概览，Overall view © NOSIGNER
方法：将废弃物原地用作建筑材料
How: An office where waste was converted into building materials on the spot
在NOSIGNER的新办公场所被移交之前，设计团队在原办公室的拆除现场目睹了约两吨重的、用于支撑石膏板墙的薄钢架。在感到震惊之余，建筑师当即决定将这些废弃物留下，并将其直接运用至新项目中。通过在现场对建筑废料进行循环利用，将实现办公室的可持续翻新，最大程度地降低废物处理过程对环境的危害。
▼废弃的钢架，The demolished light-gauge steel frames © NOSIGNER
Before NOSIGNER’s new office space was handed over, we visited the demolition site of our existing office and caught sight of light-gauge steel frames weighing around two tons that had been installed to hold the plasterboard walls in place among the debris. We were struck by the possibility of repurposing these materials for our interior design and requested the demolition contractor to leave the waste there. If we could renovate the office in a sustainable way through the on-site upcycling of construction waste, we would be able to achieve the least environmentally harmful form of waste disposal.
▼废弃的薄钢架被直接运用在新项目中，The construction waste was repurposed for the interior design © NOSIGNER
▼钢制百叶，The ceiling louver © NOSIGNER
基于这一想法，设计团队切割了大量废弃的钢架并将其随机排列，制作出独特的天花板百叶。这些百叶不仅可以容纳照明设备，还能将大量无法移动的电线和管道隐藏起来。除了利用废弃的钢材，设计中还使用了回收的工业铝箔和用废料混合物烧制而成的SOLIDO砖。最终，一种极为少见的办公空间类型被塑造出来：室内设计所用的大部分材料都来自于废弃物。
In view of this, we decided to take on the challenge of designing an office out of construction waste left over from the demolition. We successfully designed highly unique ceiling louvers by cutting the residual light-gauge steel frames and arranging the segments in a random manner. In addition to housing lighting equipment, these louvers also serve to conceal the extensive wiring and ducts that cannot be shifted elsewhere. By making the most of construction waste such as light-gauge steel frames, as well as utilizing recycled industrial aluminum foil and SOLIDO tiles created by firing mixtures of waste materials, we were ultimately able to set up an office space rarely seen elsewhere that derives most of the construction materials used for its interior design from waste.
▼设计中还使用了回收的工业铝箔和用废料混合物烧制而成的SOLIDO砖，The design also utilized recycled industrial aluminum foil and SOLIDO tiles created by firing mixtures of waste materials © NOSIGNER
愿景：创造将废弃物作为新型资源的未来
Will: Creating a future where waste can be conceived as a new kind of resource
时至今日，拆迁现场产生的大量钢架仍在持续被处理。它们的重新利用证明了建筑废弃物的升级改造可以成为一种有效的设计方法，以帮助减轻建筑施工对全世界环境的影响。
Today, a large quantity of light-gauge steel frames generated at demolition sites is still being disposed of. By repurposing these steel frames as materials for the interior design of our office, we have demonstrated that upcycling construction waste can be an effective design approach to mitigate the impact of construction work on the environment around the world.
▼天花板细节，Ceiling detail © NOSIGNER
在新落成的NOSIGNER办公室，设计团队还与庆应大学媒体设计研究生院的成员共同创建了合资公司ZENLOOP，专门从事向循环经济转型的咨询工作。以新办公室为基地，通过设计和咨询双管齐下的方式，实现创建循环型社会的目标，并促进各行各业的积极转型。
设计团队相信，将废弃物设想为一种资源并为其赋予新的价值形式，这本身就是具有创造性的做法，同时也是所有设计都应当努力实现的目标。在我们能够使废物利用真正变成具有吸引力的生活方式的一部分之前，仍然需要应对许多挑战。NOSIGNER将致力于确保自身向“创造可持续的未来”这一最终目标持续迈进。
At the newly completed office of NOSIGNER, we have also launched the joint venture ZENLOOP, a consulting firm specializing in the transition to a circular economy, together with members of the Keio University Graduate School of Media Design with whom we have collaborated on projects in the past. We hope to use our new office as a base to achieve our goal of creating a recycling-oriented society through a two-pronged approach of design and consulting, as well as to promote the transformation of various industries.
We believe that envisioning waste as a resource and imbuing it with a new form of value is a creative activity in itself and a goal that all designs should strive for. Many challenges remain before we can raise the appeal of making the most of waste to the point where it is recognized as part of an attractive lifestyle. We are committed to doing everything we can to ensure that we are always moving closer to achieving our ultimate goal of creating a sustainable future.
▼投入使用的办公室，The office in use © NOSIGNER
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