Anyone who wants to build in a truly sustainable and climate-friendly way today must focus on the concept of the circular economy and understand construction as a cycle. Demolition projects play a central role here, as many of these buildings are veritable treasure troves of reusable components such as windows, load-bearing structures or façade cladding.
Zirkular wants to make the reuse of building components the standard in the Swiss construction industry. The aim of the specialist planning office is to sensitise industry players to circular construction, reduce inhibitions and ensure the transfer of knowledge. Advice and practical services such as software-supported matching between components of demolished buildings and new properties make it easier for architects to plan with the concept of reuse.
I developed the new Zirkular website in collaboration with the Zurich-based graphic design studio Atlas Studio. In the sense of a cycle, you move horizontally through the pages, navigation points are reversed and different projects are combined into one on the start page. Based on WordPress, the website is bilingual and optimised for performance in the front end with prefetching.
