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Generale Bank’s HQ, Brussels

Some of the finest pieces from the Generale Bank’s HQ are returning to us after 10 years! This massive building was constructed on the Warandeberg in Brussels between 1968 and 1979. To describe the in...

Brussels Ceiling Doors Generale de Banque HQ Hardware

Aug 20, 2025

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Second step - Windows from CBR Building by Constantin Brodzki and Marcel Lambrichs (ca. 1970)

In the mid-1960s, most cement producers in Belgium merged to form the CBR Group (Cimenteries et Briqueteries Réunies). When the decision was made to build a headquarters for the new entity, one thing ...

Brussels CBR Constantin Brodzki

Jul 23, 2025

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End grain parquet in afzelia wood from the former printing house of the Belgian National Bank, Brussels

Every single Belgian banknote issued between 1952 and 2020 has been printed above this floor! End grain parquet (kopshout / bois debout) is a type of flooring made up of wooden tiles cut perpendicular...

BNB Brussels Flooring Wood

Apr 30, 2025

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Furniture from the Muntpunt library, by B-architecten , Brussels

Muntpunt is an epic reconversion of a curiously located office building from the 1970s. With slab-to-slab ceiling heights of only 251 cm, no one thought this building would escape total demolition. Du...

B-Architecten Brussels Furniture Muntpunt

Apr 11, 2025

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Douglas fir planks from the George Henri Playground designed by Suede 36

Playground time! Gulliver keeps a watchful eye as we dismantle a maze of wooden fortifications, releasing piles of colorful Douglas fir decking. The playground of the Georges Henri park in Woluwé-Sain...

Brussels Suede 36 Wood

Oct 22, 2024

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CCN Building, Groupe Structures, Brussels ca. 1974

We are salvaging materials from the Centre Communication Nord. The building was conceived in Brutalist style around 1974 by Groupe Structures. It was later extended in 1992 with additional floors in p...

Acier Corten Brussels CCN

Mar 15, 2022

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Windows from CBR Building by Constantin Brodzki and Marcel Lambrichs (ca. 1970)

The CBR building is an icon of post war modernity in Belgium. Unlike many other buildings that end up on our website, this one is not under threat of demolition! In fact, a few years ago it was beauti...

Brussels CBR Constantin Brodzki

Dec 9, 2021

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Belgacom, Rue Lebeau, Brussels

The Lebeau building fills the entire block between the Royal library, Rue Paille and Rue Lebeau. It is scheduled for total demolition, with the exception of the former 'Hotel Telephonique' that will b...

Belgacom Brussels

May 27, 2020

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Steel safes from a 1975 bank vault, Brussels

Vintage steel safes from a bank vault that can easily be converted in an original cupboard or desk unit. Each block weight about 50kg and comes with the keys and codes. Codes can easily be reconfigure...

Brussels

Jan 28, 2020

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Furniture by Knoll and De Coene from the Royal Library, Brussels

We have received a large batch of more than 100 furnitures that served at the Royal Library of Belgium (KBR). They were manufactured by legendary company De Coene from 1956 onwards. De Coene was licen...

Brussels De Coene Florence Knoll Furniture

Jun 5, 2019

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Doors from Bain de Saint Josse (Bytebier & Schaessens, 1933), Brussels

During the recently completed renovation of the historic swimming pool of Saint Josse, a number of doors became redundant. Design: AAC Architecture Commissioner: Commune de Saint Josse...

Brussels Doors

Mar 11, 2019

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WTC I and II by Groupe Structures and others, 1972-1976, Brussels

The World Trade Center of Brussels, Belgium is a complex of skyscrapers at the corner of Albert II Boulevard and Simon Bolivar Boulevard in the Northern Quarter central business district of Brussels. ...

Brussels Hardware Lighting Stone WTC

Jan 16, 2019

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About us

RotorDC is a cooperative that organises the reuse of construction materials. We dismantle, process and trade salvaged building components with a focus on finishing materials, such as hardware, doors, flooring, furniture and lighting fixtures.

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