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Offices, Hylé architectes, Brussels

Project : Workshop, Renovation of an office floor, Brussels, 2025 Design and Photos Crédits :Romina Dargenton, Valentin Thévenot, Alix Gaillot, Anne-sophie Vanhelder, Hylé architectes Materials From R...

Brussels Ceiling Hylé

Mar 25, 2026

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The Unusual, by Design with Sense

For the opening of their new venue (January 2026)), the team at The Unusual cafe wanted a space that broke the mould. So they commissioned Design with Sense to devise a design that reflects their iden...

Brussels Design with Sense Glulam Tiles

Mar 23, 2026

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Milcamps by Générale, Schaerbeek

In 2025, through our partner Coliseum , we had the opportunity to supply approximately 600 m² of terrazzo tiles for the Milcamps project carried out by the Générale architectural agency. Other reclaim...

Brussels Democo Générale Lighting Milcamps Terrazzo

Feb 23, 2026

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New Magasin 4 Concert Hall, Brussels

Here’s something we’re particularly proud of! Last weekend saw the opening of the new Magasin 4 concert hall on the Havenlaan in Brussels – a much-awaited moment for the Brussels rock scene. Speaking ...

Brussels Central Magasin 4 Stone

Sep 26, 2025

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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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Tables from the Banque Brussels Lambert building's cafeteria by Christophe Gevers, Brussels

We had the privilege of recovering the tables from the cafeteria of the former headquarters of the 'Banque Bruxelles Lambert' in Etterbeek (Brussels). This cafeteria was designed by Christophe Gevers ...

Brussels Christophe Gevers Furniture

Apr 5, 2025

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Horse logging with Sonian Wood Coop

".... The Sonian Forest, a cold morning in January 2025. Elmo (a 5-year-old Polish cold-blood) and Fangio (a 10-year-old Ardennes horse) are doing everything they can to drag an 800 kg beech trunk fro...

Brussels Sonian Wood

Jan 21, 2025

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Supervillas by Fabrik, Brussels

Supervillas by Fabrik, Les chantiers battus, Les Frères Poulet and the 7e Gauche. What a pleasure to see our materials used in a project like 'Supervillas'! Located in the social housing neighbourhood...

Brussels Fabrik Wood

Dec 15, 2024

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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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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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