New in our shop! Hanging light 'Aurore' in white terrazzo with brass fittings, home made in our own light workshop. When we dismantle tiles and natural stone we often have damaged pieces that are hard to find a use for....
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Het Kantoor van Morgen designed this classy interior for Kontoer in Turnhout. The lobby brings together 6 very different activities; a foodshop, a second hand clothing store, a bistrot, a retouches service for clothing, and a pop up space where...
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Onbetaalbaar designed the interior for ramenbar Astro Boy. You'll notice our Sangoku hanging lights above the counter (almost sold out), and an ingenious adaptation of our Jacqueline hanging lights that were mounted on arched tubes by the designers. The project uses...
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From August 2021 onwards, our physical shop will be open on Saturdays from 10AM till 6PM. Feel free to come by for your purchases, or for the pickup of your online orders.
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In a factory building that will be reconverted, we found a stock holding hundreds of sinks and bathroom accessories in porcelain. A wide range of beautiful colours remind of those days when bathrooms were expressive and fun. At first these...
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Every Thursday, we organise a grouped delivery service for large items such as furniture. By loading several deliveries at the same time, and by organising deliveries per neighbourhood we save fuel and time. This delivery service is recommended for large...
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For some time now, we've had the desire to add a wood department to our shop. A previous attempt 5 years ago had failed; we had tried selling relatively small and heterogenous batches and perhaps hadn't put enough hart in...
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Just arrived! Minimalist shelves in aluminium and plexiglass, more than 60 pieces in various sizes. The furniture was custom produced for an interior design by Odile Decq, and divided a large room in different 'streets' to accommodate the workers of...
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The plant at Marchienne-au-Pont operated for over 100 years. In 2007 the blast furnace No.4 was restarted after a 3 month refurbishment process. But in November 2008 it was stopped due to low economic demand. Production at the plant was halted for...
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Situated just outside Maastricht, the villa was originally intended by the architect to become his own house but due to circumstances he never lived there. Despite being incredible well preserved, after sale the new owners decided to make drastic changes...
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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 be preserved. The site was in use by...
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Our first visit to this building took place in 2018. We found a building in very good condition. We produced a report on the type and quantities of materials that could be salvaged. We made a detailed survey and counted...
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Starting on June 1st, our doors will be open to all of our customers. Monday to Friday; 9AM to 1PM and 2PM to 6PM. Rue Previnaire 58, 1070 Anderlecht. Clients that make an appointment trough our online form will have...
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We've added sturdy, reusable cardboard boxes to our range of products. These boxes, that are ideal for moving house, can quickly be assembled without need for adhesive tape. Measurements: 530*350*330 mm, 1060 gram. Sold in sets of 20 or 30 ...
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Zonnige Kempen (‘Sunny Campine’) owns about 2.400 social housing units in several municipalities around the little city of Westerlo. The company, founded in 1963, was an early adopter of green building. Their homes, ever since the 1970’s, explore the highest...
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Our teams are currently at work on the futur AG Campus in the center of Brussels. The design by EVR Architecture reorganises the building to make room for public and semi-public spaces on the ground level. A detailled inventory was...
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Incoming: 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 reconfigured. With close to...
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Brut is a new section on our website. Owners of batches of salvageable or surplus materials can place an ad to get into contact with interested parties. These materials can either be donated or sold at a modest price. The...
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Thanks to the support of the Brussels-Capital Region via Be Circular, RotorDC is developing the E.R.M.E.S. project (Enlarging the Re-use of Building Materials by Engaging the Sector). You are a project owner, contractor, architect? You wish to give a second...
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A service for the sales of high quality materials at reasonable prices Version en français de ce texte Nederlandstalige versie van deze tekst We have noticed that more and more 'conventional' contractors and entrepreneurs are interested in getting involved in...
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As of today, our clients are welcome to pay their purchases with electronic "eco-cheques" emitted by Edenred, Sodexo and others. Most of our products (second hand, LED's, etc.) are eligible, so it is a logical step. However, we deeply regret...
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This small sanitary block project is located next to the old farmhouse housing the Chiro d'Itterbeek, a youth organisation. It is an extension which, although completely redone, is made up of less than a third of new materials (in %...
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Cocktail bar Divine in Paris was conceived by Batiik Studio as a mix of codes; at the same time convivial and chique. Precious materials are used along side rough walls. Rotor DC supplied most lights for the project, with a...
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From the 1950's till the end of the 1970's, Studio Caprotti from Milan designed and edited high end bathroom accessories in Murano leaded glass and chromed brass. We discovered and bought a forgotten stock of these magnificent pieces and will...
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On October 2nd we finalised a reclaim operation of a large ventilation unit (the size of a van) from the Multi tower in the center of Brussels. This is the second operation of its kind that Rotor is involved with....
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During the renovation of a primary school, Java Architects gave great care to the optimal use of the existing materials. A detailed inventory was made of all the materials present, and as many materials as possible were reused on site....
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We've started experimenting with the reuse of industrial foam rubber waste as a basis for a series of lights. All lights are fitted out with brass or chromed brass parts. The rubber is salvaged in a company that makes foam...
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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 licence holder for the manufacturing of...
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Kinderdorp Molenberg is a building complex in Lanaken, surrounded by a forest. The first plans were made by Koninklijke Openluchtwerken Limburg in 1948, shortly after the second world war. The project was for a center for 'weakened children' with a...
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Conceived by Design With Sense, this restaurant is made of 95% reclaimed materials. Marble cladding, wood from a roof structure, heating tubing, ... many of the materials were furnished by RotorDC, including the repurposed table legs. Images: © Ad Vitam...
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Reuse of wall tiles from the Solvay building in the offices of Perspective Brussels. The project concerns the spatial and interior design of the ground floor of the new office space of Perspective Brussels. It is the result of a...
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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 View Larger View Larger View Larger View Larger View Larger View Larger Other...
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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. Its three towers are among the tallest buildings...
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As part of the renovation of the Everheide School in Evere, a 1930s building will be demolished and replaced. The architects took great care in making sure a maximum quantity of materials were salvaged, by specifying reuse targets in the...
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View Larger View Larger View Larger Aluchromie is a technique to fixate pigments on aluminium developed around 1961 by Ralph Cleeremans and Pierre Leloup. That same year, the "Group of Belgian Aluchromists" would be founded, including members such as Walter...
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Over the past few weeks, in collaboration with demolition contractor BSV, we have organised the extraction of the wooden bowling alleys on the Meibloem site in Gent. The long slabs have arrived at our warehouse and will be cut in...
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We recently concluded the dismantling of large quantities of materials in the iconic Brussels North Station. Several hundreds of square meters of ceramic tiles will soon be processed to remove all traces of cement. From this site, there will also...
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‘Karel’ is a downlighter made at a large wood workshop on the outskirts of Brussels from their own cutting waste and leftover boards . The computer controlled table saw automatically cuts the surplus material to measure . The visible edges...
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In the summer of 2018, we stumbled on a large collection of glass chandelier parts. Globes, domes, and decorated lampoons in a large variety of colours and sizes, More than 7000 glass pieces in total. Notes on the boxes allow...
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This week, deconstruction works have started on the Multi Tower, (formerly known as the Phillips Tower) in downtown Brussels. Whitewood, the developer in charge of the redevelopment of this 1969 building by Groupe Structures, has set ambitious targets with regards...
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Complimentary to our range of deconstructed wood products, we teamed up with Galtane to add a range of low impact surface treatment products to our shop. Galtane makes use of natural ingredients (plant based and mineral based) without compromising the...
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A series of high quality materials from this iconic 1990s corporate building are currently being dismantled. These include large quantities of teak wood terras flooring (never exposed), marble claddings, decorative wall lights, large quantities of hardware and radiator covers in...
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In collaboration with Bouygues Construction and local demolition contractor Vitse we have salvaged several thousand square meter of high quality oak flooring. These wooden floorboards were used to construct platforms to allow workers access to stacked goods and transportation systems....
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New project by Mamout and Auxau makes extensive use of reclaimed materials. The project highlights the heritage of this typical Brussels “Maison de Maître” while radically changing the way of living in the house. Typical Brussels house are...
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Our lampoons are made from dead stock and mid century chandeliers that are beyond repair. The glass is anywhere between 100 and 50 years old, but the fittings and cable are brand new. Honnoring a legacy To cope with the...
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Strappy is a wall mounted bookshelf made from discarded boards. The shelves are made solely from boards that would otherwise have been wasted. We source these materials in to be demolished buildings, or obtain them from cutting wastes at local...
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Strappy is a shelf made from reclaimed boards and pallet-straps. It can easily be attached to the wall with two screws (included). Different types of boards and finishings are available depending on availability on our deconstruction sites. Each shelf measures...
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Design for disassembly is one thing, but how can one make sure that building components will also effectively be reused over and over? An interesting conversation with Frank Heinlein (Werner Sobek Group) and Dirk Hebel (Karlsruher Institut für Technologie) lead...
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Build for the Vlaamse Gemeenschap and opened in 1990, the Boudewijn Building (also referred to as "Noord Building" or "The Slope") is scheduled for total demolition. We have salvaged large quantities of reusable materials such as glass partition walls and...
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More than 1,5 year ago, we demounted a large quantity of ceramic tiles from the 1940s in the former RTT Building in Tivoli (Laken). The tiles were cleaned and graded in our workshop and have recently been delivered back to...
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On Wednesday November the 15th we will start the unpacking of a batch of luxurious furnishings from a deconstruction site in London. Materials include marble and aluminium clad counters and closets, as well as various pedestals in onyx and displays...
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From now on, all items below 30kg can be shipped to 14 European countries. This includes our offers in hardware, lights, and sanitary equipment. Our international shipping rates vary between 8 and 20€, depending of the destination and weight of the…
What kind of house has 13 bathrooms with chromed brass and gold plated accessories? A Swiss mansion off course! In the course of the following days we will upload magnificent sanitary equipment, a beautiful oak floor and much much more...
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The horizontal bar-shaped houses, conceived to accommodate pensioners by Willy Van Der Meeren (ca. 1962) is currently being renovated. Before the starts of the works, we made a pass to salvage a few of the original materials the buildings still...
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W’re hiring a sales person for our shop in Anderlecht (speaking french & dutch). Description below. In het kader van de verdere ontwikkeling van zijn activiteiten, zoekt Rotor DC een nieuwe medewerker verantwoordelijk voor verkoop. Dans le cadre du développement…
Our crews have carefully dismantled materials that have become redundant in the historic Antwerp City Hall prior to the renovation. Large quantities of lighting, carpentry, natural stone, sanitary equipment and other materials have been salvaged. To see all products currently...
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We received several thousand square meters of oak floorboards that was originally installed in a factory just across the French border. SOLD OUT
In 2018 we helped to empty an 18th century timber framed house that was filled to the brim with tons and tons of historical hardware. Nails, rivets, levers, ancient wall plugs, cabinet handles, hand tools, screws, ... almost without exception...
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This iconic hexagonal building is currently under renovation, with respect for the original design. Rotor DC was tasked with removing interior finishings that were apt for reuse but would not find a place in the renovated building. Pictures: Lionel...
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Update 29/10/2017: This offer is no longer available We are currently preparing a large salvage operation of office partition walls that have become redundant in an administrative building. In total more than 2200 running meter of fireproof (RF30) partitions,…
Rotor DC is open every weekday from 9AM to 6 PM. You can find us at Rue Previnaire 58, 1070 Anderlecht. Want to sell or donate materials? Always send us a few images first, and wait for confirmation. Either mail to…
The Portland Building, alternatively referenced as the Portland Municipal Services Building, is a 15-story municipal office building located at 1120 SW 5th Avenue in downtown Portland, Oregon. Designed by Michael Graves, it opened in 1982. It is considered by many…
What is right now just an empty former chocolat factory, will soon host our new headquarters. Before that happens, a big challenge lays ahead. We ‘ll need to move a couple dozen truckloads of materials. Here is the plan: We close…
In the second half of February, we're moving our warehouse (more on that later!). Till then, a broad variety of items are on sale. Discounts from 10 to 50% are granted, on the condition that pick-ups happen before February the...
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On January 19th, during the ceremony organised at Bozar in Brussels, Rotor DC received two prices for it’s work in 2016. First the jury rewarded the project in the category Ecodesign, a price sponsored by OVAM, the administration for waste…
Large beams in laminated timber used in warehouse building often end up being destroyed during demolition. This is because the cost of removing them carefully from a building, plus the cost of transport for these large elements is often lower…
Appointed by real estate company Besix Red, we investigated the possibility of reusing more than 4.400 sqm of raised technical floor panels. The case was the renovation of a large office building in Luxemburg. The business as usual scenario planned to…
Rotor DC, and more in particular our deconstruction service in Belgium, is explained in this 2.30 min video. The video was produced as part of our nomination for the Ecodesign Award by OVAM, the waste administration of the Flemish Region.
View Larger View Larger View Larger View Larger View Larger View Larger View Larger View Larger View Larger View Larger View Larger View Larger The Val-Benoît site, currently undergoing reconditioning, houses five former applied-science institutes, built by the Liège University...
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View Larger View Larger Following the decision to demolish the former headquarters of the ‘Générale de Banque’, BNP-Paribas-Fortis contacted Rotor to coordinate a salvage operation of the iconic corporate interiors by notorious designers Jules Wabbes and Christophe Gevers. Rotor's mission...
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In the office rental sector, it is customary to refurbish interiors every time there is a change of tenant. Elements such as glazed modular walls, doors, in-built lighting fixtures, sanitary equipments etc., are usually evacuated using destructive methods, despite the…
Paris Habitat invited RotorDC to assist with the setup of reuse procedures for different phases of this project to convert former military barracks situated near Paris into social housing. We took charge of establishing an inventory of all potentially reusable...
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View Larger View Larger View Larger View Larger View Larger View Larger View Larger View Larger View Larger View Larger View Larger View Larger View Larger Belgian architect Henry Van de Velde realised at the end of the 1930s, in...
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The biannual Maaskant Prize, chosen by a different panel of three judges every time, alternates with its namesake ‘older’ sibling (which is awarded to a more established architect every other year). In 2015, the jury was looking for a ‘talent…
The ceremony was held at Village Underground in Shoreditch, London, Thursday 22nd October 2015. The judges for the event included Rosario Hurtado and Roberto Feo of El Ultimo Grito; Thomas Heatherwick of his eponymous studio; Lyndon Neri of Neri &…
Rotor is one of five winners of the Global Award for Sustainable Architecture in 2015. The City of Architecture and Heritage initiated this international award to stimulate debate on sustainable architecture. Each year, an international scientific committee selects five architects for…
During our salvage operations, we sometimes encounter items that cannot be resold directly on-site, but still are worthy of being dismantled and kept in storage after we leave the construction site. That way, we leave even less stuff behind. For these…