A selection of our most notable deconstruction sites.
We deconstruct materials in 25 to 40 buildings per year. But some of those stand out more than others!
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 Other notable buildings:
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…
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…
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 de Buck, Carlo Crivellaro, Octave Landuyt,…
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…
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…
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…
We were tasked with carefully removing part of the entrance desk that previously served as a shop. The furniture is made from laminated plywood and had vitrines in tempered glass. Some spare seats were also removed. Other notable buildings:
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.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Prior to the 2017 overhaul of the building, Rotor DC was tasked with the removal of the distinctive decorative finishings of the building. Over the course of two weeks, large quantities of hardware, lighting fittings, doors, partitions and other materials…
The Val-Benoît site, currently undergoing reconditioning, houses five former applied-science institutes, built by the Liège University between the 1930’s and 1960’s. Among these stands the ‘Institut de Génie Civil’, a remarquable yet non-listed, modernist building designed by Joseph Moutschen, opened…
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 included the inventory of…
Belgian architect Henry Van de Velde realised at the end of the 1930s, in Ghent, a vast university complex in modernist style, comprising, among others, a university library holding 3.000.000 books. This listed building, including all levels of the so-called…
