The architecture of maximum reuse and matchmaking

A thorough transformation of buildings is often perceived as the only way to become durable, with well-insulated facades, wooden structures and bio-sourced materials as the way forward. But what if the paradigm shift lies exactly in avoiding to do all of this, and our mission is to stick as close to what there is instead? 51N4E has been working on an approach to interpret durability differently, searching for an optimal balance between the least amount of CO2, enough comfort and affordability.