Materials Efficiency

Salvaged building materials awaiting re-use or recycling

While the project itself is about recycling a building, materials harvested from the demolition of outbuildings and internal walls have either been reused within the project or, where possible, sorted and sent for further processing.

Salvaged lining boards
from the old school building
have polished up beautifully.

Cupboards are made from salvaged timber wainscotting (lining boards) and bench tops are made from recycled timber. Chimneys have been reconstructed using Salvaged lining boards from the old school building have polished up beautifully.bricks from the demolished toilet block and even the science basins are used in one of the bathrooms!

Steel beams from the demolition work have been re-used.

In some apartments steel beams from demolished shelter sheds have been re-used to support the mezzanine areas.