Cycle to cradle: An urban mined, material-recovery exhibit, as a form of circular economy
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Drinn, Gavin
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Master of Architecture (Professional)
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Unitec, Te Pūkenga – New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology
Date
2023
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Byrd, Hugh
Francis, Kerry
Francis, Kerry
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Masters Thesis
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Auckland (N.Z.)
New Zealand
circular waste economy
community recycling centres
science centres
promotion of sustainability
education for sustainability
community waste minimisation
reuse
recycling
smart cities
New Zealand
circular waste economy
community recycling centres
science centres
promotion of sustainability
education for sustainability
community waste minimisation
reuse
recycling
smart cities
ANZSRC Field of Research Code (2020)
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Drinn, G. (2023). Cycle to cradle: An urban mined, material-recovery exhibit, as a form of circular economy (Unpublished document submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Architecture (Professional)). Unitec, Te Pūkenga - New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology https://hdl.handle.net/10652/6508
Abstract
RESEARCH QUESTION
How can a material recovery exhibit, form a circular economy through urban mining, to support Auckland as a carbon neutral future city?
ABSTRACT
Auckland is an established Smart City which aims at achieving a carbon-zero footprint by 2050. However, there are still major planning deficiencies related to materials and waste management that may hinder that goal. Aotearoa expels approximately 17.49 million tonnes of waste annually, with an estimate of 12.59 million tonnes of that sent to landfill, half of which is made up of construction and demolition waste.
Cycle to Cradle endeavours to frame these specific conundrums through a lens of sustainable material recovery and re-use. A Material Recovery Centre as a form of Exhibit, on the fringe of an arts and cultural sector. This project identifies waste management as a point of order, aiming to locate and extract relevant low carbon materials, to frame solutions in a sustainable modular fashion.
Upcycling is not a new concept, William McDonough and Michael Braungart provide a manifesto detailing various Upcycle and Cradle to Cradle design models. Here, they focus on completely eliminating waste through bio-technical and upcycle principles to achieve biomimetic solutions for sustainability. This project intends to discuss the benefit of Energy Climate Buildings with the goal of relating a cycled model for New Zealand’s future architecture. Understanding various supportive theories related to passive design and material re-use, this project intends to sculpt an innovative, sustainable ‘go-to’ typology meshed to a circular economy. The research aim is to support material recovery, creating an exhibit through specific retrieval processes and, in doing so, framing a cascading material life cycle for architecture.
The site is located at the foot of Parnell, the birthplace of Auckland, a precinct in the Strand which is richly related to trade and industry through century long bicultural relations.
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