recycled aggregate concrete street furniture by cilicon faytory

'reco' is a project by cilicon faytory / national university of singapore

with an estimated 1.0 to 1.2 million tones of demolition waste produced annually and with the increased
en-bloc activities, there is great potential in tapping on these recycled aggregates for non-structural
application. the national university of singapore has successfully recycled aggregate/concrete into various
applications. these recycled aggregates are obtained from the concrete from the construction, renovation
and demolition of old building. this is another step towards creating a sustainable and environmental
friendly built environment in singapore. the project is supported by BCA (building and construction
authority) who has been promoting sustainable construction methods, which include the use of materials
that can be readily recycled and reused for same or similar purpose. the technique created by associate
professor wee tiong huan and his team from the university’s department of civil engineering results in
a homogeneously well-compacted mass for increased strength and robustness while further reducing
the weight. the recycled concrete furniture was designed by cilicon faytory and produced
by compac green singapore pte ltd.



re-using waste is central to this urban project





measurements



process of concrete re-use in situ



singaporean designers cici chen and lui honfay of cilicon faytory
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the work of cilicon faytory was shown in the platform exhibition at the IFFS singapore furniture fair.
among the many projects was a series of living room furniture, using traditional manufacturing
techniques with a new twist.


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the 'bloco' sofa designed by cilicon faytory for massimmo won the furniture design award.



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detail of 'double-face' fabric covering.



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you can layer the stripes



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ergonomic seating?