GTB Lab's groundbreaking work is bringing solutions for circular, reversible buildings to life in the Netherlands. This work was presented in a television series about sustainable buildings and "Building the Future," which aired on Dutch television. Imagine a place where things are constantly changing without anything being destroyed or wasted. In this place, "waste is seen as a design error" (Elma Durmisevic, founder of GTB Lab). This space is the Green Transformable Buildin
It was an honor to kick off the final event of the Circular Concept Building initiative at an inspiring location in Belgium. The setting was perfect for presenting the GTB Lab, a circular building lighthouse, and the latest research and digital tools related to the transition to circular design and construction. The event showcased a recently completed all-electric, flexible, and affordable GTB Lab Home, demonstrating that circularity is within reach by bringing together des
It was a pleasure to present the concepts of reversible and circular building design to Croatian architects at the House of Architecture ( ORIS ) in Zagreb. Many thanks to Olja Lackovic, Alukönigstahl Hrvatska, and ORIS for the wonderful opportunity to showcase this innovative approach in such an inspiring setting and to exchange ideas with architects, policymakers, contractors, professors, and architecture students from the University of Zagreb. I look forward to future coll
What if construction waste were considered the result of a design error? Elma Durmisevic suggests that innovating adaptable, dynamic and innovative building systems would help create a circular value chain to prevent waste from ever being produced.
The GTB Lab series, 'Open Circularity Days', explores the themes of transformation and transformative processes, bringing circularity to multiple dimensions, from architecture and construction to food, visual art and music.