The Reuse of Waste Heaps from Extraction Sites: An Architectural Methodology

Abstract

Nowadays, the rehabilitation of quarries is a widespread practice. It stems from the most significant environmental concern in the management of non-renewable resources. However, reusing quarry waste in the process of regeneration represents the aspect less prevalent. This procedure results from the non-commercialized material, accumulated in huge piles of waste, that constitute invasive elements of the landscape. Because of the intense industrial activity, the wastes further contribute to the degradation of the sites. The result of the waste abandonment could be reversed if this discarded material is considered as a product in the landscape requalification process. Mixing theoretical concepts with practical examples, this article proposes an application methodology to reuse the waste material in the landscape and architectural domains. This new contribution highlights the importance of considering scrap accumulations as an integral part of the architectural project, filling the existing gap in both architectural and theoretical domains. There is not any similar schematization in the literature and the idea of dealing with the mounds of wastes has been only slightly approached until now. The reached outcomes are demonstrative of the possibility of working with the waste heaps in architecture, creating a solid basis for further investigations not documented yet.

The Impact of Site Contexts in Increasing the Diversity of Architectural Concepts: Using Interactive Architectural Approach

“…The pre-existing elements in the site in uence the concept of design and the recovery of many places that can obtain new meanings. The necessity of protecting urban environment should base on the protection of historical heritages (Talento et al, 2020). Mapping a site over a series of signi cant stages in the course of its history provides a description of the life and memory of a place.…”