The 3R Pavilion in Ahmedabad, created by PVDRS, is a shining example of designing genius through recycling and reusing.
The 3R Pavilion explores the opportunities of reducing, reusing and recycling of materials in buildings. The clients wanted to develop a multi-purpose area adjoining a swimming pool. They wanted to use unconventional materials to build the structure.
Keyur Vadodaria and Megha Patel of Patel-Vadodaria Design Research Studio (PVDRS) based their approach on the 3R principle of Reducing, Reusing and Recycling of materials.
The amount of steel and concrete was reduced by using filler slabs with earthen pots that were made by a local potter. Unburnt bricks comprising of surkhi waste and ceramic waste lime mortar were used for masonry.
Waste stone chips were sourced for in-situ terrazzo flooring and reclaimed beer bottles were reused as fillers in walls together with pallet wood from the packaging industry.
Double glazing and over-deck insulation was provided to reduce heat gain. The structure was designed to accommodate all existing trees.
Wood, doors and windows, which were left after old houses were demolished, were reclaimed and restored.
