The world has been producing colossal waste of different forms and types each year which are either dumped in huge landfills or blatantly land up in the oceans. The building industry contributes a massive amount to this humongous waste production. The 5 Rs - refuse, reduce, reuse, repurpose, and recycle, when implemented with intensity can put some restriction to the upsurging waste eruption. #SURFACESREPORTER in this issue takes a look at some of the materials and innovations happening across the world today which aim to relook at making waste materials work for us. Write to press@surfaces.in with your comments, suggestions, or for more information on such materials.
RECYCLED CORRUGATED CARDBOARD
Getting your packaged delivered in corrugated cardboard or packing fragile items in them gives peace of mind about the product being safe inside. But recycling these cardboard boxes can be challenging after use. These do not have a long shelf life unless recycled into a new product. Cardboards are made from paper pulps and turn soggy under moisture. Although most of the cardboards can be recycled but it is hard to recycle waxed and wet cardboards which can only be decomposed. With the landfills and waste dumping increasing at an alarming rate, we need to look out for alternatives to create a more sustainable environment.
It is high time to relook and explore possibilities with corrugated cardboards as a material of design and not just for packaging. Designers are rediscovering corrugated cardboard, which started out as a material for making shipping material to furniture, style lighting, ceiling, and lot more.
Cardboard, an economical and eco-friendly substance can be recycled into a strong and durable material which can be assembled easily and quickly. It can also be laser cut to create varied pieces of art and building structural materials.
Here are some new and novel ways to use cardboard in the furniture, restaurants, and homes. Bookcases, sofas, chairs and even dining tables are made out of recycled cardboard these days. Taipei-based miso Soup Design offers a Spiral Stool made of corrugated cardboard and demonstrates that cardboard furniture can be strong, beautiful, and eco-friendly too. Made from 100% recyclable cardboard, the spiral stool which can bear 100 kilograms is available in flat pieces and is easy to assemble without the need for any special tools.
This story is from the September 2018 edition of Surfaces Reporter.
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Hospitals Under Fire - How Ready Are We?
Recently, we have seen many incidents of fire, particularly happening in the hospitals that are already overburdened with a pandemic raging at hand. A fire has no face and no regret while destroying everything that comes in its way. It becomes even more heart-wrenching when patients who cannot save themselves come under its wrath. SURFACES REPORTER spoke to the experts and tried to ascertain, why the fire incidents rose and what should be done so that in case of the third wave the mistakes are not repeated. An indepth report by SURFACES REPORTER (SR).
CANTILEVER HOUSE GHAZIABAD
Regional Vernacular to Reimagine Contemporary Living, Zero Energy Design (ZED) Lab
NETFLIX UNVEILS ITS FIRST GLOBAL LIVE-ACTION POST-PRODUCTION FACILITY IN MUMBAI IN 2022
Mumbai is set to be the Global-first for Netflix- the world’s biggest subscription-based streaming service. The video streaming company will be unveiling its first fully-owned post-production facility in Mumbai in 2022 for live-action movies and TV series worldwide. According to the streamer, “the facility will have 40 offline editing rooms designed as a flexible, collaborative and inspiring environment for showrunners, directors, editors and sound designers to create their best work.”
IMPORTANCE OF CREATING SAFE SPACES IN TODAY'S HOMES
Greenply’s Session with Design & Health Experts in association with ABID FOCUS: KOLKATA
SETTING NEW TRENDS IN THE LAMINATE WORLD
Manilam Decorative Panel is one of India’s fastest-growing manufacturer of Decorative Laminates that offers an exotic range of diverse surface ideas to beautify your interiors and decorate your dream spaces. The brand has been constantly innovating and moving forward to create a niche for itself in the laminate industry, SURFACES REPORTER (SR) recently spoke with the Next Gen Leader, Namrata Agrawal, Director, Manilam Industries Ltd. Here are a few things that you must know about Manilam:
Remember India in all that you do!
As one of India’s leading lifestyle designers of India, Raseel Gujral Ansal is ceaselessly valued for her outstanding ability in leading architecture and interior design over the past 30 years. She is a Doctor of Philosophy in architecture and has a well-celebrated work portfolio in product design, architecture, and interior decoration. She founded her flagship company, Raseel Gujral Ansal Design in 1990 and followed it up with two more fabulous companies, Casa Paradox and Casa Pop, in 1995 and 2014, respectively. Raseel Gujral Ansal carries a mammoth legacy of creative excellence combined with a fearless compulsion to evolve. This mantle has been handed to her by her father, the legendary maestro of all arts, Satish Gujral. A true exemplification of the Renaissance ethos, & the guru-shishya tradition, Raseel was schooled in her creative career within the crucible of the architectural firm led by her father & her brother Mohit Gujral and as in the renaissance has disregarded all compartmentalization between creative fields. Hence, she calls herself the accidental artist/ architect.
SEGU RESIDENCE, BANGALORE
The Segu Residence is a home in Bangalore that belongs to an expatriate family transitioning to the process of acclimatizing to a renewed style of dwelling in urban condominium abodes. Nestled in the heart of South Bangalore, this home is an honest collaboration between the design studio and the homeowners — the client brought hands-on expertise to the forefront with his honed experience in the sphere of project management and execution. The focused brief emphasized the curation of a minimalistic home that is modern and elegant in its demeanor — a coherent brief that enabled the home to become a literal extrapolation of the conceptual sketches that manifested themselves as devices of design.
BUILDING STRUCTURES - CRACKS & SEEPAGES IN CONCRETE
ALSO LAUNCH OF - NUVOCO CONCRETO CWT PLUS
AR CHRISTOPHER BENNINGER CREATES RS 700 CR SASSOON HOSPITAL PLAN | PUNE
Veteran architect Christopher Benninger has created an ambitious Rs 700 Cr plan for the redevelopment of Sassoon Hospital, Pune out of which Rs 100 Cr has already been sanctioned by Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar for the initial phase. According to the hospital authorities, the Master Plan is created to develop the hospital for the next hundred years. The plan was submitted to the state and the phase-wise development will commence with the construction of hostels for postgraduate doctors and nurses.
A SOLID SURFACES & ALUMINIUM FAÇADE
JK House Delhi by Conarch Architects
