Urselmann Interior Shapes Circular Düsseldorf Home
Urselmann Interior renovates a 1939 Düsseldorf apartment using circular design, biogenic materials, and take-back agreements with nine manufacturers.
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- Renovated a 1939 apartment in Germany using circular design principles
- Established take-back agreements with nine manufacturers for material reuse
- Utilized carbon-sequestering biogenic materials and dry-joinery assembly
- Optimized compact space with multi-tiered timber platforms and operable textiles
Local design practice Urselmann Interior has completed the renovation of a 1939 residential apartment located in Düsseldorf, Germany, engineering the entire interior for circular disassembly and future material recovery.
The studio established take-back agreements with nine manufacturers including Pfleiderer, Granorte, Shards, Søuld, ClayTec, STRAMEN.TEC, Tarkett, Bosch, and Vitra, ensuring that interior elements can be reclaimed and reprocessed. The construction relies entirely on mechanical dry joints, screws, and reversible adhesives, while kitchen appliances are leased rather than purchased.
Stock photo for illustration only, not from the actual event
By prioritizing biogenic and carbon-sequestering materials such as straw, cork, wood, and seagrass, the project achieved a net-negative carbon balance of minus 577 kg CO₂e under the DIN SPEC 91606 circular assessment standards.
To maximize the apartment's compact footprint, interior walls were removed to create an open-plan layout, while operable heavy curtains and multi-tiered timber platforms in the bedroom and living spaces allow flexible zone partitioning without permanent walls.
Circular interior design represents a significant shift in modern architecture, focusing on closed-loop material flows and design for disassembly. This approach minimizes construction waste and ensures that interior components can re-enter the manufacturing cycle rather than ending up in landfills.
Additional sustainable details include a coffee table combining salvaged bank marble with wood offcuts, wall tiles pressed from construction rubble, and clay plaster mixed with golden straw that shimmers under natural sunlight.
Source: designboom
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