The work of Rotor and Rotor Decon­struc­tion (RotorDC) is not con­cerned with the con­struc­tion of build­ings or cities as we know them. Instead, the office devel­ops strate­gies for the care­ful decon­struc­tion of hous­es slat­ed for demo­li­tion. Mate­ri­als recov­ered through these process­es of dis­man­tling are re-claimed and offered for sale on a web­site. The spec­trum is broad and ranges from cab­i­net han­dles to oak par­quet, from lamps to porce­lain wash­basins, from glass blocks to floor tiles. Rotor’s gen­er­al aim is to raise aware­ness of exist­ing assets and cre­ate a legal frame­work for reuse. Many local author­i­ties now use the collective’s hand­book when con­sid­er­ing new lives for exist­ing pub­lic buildings.

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