Domino Zirkular adapts Le Corbusier’s Maison-Dom-ino principle to today’s requirements for resource conservation and circularity. The Chair of Circular Timber Construction is investigating how reclaimed timber and components from demolition can be systematically reused in housing construction – from individual components right through to the building concept.
A temporary demonstrator covering around 70 m² is being used to test the developed construction and material strategies under real-world conditions and will form part of the International Building Exhibition ‘StadtRegion Stuttgart’. Research and teaching are closely linked: students are developing hybrid building components and connection solutions whilst gaining practical experience during the dismantling process. Among other things, this has enabled the recovery of oak beams from the old Rammersweier Town Hall and parts of a timber ceiling from the Wilhelma. Experience to date shows that early coordination, careful dismantling and thorough testing for hazardous substances are crucial for reuse. The aim is to build up a growing pool of materials and to develop separable, timber-based structures that can be reused multiple times and serve as a reference for future construction projects.
We are looking forward to welcoming a large audience of interested listeners and to an inspiring evening.
Anyone interested is warmly invited to join us!
Lecture
Domino Zirkular – 1:1 second-hand
Date
1 December 2026, 7.00 pm
Venue
Building 8, Room 0.43
Stuttgart Technical University of Applied Sciences
Breitscheidstrasse 5
70174 Stuttgart
Contact
Niklas Erlewein | niklas.erlewein(at)kit.edu
Michael Bertsch | michael.bertsch(at)hft-stuttgart.de
Author: Niklas Erlewein Chair of Circular Timber Construction, Prof. Florian Kaiser, KIT Karlsruhe
