Team members: Adéla Černá, Mimke Rhoden

Add Wood focuses on enhancing the riverbanks in Hanover, Germany, through creative design and functional installations. Six specific locations along the river were selected for development during a ten- day intensive building phase. This program provides participants with hands-on experience in tool use, construction, and public space engagement, and fostering skills that can be shared within the community.

Team members: Nico Krause, Jennifer Kazimierowski

BOBO – The Borrow Box is a mobile rental service designed to provide urban residents with convenient access to tools, gardening equipment, and household devices. By utilizing a trailer that rotates through various city locations, the service offers a practical and sustainable alternative to owning expensive, space-consuming equipment. Items can be reserved online and are accessible through a membership model or for a small fee, ensuring the service remains affordable and inclusive for all users. The initiative specifically targets urban renters, DIY enthusiasts, and eco-conscious citizens aiming to reduce waste through smarter, shared consumption.

Team members: Emeka Eze, Helena Heuer

RE-POWER is an architectural initiative that focuses on the transformation of abandoned fossil fuel power plants into sustainable heritage sites. By raising awareness and providing expert guidance to former operators, local authorities, and investors, the team navigates the complex re-use process to find new purposes for obsolete energy infrastructure. Drawing inspiration from iconic re-use projects like the Tate Modern and Berghain, RE-POWER utilizes its unique network to facilitate community workshops and connect developers, ensuring that these quirky buildings have a viable future beyond the fossil fuel phase- out.

Team members: Deniz İpek Karataş, Hebatalla ElAyouty, Pelinsu Sahin, Shubham Benare

SecondMatter upcycles 85% of construction and demolition waste into low- impact building units using a specialized hybrid ramming-jamming construction technique. This innovative compaction method produces structural walls and blocks with 9 MPa strength while achieving a 7% reduction in carbon emissions compared to traditional materials. Having successfully finalized a 1:1 scale elliptical prototype, the system is now fully tested for compression strength, water absorption, and assembly logistics. The solution offers a resilient, circular architectural alternative for developers, municipalities, and urban designers seeking sustainable and affordable building technologies.

Team members: Ameya Avinash Thopte, Manideep Mamidala, Rishi Srinivasan, Yetkin Demir

Rinovix is an innovative composite material made from rice husk that features a lightweight core and a durable, weather- resistant outer layer suitable for both exterior facades and interior walls. As a sustainable, bio-based, and low-carbon solution, the material is designed to meet the increasing environmental and regulatory demands of the global construction sector. The primary target groups include eco-conscious architects, real estate developers pursuing ESG goals, and contractors operating in markets with strict sustainability mandates. Following the successful development of a prototype with promising fire resistance and thermal performance, the project is moving toward advanced testing in preparation for a full market launch.

Team members: Francesca Rita Beatrice Manera, Francesca Basso, Mattia Fontana

Unit is a modular furniture system consisting of three basic modules that can be configured into various arrangements using an innovative interlocking hook system. Designed for versatility and long- term expandability, the product offers a high-quality, customizable solution at a

significantly lower cost than traditional market alternatives. The system primarily serves students, teachers, and young professionals, making it an ideal choice for educational institutions, multifunctional workspaces, and private residences alike. Development included the creation of full- scale prototypes from reclaimed school materials, utilizing Rhino 3D modeling and 3D-printed components to refine the digital design and promote creative reuse.

Team members: Fabio Testa, Marjeta Thani, Aman Gebru Habtyes

Semina is a circular design project that transforms olive pits, a local industrial by-product, into a valuable resource by combining them with biopolymers like PLA. This integration creates sustainable, biodegradable materials applicable across diverse sectors, including 3D printing filaments, modular packaging, domestic filtration, and bio-architecture. The project serves a broad ecosystem, ranging from agricultural mills seeking to valorize waste to eco-conscious consumers, designers, and construction firms interested inresilient building solutions. The initiative has achieved functional prototyping and established strategic partnerships with companies such as Fratelli Carli and CaseDani to optimize supply chain recovery and industrial production.