Dutch architecture firm MVRDV has completed Matrix One a 6-storey, energy-efficient, office and laboratory block constructed using over 120,000 reusable components. The building is the largest of seven that make up the Matrix Innovation Center in the Amsterdam Science Park, which serves as a hub for scientists and entrepreneurs developing solutions to some of the worlds toughest challenges. Matrix One has been designed for disassembly: almost everything from the doors and windows to ceilings and furniture is fully detachable and reusable. Even the floors are made from prefabricated concrete slabs with no fixed connections they can simply be…
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