{"id":200,"date":"2025-09-18T10:30:17","date_gmt":"2025-09-18T10:30:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newtoursagency.com\/?p=200"},"modified":"2025-09-23T09:28:29","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T09:28:29","slug":"reclaimed-materials-shape-copenhagen-architecture-biennial-pavilion-by-slaatto-morsbol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newtoursagency.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/18\/reclaimed-materials-shape-copenhagen-architecture-biennial-pavilion-by-slaatto-morsbol\/","title":{"rendered":"Reclaimed materials shape Copenhagen Architecture Biennial pavilion by Slaatto Morsb\u00f8l"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Reclaimed bricks<\/a>, timber and ventilation pipes determined the form of the Inside Out, Downside Up pavilion<\/a>, hand-built by architecture studio Slaatto Morsb\u00f8l for the inaugural Copenhagen Architecture Biennial<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Opened today at S\u00f8ren Kierkegaards Plads, the pavilion was designed by Slaatto Morsb\u00f8l as a demonstration of the value of salvaging, processing and repurposing discarded materials and slowing down in construction.<\/p>\n

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Slaatto Morsb\u00f8l has used reclaimed materials to create a pavilion<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Inside Out, Downside Up is one of two pavilions selected by Copenhagen Architecture Biennial through its Slow Pavilions open call, which invited structures designed in response to its theme Slow Down.<\/p>\n

Slaatto Morsb\u00f8l’s goal was to invite passersby to discover the potential of discarded materials that are typically deemed low-value in bringing tactility to architecture.<\/p>\n

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It is on show as part of the first Copenhagen Architecture Biennial<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

All of the materials used in the pavilion’s construction were hand-cut and processed by the studio in a deliberately slow process that challenges the modern world’s fast-paced construction industry.<\/p>\n

“We would love people to come up to the walls and see the qualities in something that is used, that has past lives,” Slaatto Morsb\u00f8l co-founder Thelma Slaatto told Dezeen during a tour of the pavilion.<\/p>\n

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The pavilion is modular meaning it can be reassembled after the event<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

“People say that it takes too much time and too much money to work with used materials, but maybe the problem is actually that it takes too little time and it’s too cheap to produce the way we do today,” Slaatto continued.<\/p>\n

“Now we need to change this mentality, and we think that to change people’s mentality, it’s ok to start with the aesthetics, and it’s okay to focus on making something beautiful and attractive to people. And if people think it’s nice, then maybe they will start allowing for more.”<\/p>\n

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Perforated bricks that have been split in half line the walls<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The defining feature of the pavilion is its grooved brick facades, which are formed from old perforated bricks that the studio cleaned, cut in half and slotted into reclaimed timber frames by hand.<\/p>\n

This idea evolved from its founders’ gap years working as brick cleaners, where they discovered the potential of perforated bricks discarded as waste and deemed low-value because they are difficult to clean.<\/p>\n

“We saw the potential from all of the bricks, and really loved that all the differences, the different colours and different sizes,” said co-founder Cecilie Morsb\u00f8l.<\/p>\n

“The holes in the brick are what make a perforated brick a perforated brick, but it’s also what makes it have lower value,” added Slaatto. “So we wanted to turn this thing into something that is highlighted, so that the thing that makes the brick unique is really showcased, and it’s not hidden.”<\/p>\n