German architect Hervé Biele's first built project takes advantage of the country's housing surplus in old plattenbauen, or "slab houses", by breaking down the towers into smaller units, and recycling the prefabricated concrete panels into rehumanized modular housing. This approach to industrial reuse has raised lots of interest in Germany, and the project has launched the opening of his firm,
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Das recycelte Haus 
