---
_id: '13376'
abstract:
- lang: eng
text: "The article “Baubegleitforschung: Pilotprojekt für kreislaufgerechtes Bauen”
examines how circular construction principles can be transferred from academic
discourse into real building practice through the Smart Recycling Factory (SRF)
in Ostwestfalen-Lippe, Germany. Funded by the European Union and the State of
North Rhine-Westphalia, the project functions as a full-scale pilot and research
infrastructure in which planning, construction, and scientific evaluation are
conducted simultaneously.\r\n\r\nThe contribution highlights the role of accompanying
construction research as a methodological bridge between theory and implementation.
In close collaboration between the Technical University of Ostwestfalen-Lippe,
Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences, the waste management company EMiL, and
the architectural office kleyer.koblitz.letzel.freivogel, the SRF becomes a real-world
laboratory for testing circular materials, reversible construction methods, and
digital documentation tools such as the building resource passport. Comparative
analyses of assessment systems—including Urban Mining Index, Madaster, and Concular’s
Circular Platform—demonstrate how different evaluation logics influence design
decisions and reveal measurable circular effects.\r\n\r\nThe article argues that
the greatest circular impact lies not in isolated technical details but in early
structural and typological decisions, systematic documentation, and regulatory
adaptation. By embedding research directly into the construction process, the
Smart Recycling Factory illustrates how interdisciplinary cooperation, educational
integration, and policy awareness can transform circular building from a theoretical
ideal into an applicable architectural practice."
- lang: ger
text: Zirkularität ist in den Lehrplänen angekommen, auf der Baustelle aber oft
noch die Ausnahme. Wichtig sind daher Projekte, die Forschung und Praxis miteinander
verknüpfen. Ein Beispiel dafür ist die Smart Recycling Factory, ein von der EU
und dem Land NRW gefördertes Pilotprojekt, das derzeit im ländlichen Ostwestfalen
(OWL) entsteht. Es verbindet die Baubegleitforschung der Technischen Hochschule
OWL und der Hochschule Bielefeld mit der planerischen Expertise des Berliner Architekturbüros
kleyer.koblitz.letzel.freivogel. Ziel ist es, an einem realen Bauvorhaben zu untersuchen,
wie kreislaufgerechtes Bauen funktioniert – und wo Potenzial zur Optimierung liegt.
author:
- first_name: Leon
full_name: Konschake, Leon
id: '84541'
last_name: Konschake
orcid: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-5181-1573
citation:
ama: 'Konschake L. Baubegleitforschung: Pilotprojekt für kreislauffähiges Bauen.
Deutsche Bauzeitschrift. 2026;(2):44-47.'
apa: 'Konschake, L. (2026). Baubegleitforschung: Pilotprojekt für kreislauffähiges
Bauen. Deutsche Bauzeitschrift, 2, 44–47.'
bjps: 'Konschake L (2026) Baubegleitforschung: Pilotprojekt Für Kreislauffähiges
Bauen. Deutsche Bauzeitschrift 44–47.'
chicago: 'Konschake, Leon. “Baubegleitforschung: Pilotprojekt Für Kreislauffähiges
Bauen.” Deutsche Bauzeitschrift, no. 2 (2026): 44–47.'
chicago-de: 'Konschake, Leon. 2026. Baubegleitforschung: Pilotprojekt für kreislauffähiges
Bauen. Deutsche Bauzeitschrift, Nr. 2: 44–47.'
din1505-2-1: 'Konschake, Leon: Baubegleitforschung:
Pilotprojekt für kreislauffähiges Bauen. In: Deutsche Bauzeitschrift. Gütersloh,
Bauverlag (Bauverlag BV GmbH) (2026), Nr. 2, S. 44–47'
havard: 'L. Konschake, Baubegleitforschung: Pilotprojekt für kreislauffähiges Bauen,
Deutsche Bauzeitschrift. (2026) 44–47.'
ieee: 'L. Konschake, “Baubegleitforschung: Pilotprojekt für kreislauffähiges Bauen,”
Deutsche Bauzeitschrift, no. 2, pp. 44–47, 2026.'
mla: 'Konschake, Leon. “Baubegleitforschung: Pilotprojekt Für Kreislauffähiges Bauen.”
Deutsche Bauzeitschrift, no. 2, 2026, pp. 44–47.'
short: L. Konschake, Deutsche Bauzeitschrift (2026) 44–47.
ufg: 'Konschake, Leon: Baubegleitforschung: Pilotprojekt für kreislauffähiges
Bauen, in: Deutsche Bauzeitschrift (2026), H. 2, S. 44–47.'
van: 'Konschake L. Baubegleitforschung: Pilotprojekt für kreislauffähiges Bauen.
Deutsche Bauzeitschrift. 2026;(2):44–7.'
date_created: 2026-02-12T12:09:20Z
date_updated: 2026-03-31T09:00:59Z
department:
- _id: DEP1600
issue: '2'
language:
- iso: eng
main_file_link:
- url: https://www.dbz.de/artikel/baubegleitforschung-pilotprojekt-fuer-kreislaufgerechtes-bauen-4341093.html
page: 44-47
place: Gütersloh
publication: Deutsche Bauzeitschrift
publication_identifier:
issn:
- 0011-4782
publication_status: published
publisher: Bauverlag (Bauverlag BV GmbH)
status: public
title: 'Baubegleitforschung: Pilotprojekt für kreislauffähiges Bauen'
type: industry_journal_article
user_id: '83778'
year: '2026'
...
---
_id: '13374'
abstract:
- lang: eng
text: "Abstract\r\nThis article for BauNetz Wissen presents a comparative overview
of circular assessment methods in architecture and construction, focusing on tools
that evaluate the reuse potential, material circularity, and long-term sustainability
of buildings. The contribution examines established frameworks and emerging digital
instruments, analyzing their underlying criteria, calculation logics, and practical
applicability in early design phases as well as in later planning and certification
processes.\r\n\r\nBy contrasting qualitative and quantitative approaches—ranging
from material passports and disassembly indices to life-cycle-based scoring systems—the
article highlights differences in transparency, data requirements, scalability,
and decision-making value for architects and planners. Special attention is given
to the relationship between circular metrics and architectural design parameters
such as structural reversibility, separability of components, and adaptability
of spatial systems.\r\n\r\nThe study argues that no single method provides a comprehensive
solution; instead, the strategic combination of tools enables a more nuanced evaluation
of circular performance. The article positions circular assessment not merely
as a technical verification step, but as a design-integrated methodology capable
of shaping architectural thinking toward longevity, resource efficiency, and systemic
sustainability."
author:
- first_name: Leon
full_name: Konschake, Leon
id: '84541'
last_name: Konschake
orcid: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-5181-1573
- first_name: Laura
full_name: Regehr, Laura
id: '76260'
last_name: Regehr
citation:
ama: Konschake L, Regehr L. Zirkuläre Bewertungsmethoden Im Vergleich. BauNetz;
2025.
apa: Konschake, L., & Regehr, L. (2025). Zirkuläre Bewertungsmethoden im
Vergleich. BauNetz.
bjps: 'Konschake L and Regehr L (2025) Zirkuläre Bewertungsmethoden Im
Vergleich. Berlin: BauNetz.'
chicago: 'Konschake, Leon, and Laura Regehr. Zirkuläre Bewertungsmethoden Im
Vergleich. Berlin: BauNetz, 2025.'
chicago-de: 'Konschake, Leon und Laura Regehr. 2025. Zirkuläre Bewertungsmethoden
im Vergleich. Berlin: BauNetz.'
din1505-2-1: 'Konschake, Leon ; Regehr, Laura: Zirkuläre Bewertungsmethoden
im Vergleich. Berlin : BauNetz, 2025'
havard: L. Konschake, L. Regehr, Zirkuläre Bewertungsmethoden im Vergleich, BauNetz,
Berlin, 2025.
ieee: 'L. Konschake and L. Regehr, Zirkuläre Bewertungsmethoden im Vergleich.
Berlin: BauNetz, 2025.'
mla: Konschake, Leon, and Laura Regehr. Zirkuläre Bewertungsmethoden Im Vergleich.
BauNetz, 2025.
short: L. Konschake, L. Regehr, Zirkuläre Bewertungsmethoden Im Vergleich, BauNetz,
Berlin, 2025.
ufg: 'Konschake, Leon/Regehr, Laura: Zirkuläre Bewertungsmethoden im Vergleich,
Berlin 2025.'
van: 'Konschake L, Regehr L. Zirkuläre Bewertungsmethoden im Vergleich. Berlin:
BauNetz; 2025.'
date_created: 2026-02-12T11:58:34Z
date_updated: 2026-02-19T15:19:11Z
department:
- _id: DEP1600
language:
- iso: eng
main_file_link:
- open_access: '1'
url: https://www.baunetzwissen.de/dl/3221868/Analyse_und_Vergleich_zirkulaerer_Bewertungstools.pdf
oa: '1'
place: Berlin
publisher: BauNetz
status: public
title: Zirkuläre Bewertungsmethoden im Vergleich
type: research_paper
user_id: '83781'
year: '2025'
...
---
_id: '13375'
abstract:
- lang: eng
text: "This conference presentation at the IEREK Cross-MED Conference introduces
the research framework of the Endless Architecture Model, a design-driven approach
that investigates architectural longevity within Mediterranean contexts. The lecture
explores how typology, materiality, and cultural embedding influence the life
span and adaptability of buildings over time, positioning architecture not as
a static object but as an evolving system.\r\nThrough comparative case studies
of Mediterranean buildings, the presentation analyzes recurring spatial structures,
constructive logics, and proportional principles that enable long-term resilience
and reuse. Particular emphasis is placed on the relationship between climatic
conditions, local building traditions, and contemporary circular design strategies.
The research combines qualitative architectural analysis with emerging evaluation
tools to identify parameters that support durability, flexibility, and cultural
continuity.\r\nThe talk argues for a shift from short-term efficiency toward long-term
architectural thinking, proposing longevity as a central sustainability metric.
By linking historical precedents with future-oriented design methodologies, the
presentation outlines how Mediterranean architecture can serve as a laboratory
for developing transferable principles of enduring and circular building practices."
author:
- first_name: Leon
full_name: Konschake, Leon
id: '84541'
last_name: Konschake
orcid: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-5181-1573
citation:
ama: 'Konschake L. Endless Architecture Model: Sustaining Architecture in Mediterranean
Contexts Through Typology and Time.; 2025.'
apa: 'Konschake, L. (2025). Endless Architecture Model: Sustaining Architecture
in Mediterranean Contexts Through Typology and Time. Landscapes Accross the
Mediterranean (CrossMed) 2nd Edition, Granada.'
bjps: 'Konschake L (2025) Endless Architecture Model: Sustaining Architecture
in Mediterranean Contexts Through Typology and Time. .'
chicago: 'Konschake, Leon. Endless Architecture Model: Sustaining Architecture
in Mediterranean Contexts Through Typology and Time, 2025.'
chicago-de: 'Konschake, Leon. 2025. Endless Architecture Model: Sustaining Architecture
in Mediterranean Contexts Through Typology and Time.'
din1505-2-1: 'Konschake, Leon: Endless
Architecture Model: Sustaining Architecture in Mediterranean Contexts Through
Typology and Time, 2025'
havard: 'L. Konschake, Endless Architecture Model: Sustaining Architecture in Mediterranean
Contexts Through Typology and Time, 2025.'
ieee: 'L. Konschake, Endless Architecture Model: Sustaining Architecture in Mediterranean
Contexts Through Typology and Time. 2025.'
mla: 'Konschake, Leon. Endless Architecture Model: Sustaining Architecture in
Mediterranean Contexts Through Typology and Time. 2025.'
short: 'L. Konschake, Endless Architecture Model: Sustaining Architecture in Mediterranean
Contexts Through Typology and Time, 2025.'
ufg: 'Konschake, Leon: Endless Architecture Model: Sustaining Architecture
in Mediterranean Contexts Through Typology and Time, o. O. 2025.'
van: 'Konschake L. Endless Architecture Model: Sustaining Architecture in Mediterranean
Contexts Through Typology and Time. 2025.'
conference:
end_date: 2025-12-11
location: Granada
name: Landscapes Accross the Mediterranean (CrossMed) 2nd Edition
start_date: 2025-12-09
date_created: 2026-02-12T12:02:20Z
date_updated: 2026-02-20T07:07:18Z
department:
- _id: DEP1600
language:
- iso: eng
publication_status: published
status: public
title: 'Endless Architecture Model: Sustaining Architecture in Mediterranean Contexts
Through Typology and Time'
type: conference_speech
user_id: '83781'
year: '2025'
...
---
_id: '13373'
abstract:
- lang: eng
text: "This master thesis, Forte das Velas, investigates the architectural potential
of revitalizing a historic coastal fortress through a contemporary program that
balances preservation, public accessibility, and spatial reinterpretation. Situated
within a sensitive maritime landscape, the project explores how heritage structures
can be transformed into culturally active spaces without compromising their historical
identity.\r\nThe design approach is based on minimal and reversible interventions
that respect the existing masonry, proportions, and defensive morphology of the
fort. New architectural elements are introduced as clearly legible additions,
creating a dialogue between past and present rather than imitation. Programmatically,
the proposal combines cultural, educational, and public functions, allowing the
fortress to operate as an open civic landmark rather than a closed monument.\r\nSpatial
strategies emphasize views, thresholds, and sequences between interior and exterior,
reinforcing the relationship between architecture, horizon, and terrain. Material
choices and construction methods are guided by durability, adaptability, and low
environmental impact, positioning the project within a broader discourse on sustainable
heritage reuse.\r\nForte das Velas ultimately demonstrates how historical military
architecture can be reimagined as an inclusive and future-oriented public infrastructure,
merging cultural continuity with contemporary spatial needs."
author:
- first_name: Leon
full_name: Konschake, Leon
id: '84541'
last_name: Konschake
orcid: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-5181-1573
citation:
ama: Konschake L. Forte Das Velas - Revitalisierung Einer Ruine Des 17. Jahrhunderts.
Technische Hochschule Ostwestfalen-Lippe; 2023.
apa: Konschake, L. (2023). Forte das Velas - Revitalisierung einer Ruine des
17. Jahrhunderts. Technische Hochschule Ostwestfalen-Lippe.
bjps: 'Konschake L (2023) Forte Das Velas - Revitalisierung Einer Ruine
Des 17. Jahrhunderts. Detmolder Schule für Gestaltung: Technische Hochschule
Ostwestfalen-Lippe.'
chicago: 'Konschake, Leon. Forte Das Velas - Revitalisierung Einer Ruine Des
17. Jahrhunderts. Detmolder Schule für Gestaltung: Technische Hochschule Ostwestfalen-Lippe,
2023.'
chicago-de: 'Konschake, Leon. 2023. Forte das Velas - Revitalisierung einer Ruine
des 17. Jahrhunderts. Detmolder Schule für Gestaltung: Technische Hochschule
Ostwestfalen-Lippe.'
din1505-2-1: 'Konschake, Leon: Forte
das Velas - Revitalisierung einer Ruine des 17. Jahrhunderts. Detmolder Schule
für Gestaltung : Technische Hochschule Ostwestfalen-Lippe, 2023'
havard: L. Konschake, Forte das Velas - Revitalisierung einer Ruine des 17. Jahrhunderts,
Technische Hochschule Ostwestfalen-Lippe, Detmolder Schule für Gestaltung, 2023.
ieee: 'L. Konschake, Forte das Velas - Revitalisierung einer Ruine des 17. Jahrhunderts.
Detmolder Schule für Gestaltung: Technische Hochschule Ostwestfalen-Lippe, 2023.'
mla: Konschake, Leon. Forte Das Velas - Revitalisierung Einer Ruine Des 17. Jahrhunderts.
Technische Hochschule Ostwestfalen-Lippe, 2023.
short: L. Konschake, Forte Das Velas - Revitalisierung Einer Ruine Des 17. Jahrhunderts,
Technische Hochschule Ostwestfalen-Lippe, Detmolder Schule für Gestaltung, 2023.
ufg: 'Konschake, Leon: Forte das Velas - Revitalisierung einer Ruine des
17. Jahrhunderts, Detmolder Schule für Gestaltung 2023.'
van: 'Konschake L. Forte das Velas - Revitalisierung einer Ruine des 17. Jahrhunderts.
Detmolder Schule für Gestaltung: Technische Hochschule Ostwestfalen-Lippe; 2023.'
date_created: 2026-02-12T11:54:57Z
date_updated: 2026-02-20T07:09:44Z
department:
- _id: DEP1600
extern: '1'
language:
- iso: eng
place: Detmolder Schule für Gestaltung
publication_status: published
publisher: Technische Hochschule Ostwestfalen-Lippe
status: public
supervisor:
- first_name: Michel
full_name: Melenhorst, Michel
id: '51438'
last_name: Melenhorst
- first_name: Janine
full_name: Tüchsen, Janine
id: '52198'
last_name: Tüchsen
title: Forte das Velas - Revitalisierung einer Ruine des 17. Jahrhunderts
type: master_thesis
user_id: '83781'
year: '2023'
...
---
_id: '13372'
abstract:
- lang: eng
text: "This bachelor thesis explores the adaptive reuse of the former Telekom high-rise
at Kesselbrink in Bielefeld, a vacant modernist office tower awaiting new purpose.
The project proposes a mixed-use transformation that reinterprets the building
as a “city within the city,” inspired by Le Corbusier’s Unité d’Habitation in
Marseille. The existing structure is strategically reduced to its essential load-bearing
concrete frame and floor slabs, preserving the structural skeleton while enabling
radical spatial reconfiguration.\r\nPrefabricated timber modules are inserted
and cantilevered between the reinforced-concrete columns, extending the usable
floor area and introducing a warm, contemporary material contrast to the original
façade. This intervention not only increases density and flexibility but also
redefines the tower’s appearance, giving it a cosmopolitan and forward-looking
architectural identity. The ground floor is conceived as an open and publicly
accessible urban platform, activating the surrounding plaza and strengthening
social interaction. Upper floors are redesigned as affordable and attractive living
spaces for young residents, encouraging a diverse and vibrant community within
the building.\r\nA newly designed park-like rooftop landscape provides recreational
space and panoramic views over the city, enhancing environmental quality and urban
connectivity. By combining structural preservation, modular timber construction,
public programming, and residential reuse, the proposal demonstrates how high-rise
retrofitting can generate social, ecological, and economic value simultaneously.
The project positions adaptive reuse as a viable strategy for sustainable urban
regeneration and architectural longevity."
author:
- first_name: Leon
full_name: Konschake, Leon
id: '84541'
last_name: Konschake
orcid: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-5181-1573
citation:
ama: Konschake L. TreeTower. Technische Hochschule Ostwestfalen-Lippe; 2020.
apa: Konschake, L. (2020). TreeTower. Technische Hochschule Ostwestfalen-Lippe.
bjps: 'Konschake L (2020) TreeTower. Detmolder Schule für Gestaltung:
Technische Hochschule Ostwestfalen-Lippe.'
chicago: 'Konschake, Leon. TreeTower. Detmolder Schule für Gestaltung: Technische
Hochschule Ostwestfalen-Lippe, 2020.'
chicago-de: 'Konschake, Leon. 2020. TreeTower. Detmolder Schule für Gestaltung:
Technische Hochschule Ostwestfalen-Lippe.'
din1505-2-1: 'Konschake, Leon: TreeTower.
Detmolder Schule für Gestaltung : Technische Hochschule Ostwestfalen-Lippe, 2020'
havard: L. Konschake, TreeTower, Technische Hochschule Ostwestfalen-Lippe, Detmolder
Schule für Gestaltung, 2020.
ieee: 'L. Konschake, TreeTower. Detmolder Schule für Gestaltung: Technische
Hochschule Ostwestfalen-Lippe, 2020.'
mla: Konschake, Leon. TreeTower. Technische Hochschule Ostwestfalen-Lippe,
2020.
short: L. Konschake, TreeTower, Technische Hochschule Ostwestfalen-Lippe, Detmolder
Schule für Gestaltung, 2020.
ufg: 'Konschake, Leon: TreeTower, Detmolder Schule für Gestaltung 2020.'
van: 'Konschake L. TreeTower. Detmolder Schule für Gestaltung: Technische Hochschule
Ostwestfalen-Lippe; 2020.'
date_created: 2026-02-12T11:47:28Z
date_updated: 2026-02-20T07:09:36Z
department:
- _id: DEP1600
extern: '1'
keyword:
- Adaptive Reuse
- Mixed-Use Development
- High-Rise Transformation
- City within the City
- Modular Timber Construction
- Prefabrication
- Structural Preservation
- Concrete Skeleton
- Cantilevered Modules
- Urban Regeneration
- Public Ground Floor
- Youth Housing
- Rooftop Landscape
- Sustainability
- Social Impact
- Ecological Design
- Economic Viability
- Cosmopolitan Architecture
language:
- iso: eng
place: Detmolder Schule für Gestaltung
publication_status: published
publisher: Technische Hochschule Ostwestfalen-Lippe
status: public
supervisor:
- first_name: Hans
full_name: Sachs, Hans
id: '64589'
last_name: Sachs
title: TreeTower
type: bachelor_thesis
user_id: '83781'
year: '2020'
...