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Ghent’s £17m design museum turns old sinks and rubble into a green marvel
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Ghent’s £17m design museum turns old sinks and rubble into a green marvel

Wow, Ghent’s new €20m design museum is built from the city’s discarded concrete, windows, windscreens, sinks and even toilets, giving reuse a striking civic home. Its specially developed bricks contain 63% construction waste sourced within 8km, use around two-thirds less embodied carbon than fired clay bricks, and keep absorbing CO2 as their lime cures. Inside, local clay and experimental biomaterials show how circular design can shape everyday spaces, while a public brickmaking festival invited residents to get hands-on. And here’s the thing: a 40-person citizens’ panel helped shape a welcoming museum designed to serve the community, not just display objects.
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