Pretty Plastic clads timber laboratory building in upcycled plastic tiles

Dutch manufacturer Pretty Plastic has created the facade for Plus Ultra III, the first timber laboratory building in the Netherlands, using tiles made from recycled post-consumer plastic waste.

Located on Wageningen University and Research Campus in central Netherlands, the building was designed by Dutch studio Proof of the Sum and developed by lab operator Kadans Science Partner.

Plus Ultra III is the first timber laboratory in the Netherlands

It has a load-bearing structure that...