After: Dining room and kitchen of JCA Living Lab by JC Architecture.

12 Outstanding “Before & Afters” of Century-Old Buildings

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After: The renovation uses 70% recycled materials, both from the original building and other sources. The floors in the kitchen/dining area are made of marble slabs that were damaged during Taiwan’s last earthquake. This damaged marble was further broken down and mixed with concrete to create a terrazzo-like tile for the floors.