Reuse is the highest form of recycling: a maximum of physical resources are preserved, a minimum of energy is expended on demolition, and the least amount of material ends up in a landfill.
Our instincts -- and subsequent analysis -- often lead us to work within existing conditions; there are rarely compelling reasons for wholesale demolition. Our capacity for invention and creativity is fully activated by situations where we must incorporate and conserve useful built elements. Kiss + Cathcart's renovation portfolio includes residential, industrial, institutional, and urban design projects.
Conventional wisdom has it that simply starting over always costs less than renovating. However, we have found that this is not true in many situations, and that we can achieve our most aggressive construction budgets within a renovation context.
ecology = economy 
