Gabriele Schärer’s intimate film portrait follows award‑winning architect Barbara Buser as she rescues buildings from demolition and reimagines them with reclaimed materials. The camera traces Buser’s transformation of former industrial sites into vibrant urban living spaces, revealing an architecture of reuse that balances environmental care and communal life. Through close interviews and material‑focused cinematography, the film uncovers a pragmatic yet poetic practice that reframes heritage, sustainability and the ethics of habitation.
In presence of Barbara Buser, protagonist and architect.
