The Cybernetic Shredhouse Part 2 Project 2024 Aleksandar Bajic Loughborough University | UK Romania’s history of innovation is a tumultuous one, beginning with the ingenious invention of penicillin, ejector seats and cybernetics, yet ultimately being halted by an oppressive communist regime. The traces of innovation are scars on the urban realm, with technological palimpsest and interweaving infrastructure reminding residents of a once-progressive urban environment.The cybernetic shredhouse invites residents and visitors in Bucharest to donate their household electronic waste, presenting an opportunity for sustainable recycling through hydro-powered circularity. The shredhouse diagnoses, dismantles and delivers the plastic panels and core components to various shredding and workshop spaces, allowing users to re-learn innovation through communal circularity, inducing entropy in the prototyping process.Unlike traditional pioneering efforts, the shredhouse draws upon the roots of Romanian hydrosocial development, leveraging the power of the Dâmbovița River flowing past the site. A chain of cogs connects the building to a water wheel, providing both power transmission and wayfinding elements for visitors. Every element of machinery, from conveyor belts to pillar drills, is powered by this rotational energy, with even the core of the building being connected to the power path, allowing the shredspace to change orientation depending on the time of day and hydrosocial balance of the site. Aleksandar Bajic Tutor(s)