6 Projects That Made the Netherlands a World Capital of Adaptive Reuse
A recent wave of large-scale projects is transforming five Dutch cities and encouraging creative reuse of derelict industrial sites around the world.
A recent wave of large-scale projects is transforming five Dutch cities and encouraging creative reuse of derelict industrial sites around the world.
Designers Tal Schori and Rustam Mehta lead Brooklyn-based GRT Architects in projects including residential and hospitality renovations as well as product design for manufacturers such as izé and KAZA Concrete.
BDP Quadrangle and Dubbeldam Architecture + Design were tasked with carrying out the vision for the adaptive reuse of Ontario's Bata Shoe Factory.
The Helsinki studio JKMM—no stranger to library design—conceived Fyyri, an airy, cool building that does more than a traditional library.
From HVAC to interior renovations, the November/December 2020 issue of Metropolis suggests meaningful areas of action for architects and designers.
As architects, designers, and the real estate industry get wise to embodied carbon and the benefits of adaptive reuse, projects that transform existing buildings are taking off.
Two projects in the Mexican capital show how adaptive reuse can itself adapt to social, economic, and spatial circumstances.
Architects use 1930s machinery leftover from the building's past to distinguish its renovated interiors.
Does the cure for housing insecurity lie in more aggressive reuse of overlooked structures? A growing number of architects and urban activists say yes.
Blu Dot’s Portland showroom by Waechter Architecture combines historic craft and contemporary curves—much like the furniture company’s aesthetic.
Kartwhell Studio looked to the past to revive the 80-year-old Central Machine Works.
Metropolis catches up with the High Line Network, a consortium of North American reuse projects that has been sharing notes and best practices through the pandemic.
The renovation, located near the Brooklyn Navy Yard, elevates the building's rugged historical charm while making it suitable for a 21st-century workforce.
Crystal Bridges’ new contemporary art space, courtesy of Chicago firm Wheeler Kearns, is the latest example of Northwest Arkansas’ cultural renaissance.
Portland, Oregon–based firms Waechter Architecture and Blossom teamed up to create a boutique hotel within a 19th-century building.
The energy already embodied in the built environment is a precious unnatural resource. It’s time to start treating it like one.
For the company Spreetail, Perkins and Will imagine a cheeky and colorful workplace set inside a 19th-century building in Austin.
Designed by French 2D, the three floor-through lofts were built in the husk of a legendary Boston bar.
Inside the library, 100,000 volumes appear to float midair across staggered honeycomb steel mezzanines.
The redevelopment of the historic Hôtel-Dieu in Lyon, France, has produced a multi-program complex with luxe lodging at its heart.