Reuse architecture

Adaptive reuse, or adaptive re-use in architecture, is the process of repurposing buildings that have outlived their original purposes for different reasons and adapting them to receive new different uses or functions while at the same time retaining and emphasizing their historic features.

public space: European Prize for Urban Public Space

Bureau SLA and Overtreders W used only borrowed or recycled materials for this Dutch Design Week pavilion, the venue for Good Design for a Bad World

Image 7 of 10 from gallery of Deconstruct, Do Not Demolish: The Practice of Reuse of Materials in Architecture. Axonométrica do Pavilhão Japonês na Bienal de Arquitetura de Veneza 2021. Image © DDAA + village®

A neglected church was renovated by architect David Closes to merge modern architecture with ancient stone without disturbing the integrity of the building.

Image 10 of 15 from gallery of Reduce, Reuse and Recycle: the Three R's Rule Applied to Architecture. People's Pavilion / bureau SLA + Overtreders W. Image: © Filip Dujardin

Image 3 of 11 from gallery of The Paris Researcher Pioneering a New Way to Recycle Building Materials. In Situ Recycling at Le Parissy, Paris (from top to bottom): Dismount the granite slabs. Pulverize the stone. Sift it on-site, incorporating it into terrazzo. Install the new terrazzo product.. Image © Anna Saint Pierre

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How carefully dismantling buildings and using their elements to produce new structures can positively impact the environment and reduce waste.

Image 4 of 4 from gallery of Giving Demolished Building Materials a New Life through Recycling. Resource Rows, which used panels of brickwork taken from the demolition of Copenhagen’s Carlsberg brewery.. Image Courtesy of Lendager Group

Monasteries, warehouses and factories given radical second lives this year

Image 3 of 11 from gallery of Parabase Reuses Prefabricated Concrete Elements for a Radical Housing Development in Basel, Switzerland. Courtesy of PARABASE

Image 1 of 10 from gallery of A Layered Architecture: Adaptive Reuse Projects That Reframe the Past Through Bold Material Contrasts. © Hong Seokgyu

A recent wave of large-scale projects is transforming five Dutch cities and encouraging creative reuse of derelict industrial sites around the world.

The thoughtful adaptive reuse project by Mexico-based Productora, treats architecture as a process rather than a product, creating an inclusive hub that enhances local culture.

Image 1 of 22 from gallery of Olevodroom Pavilion / Decoratelier Jozef Wouters. Photograph by Michiel De Cleene

Ghent is home to the old textile factory De Porre, hub of a thriving textile industry during the 30’s and for many years a major provider of employment. In W...

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Image 17 of 39 from gallery of The New Life of Industrial Architecture in Cities: 20 Renovations and Conversions of Old Factories and Warehouses. António Granjo Mixed Use Complex / Fragmentos. Image © Fernando Guerra | FG+SG

revitalization concept of former yarn mill and an adaptive reuse of the boiler house for a multifunctional theatre / master's degree graduation project