#repurposing architecture

[mmoserassociates]

MMoser Associates is an industry leader in the area of sustainable office interior design. Their expertise ensures that clients can create workspaces which not only look great but are also energy efficient and ecologically conscious.

[vintagehomecollection]

An old deteriorating factory building that stands in the East End of London has become a whimsical and somewhat funky place of residence under the new owner's architectural daring. The open-truss wooded roof and walls were left intact to retain the authentic character of the building. Offbeat odds-and-ends and bargains discovered at local flea markets enhance the easy-going quality that gives the kitchen its identity.

Beyond The Kitchen: A Dreamer’s Guide, 1985

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you see my gay ass in the cavern wwyd

[nmnomad]

These Otherworldly “Earthships” Offer Visitors Unusual, Off-the-Grid Accommodations.

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Orlando Towers, Soweto.

[cbianca]

Old silos repurposed into housing in German eco-village.

[cryoverkiltmilk]

absolutely haunted, but absolutely would live there just for the story

Fun fact- my apartment building used to be a highschool back in the 50s

It is EXTREMELY liminal

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[lemongrad]

architectural palimpsest my beloved

[panicinthestudio]

Renowned architect receiving prestigious Pritzker Prize questions his industry's impact, March 7, 2023

David Chipperfield is one of the world’s most prolific architects, with buildings all around the world. The British architect on Tuesday was awarded his profession’s most distinguished honor: the Pritzker Architecture Prize. Jeffrey Brown spoke with Chipperfield about his life and work for our arts and culture series, "CANVAS."

PBS NewsHour

[saltingthecookingwine]

It’s not quite repurposed, but the McD’s in Sedona, Arizona has to use turquoise arches because of the insane zoning laws there

[mmoserassociates]

Designing Green Workspaces with Repurposed Office Buildings

Recently, there has been an increased focus on creating green and sustainable workspaces. This is not only to create a healthier and more eco-friendly environment for employees but also to save costs on energy bills. One approach many businesses have taken is repurposing office buildings with sustainable building design principles in mind. Repurposing existing architecture can provide many benefits, from reduced energy costs to improved employee morale. 

Green and sustainable design principles include:

1. Creating a healthy and comfortable environment for employees without sacrificing aesthetics. 

2. Reducing energy costs by using high-efficiency systems.

3. Using recycled materials wherever possible.

4. Creating spaces that encourage collaboration between employees. 

5. Repurposing old buildings for new business uses saves costs on new construction. It also reduces the carbon footprint of buildings by reducing the need to transport and ship materials to the site. 

Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) is a rating system for green buildings that provides sustainable design, construction, operation and maintenance guidelines. It is the most widely used green building rating system across the United States and Canada. Reducing energy costs by using high-efficiency systems. Using recycled materials wherever possible. Creating spaces that encourage collaboration between employees. 

Designing green workspaces with repurposed office buildings is a sustainable and eco-friendly approach to building design that can help reduce environmental impact. Repurposing old office buildings offers a cost-effective solution for creating new workspaces while conserving resources and reducing waste. The process of repurposing architecture involves re-imagining the structure of an existing building and using its bones to create something entirely new.

Sustainable building design is at the forefront of modern architecture as designers strive to reduce the carbon footprint of their creations. Using repurposed office buildings in green office design offers numerous benefits, including reduced energy usage through maximizing natural light, improved air quality through proper ventilation systems and insulation, and lower operating costs due to efficient use of space. In addition, green workspaces can help boost employee productivity by providing a healthier environment that promotes well-being. 

Green workspaces are becoming increasingly popular as businesses strive to reduce their environmental footprint and become more sustainable. Designing a green workspace in a repurposed building presents unique challenges and opportunities, allowing businesses to maximize existing resources while positively changing their workplace environment. As environmental consciousness grows, businesses search for green solutions to reduce environmental impact. One potential solution is repurposing existing office buildings to create green workspaces. 

This article will explore how businesses can design green workspaces with repurposed office buildings and provides examples of successful initiatives. From examining the energy sources used in these spaces to exploring the materials used in construction, this article covers all aspects of designing green workspaces with repurposed buildings. 

Energy Efficiency in Green Workspaces

Many businesses already use many energy efficiency measures in green workspaces. For example, many buildings use energy-efficient lighting and heating systems. However, these measures are not always efficient, as they often only tackle the symptoms of a larger issue. For example, switching out incandescent bulbs for LED lighting effectively reduces energy consumption. However, the problem isn't just the light bulbs: it is also the fact that you are using so many of them. The same principle applies to energy consumption in buildings. For example, installing a high-performance heating system like a heat pump effectively reduces energy consumption. However, the problem isn’t just the heating system; it is also the fact that you are using so much of it. 

In conclusion, repurposing existing office spaces to create green workplaces is not only cost-effective but also an efficient and attractive way to reduce a business's environmental footprint while still having access to modern amenities. When building the workplace strategy, consider the reuse of existing structures and materials that can help create energy-efficient work environments with an emphasis on sustainability. From plants and lighting to wall treatments and furniture selection, there are many ways to create a healthy and inviting atmosphere for workers. We hope this article has helped inform you of some benefits and considerations of repurposing existing office spaces. 

[hellenhighwater]

could you give like, a crash course in how to do architecture in ceramics?

Honestly it's a lot like making gingerbread houses, if the gingerbread were a little undercooked. (For the record: you could pretty easily repurpose a gingerbread template to use for clay.) But it takes a lot more prep and planning to do architectural forms; this is a multi-day undertaking every single time.

The most significant thing is that you have to prepare your slabs in advance. The stuff I made today was using slabs I rolled out (and covered with plastic, to keep from drying too fast) on Saturday; what I made on Saturday was using slabs from Wednesday. There's not a set magic amount of time, because dryness will depend on temperature and humidity where you are. But you want to wait until your slabs are a bit shy of leather hard. You need them to hold shape when you cut them and not instantly dent when you handle them. Your slabs also need to be thick enough to hold structure too--I work between about a half and a quarter inch thick, depending on what I'm making.

You can see here how these pieces are holding themselves upright. that is not fresh floppy clay.

That also means that you need to be slipping and scoring generously, because you're attaching pretty-dry clay to pretty-dry clay, and you may also have to mend cracking as things dry.

It helps if you also pay attention to how real architecture works. Clay is not a material that has a lot of tensile strength and you have to remember that it will go through a phase in the kiln where the heat makes it somewhat malleable again, so unsupported spans are going to slump. Open areas may require rafters or beams made of clay; the bigger you get, the more you will need to support your structures over long stretches.

Finally, dry slowly, wrapped in plastic. Your joints are going to be wetter than everything else and the humidity needs to equalize in order to avoid cracking.

[rnope-c1e]

Hello everyone! I'd like to present to you:

Solarpunk daylight setting system!!!

What is this? This is a way of categorizing and defining solarpunk futures by how far in the future they are by using the natural daylight concept!

The Solarpunk daylight system is supposed to help define your setting, but it's not supposed to limit you in any way!!! It's also supposed to make it easier to search for particular settings in stories :D

🌱Morning Solarpunk 🌄

(Today or Seedling Solarpunk)

Morning Solarpunk resembles the world of today, it resembles the sprouts of solarpunk in societies and our current struggle under capitalism, it resembles the beginning of change.

Morning solarpunk can be happening in twenty-first century or prior.

Defining elements:

Everything you can do today to be solarpunk is what morning solarpunk is! Visibly mended clothing and tools, art on the streets in all forms, guerrilla gardening and permaculture gardens, communities uniting and people joining climate action.

Peaceful Anarchist, Violent World by kayas-kosmos

🪴Noon Solarpunk ☀️

(Tomorrow or Flowering Solarpunk)

Noon solarpunk resembles post-capitalist world or world where significant effort in abolishing capitalism is done. Things are already better, but the scars of the old world are still visible.

Noon Solarpunk is supposed to show us better times and answer the question, what happens on the next day after revolution and in the following years.

Defining elements:

Taking lots of stuff from morning solarpunk and making them more pronounced, repurposed old infrastructure, we can see new solarpunk architecture (sustainable and integrated into nature) appearing, all tech is powered by renewable energy and easily repairable, community gardens everywhere.

Art by mimiitambonne

🌻Evening Solarpunk 🌇

(The day after tomorrow or Ripening Solarpunk)

Evening solarpunk resembles late stage solarpunk world, pure science fiction! This is stories of our successors and how they are living in new refined world!

Defining elements:

Defined by being futuristic, practically unrecognizable from modern age, new hi-tech solarpunk technologies (low tech stuff still exists btw), go as CRAZY as you CAN to show marvelous bright future!

Art by thalieshelen

Things are bound to change and get more refined, please submit your ideas on how this system can be improved! :D

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Full Plot of the Cancelled Sith Shrine arc from Star Wars The Clone Wars: Season 8

The plot of this arc was repurposed in Star Wars Rebels, when Ezra and Maul merge Holocrons together – as well as for the Sith temple on Malachor. The design for the temple and the wasteland where the swords are impaled in the ground were all concepts that were created for Star Wars: The Clone Wars, but were later reused in Star Wars Rebels; and the Sith temple which was supposed to be located deep beneath Coruscant became a planet of its own instead of Malachor.

Yoda gets lured by Sidious like he did in Season 6 when he was messing with Yoda’s mind. Palpatine activates the temple and the disturbance in the Force lures Master Yoda. Additionally, Sidious partially messing with Yoda’s mind, since he knew that Yoda was likely the only one who had an idea of what was to come.

Sidious wanted Yoda to open a Holocron for him, but Yoda refuses, so he decides to hold Yoda hostage and to have other Jedi come down in an attempt to rescue him. The plan was for the other Jedi to open the Holocron for Sidious instead, in order to free Yoda in exchange. Ahsoka realizes this, and went to inform the Jedi that chasing after Yoda was wrong because it was a trap. Sidious would have also tried to sacrifice Yoda because in ancient times, the Sith used to sacrifice Jedi on altars.

Sidious wanted a Jedi Holocron – which Ahsoka would have then secured and returned back to the vault, and she would seal the door shut with her lightsaber while Sidious was on the other side shooting lightning at her. This would be her only glimpse at Sidious, even though she didn't exactly know who he was.

The Geonosians were utilized by Dooku in order to look for the temple itself. Sidious and Dooku didn’t know where it was but Sidious heard about it, so they had to find it first. The Jedi also need to use the Geonosians as guides, because the Geonosians being creatures that live in catacombs and depths by nature, were useful. The Jedi then free Poggle in order to tell them where all of those Geonosians were going (the Geonosians used by Dooku).

The Temple had kaiju-like monsters called "protectors." They lived in the depths and had moved to those caves to live in them. After a while they started acting as custodians or protectors of the ruins beneath the surface. The Jedi had to get past them in order gain access. Their role in the story was more so for lore-building rather than vital to the plot itself.

The Sith temple was only one. But still underground, just above the surface of the buried Sith temple there would have been both Sith and Jedi architecture sometimes even mixed together testifying how the Jedi had gradually started building on top of more ancient Sith ruins and ended up "overwriting" the history of those locations by imposing Jedi architecture and Jedi culture that concealed or sometimes even destroyed past Sith architecture.

This would have also shown the battle that happened between the Sith and the Jedi, so it had more than simply a cultural relevance. The whole plot and theme of the arc was similar to the ruins of Mar in the Jak and Daxter franchise where the ruins of Mar are buried deep beneath Haven City and the city was built on top of it.

The Jedi would have also used capsule-like vehicles to descend deep beneath the surface because they had trouble descending in Level 0. The main Jedi accompanying Ahsoka were Anakin and Obi-Wan. There would have been scenes where Plo Koon, Kit Fisto, Mace Windu, Ki-Adi Mundi appear – but the main ones involved are Anakin, Obi-Wan and Ahsoka.

The reward for mixing Darkside arts and the knowledge contained in a Jedi Holocron was similar to what Ezra and Maul obtained in Star Wars Rebels, although at the time when they wrote the Sith Temple arc, they had decided that the reward for mixing Darkside and Lightside was a vision of the future – and Sidious wanted to see the future to know if his enemies would be defeated and if his schemes would actually come to fruition, or if he had to retrace his steps and change some things and to see how his enemies would have reacted.

As far as how the arc ended – the Jedi rescue Yoda, Poggle returns to Dooku (hence his return in ROTS), and the Temple would have been destroyed similar to what happens in Star Wars Rebels with Malachor. The Jedi decide to keep the matter a secret -- even from other Jedi who didn’t know – because the fact that the Darkside of the Force was so close to them, and they never noticed or sensed it would make the Jedi look weak.

Also, according to them – in the end it was better that the temple was destroyed because the Jedi had the mindset that the Darkside has nothing to offer them or to show them, so it’s better off if it was destroyed and buried forever. But this would leave Master Yoda disturbed because it meant that their enemies were much much closer than they had initially realized.

Ahsoka would have "returned" to the Jedi, but she would have acted as a sort of "external informant" on their behalf for some time; and this is where her role comes into place with this arc – because she would have investigated in the lower world and found out where Master Yoda was taken. In the original intentions for the show, Ahsoka was not so sour with the Jedi after she left them.

Anakin initially is upset that Ahsoka left to begin with, but by the end of the arc, he accepts that Ahsoka made her own decision, a nod to Obi-Wan's wise words in the Utapau arc: "She made the decision..." Ahsoka doesn't fully commit to the Jedi until the Siege of Mandalore arc, which is where she joins with Rex and the 332nd.

Unrelated, but one element that was removed from Dark Disciple is Ahsoka's role, because in the original version, Ahsoka still held a close relationship with the Jedi despite being outside the order; and she would act as an external informant or agent for the Jedi when the Jedi themselves were limited by their own morality or code. So the Jedi would have gotten Ahsoka to contact Ventress for the job they wanted Ventress to do for them (assassinate Dooku with Quinlan Vos) because they thought Ventress would be more open to listening to Ahsoka and also because Ahsoka lived in the underworld so she could find out Ventress’s location at the time and approach her.

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