Adaptive reuse

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.

Image 9 of 16 from gallery of Rethinking Sacred Spaces for New Purposes: 15 Adaptive Reuse Projects in Ancient Churches. © Fernando Alda

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

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

Barcelona architecture studio Josep Ferrando Architecture has converted a former prison in Tarragona, Spain, into the El Roser Social Centre.

A new era for the craft charity as it moves to East London.

Juxtaposition - modern addition to an older structure.

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