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23 Projects 20 Journals 1 Publications 5 Competitions

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23 projects

Kacper

The Spark: A Local Activity Centre on a Former Industrial Site in Wrocław

The concept of The Spark Local Activity Centre aims to initiate the transformation of the former Hutmen industrial site on Grabiszyńska Street in Wrocław, adjacent to the historic press hall and water tower. Initially conceived as a catalyst for change, the building is intended to evolve into the focal point of the regenerated neighbourhood.

Joanna

New in the Port: how to reclaim the Maritime Cultural Centre

Reinterpreting socialist realist architecture as a space for everyday social activity in Nowy Port (literally: "New Port"). The thesis develops a concept for the adaptation of the former Maritime Cultural Centre (MCC) in Nowy Port (Gdańsk) and the reorganisation of the district’s entrance through new development.

vidhi

Adaptive Reuse of India United Mills no. 2 & 3

Located in Mumbai's historic Girangaon district, the project reimagines India United Mills 2 & 3 as a productive public precinct. Through adaptive reuse, retained industrial structures are transformed into spaces for learning, cultural production, community engagement, and public interaction, preserving site's heritage while creating a vibrant civic center.

Dorota

Adaptation of post-war civilian shelters

The project explores the adaptive reuse of post-war shelters as infrastructure for public safety and urban space. It reviews global models, highlights gaps in Poland’s system, and proposes a concept for the adaptation of civilian shelters that combines social use in peacetime with full protective capacity in emergencies.

Halime

EAT & REST

A project to design a place for porters, the most important chain of the act of eating, to eat and rest in Ankara Ulus Hali.

Fer

Invernáculo Ca Tru

Para el concepto arquitectónico del proyecto, se toman los principios de la arquitectura oriental, mismos que serán aplicados en diseño del conservatorio de música Ca Trú. Complejijdad de la secuencia.- Al hacer un recorrido complicado, el espacio se vuelve más amplio. Este recorrido debe crear diferentes escenas mediante cambio de volúmenes y alturas.

HAN and 3 others

Narrative poem of the second element

The shape of the museum also implies a deconstructive monument, which not only contains the ecological reflection of the building on the surrounding sea, but also shows the story of space to people like the narrative story on the monument.

John

Civic Generations

A Proposed Conceptual Redevelopment of the Delaware Generating Station

zahra

Empathy with Nassaji

Ghaemshahr Textile Factory No. 1 is one of the first and oldest textile factories in the country, which was built in Aliabad and Ghaemshahr, mazandaran today. The construction of this factory started in 1377 with 65795 square meters and this factory is located in the center of the city and the main street and the railway are located on both sides of it.

Arch

Reviving Rizal Memorial Coliseum

The Rizal Memorial Coliseum (RMC) is a historic 5,900-seater indoor arena in Manila, Philippines built in the Streamlined Art Deco style in 1934 and designed by Juan Arellano—a pioneering Filipino Architect. It underwent a massive rehabilitation and conservation effort in 2019 for the 30th Southeast Asian Games.

Ana

Marques da Silva House

Rehabilitation of a home originally built in the 20th century in Porto. The intervention focused on restoring the original ceilings, windows and doors, with few alterations, such as the addition of a skylight in the stairwell, a pool in the garden and the restructuring of the interior spaces as to make them fit for a home of the 21st century.

Paulina

Modernising modernism. Brine pools in Ciechocinek

Information overload and addiction to devices that allow us to have constant access to information are pressing problems of modern society. The goal of the revitalization of the thermal-brine pools in Ciechocinek is to bring the dead modernistic object back to life, but in response to contemporary problems of society.