Repurposed Structures

Acknowledging History

Musee D’Orsey was a train station

P.S.1 (MoMA) used to actually be a school, of course

• http://repurposed.posterous.com/ - “exploring the relationships between discourse, placemaking, and the shifting domains of public-ness.”

Chinese-American restaurant becomes Omega Baptist ChurchDetroit, MI

French gothic cathedral becomes business school and then condosIndianapolis, IN

Silo become a LEED houseTexas

5 Pontz, New York – legal graffiti

Grounded airplane becomes hotelGermany

Concrete pipes become hotel roomsGermany

Project ideas• Design a repurpose of an existing space

– Outline the purposes and make a floor plan of the existing space– Modify the design to serve a new purpose– Build a model of the new space

• Design a repurpose of an existing building– Outline the purposes and make a floor plan of an existing building– Modify the design to serve a new purpose– Build a model of the new building

• Photo document a space or building that you like. Imagine the place being used for a different purpose. Who is there? Who is not there? What types of activities are they engaged in? Draw an illustration or construct a photo of this new place.

Useful links and resources

• http://repurposed.posterous.com• http://www.thecoolhunter.net• http://weburbanist.com• Book on suburbia: Holy Land, by D.J. Waldie