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Go, Carlo. "Building Life Cycles: An Exploration of a Building's Transformation From One Life Into the Next." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/46201.
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"Nothing endures but change" - Heraclitus.
Buildings are designed and built to house a specific program for a set period of time. The end of a buildingâ s life marks a change in its use. In todayâ s building practices, some building owners opt to demolish an entire building prior to constructing a new one. Unfortunately, this world-wide attitude results in the production of millions of tons of waste every year and is not an ecologically sustainable practice.
However, as green building methods become more valued in todayâ s society, building owners and designers are becoming more conscious of buildingsâ end lives. Construction methods are increasingly involving concepts of designing for disassembly, wherein parts and materials can be easily taken apart for reuse or recycling. Such practices are vital in minimizing the unnecessary production of construction waste.
Everything on earth exhibits change. This thesis explores the development of a newly constructed building and its transformation at the end of its life into a new building. The project consists of two designs; the program of the first was predetermined while the program of the second was chosen by the committee at the concluding stage of the first design.
This thesis seeks to develop a position on architectural design and construction methods that acknowledges the fact that buildings are not permanent objects and that they will, at some point in time, change.Master of Architecture
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Elliott, John William. "Fixing the Box." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/79501.
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My Thesis addresses one of the staples of suburban American development for the past half century, the ubiquitous Big Box store in the strip mall shopping centers and the acres of surface parking lots built around them. With thousands of these stores built, many are being abandoned by their tenants who are relocating to new locations, following market demand and other factors. While current methods of re-using these buildings exist, they're inefficient and require huge amounts of time and money to redevelop effectively. This leads many to simply be demolished and create thousands of tons of debris for our landfills and wastes the embedded energy they have. Looking closely at a local shopping center going through a massive redevelopment process that will take years if not decades to complete, I propose an alternative method of developing the site in a shorter time frame. This method applies new construction techniques in modular building to facilitate a fundamental shift in what the site provides to the public. Transitioning from a retail only destination that requires a car to access and use into a fully walkable and engaging neighborhood with retail, residential, and commercial uses all contributing to the balance for its residents and visitors. All of this development acknowledges the fact that the success of this community will spur more development, and allows for that future growth. The dis-assembly of the modular constructs allows them to move and develop another shopping center else ware to continue improving our communities.Master of Architecture
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Farrell-Lipp, Heather Lea. "Strategies between old and new:Adaptive use of an industrial building." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2008. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1218673738.
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Isik, Aydin. "Disassembly And Re-use Of Building Materials: A Case Study On Salvaged Timber Components." Master's thesis, METU, 2003. http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/1042431/index.pdf.
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The objective of this study was to investigate the feasibility of using salvaged timber from deconstructed buildings in Turkey. The intention was to show that the re-use of &lsquowaste&rsquo
materials, while decreasing the cost of construction also preserves the environment from wasteful and extensive use of natural resources. It is hoped that the findings of such a study will encourage professionals to use second hand timber components in Turkey. In order to deal with the waste problem and to save our planet the re-use of construction materials from economic, environmental, social, and historic points of views should be pursued. This research incorporated information about the re-use of timber, including ongoing projects around the world, as reported by the International Council for Research and Innovation in Building Construction (CIB) Task Group on Deconstruction (TG39), a local survey of individuals, organizations, and businesses that are related to the recycling and reuse of building materials. Local deconstruction works, recovery and re-use of timber elements and components were investigated on the basis of information obtained from the demolition contractors in Bentderesi locality in Ankara, a salvaged materials market. iii Moreover the study aimed to observe how used timber components are recovered from a demolition project. By observing the demolition of a building the author was able to determine the problems in recovering timber with the least damage. The findings of the investigation indicated that the architects and the building industry can play an important role to increase recovery rates and conditions of used timber components in construction, considerably. Instead of using nails for timber joints bolted connections should be preferred since they allow demounting and re-use with minimum damage during the deconstruction process. At the same time defects in timber due to extensive and unnecessary nailing can also be avoided. The decision on type of deconstruction, time and cost estimation, worker ability and sensitivity during disassembly influence the success of deconstruction. Tools and machinery used both on the work site and in the UBMs selling area have direct effects on the condition of recovered materials.
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Shay, Stephen D. (Stephen Dar) 1969. "Fitting and re-fitting : adaptive re-use proposal for building 114 in the Charlestown Navy Yard as a bio-tech research facility." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1999. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/70456.
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Thesis (M. Arch.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 1999.Includes bibliographical references (p. 138-145).
n the 1988 Master Plan of the Charlestown Navy Yard, Building 114 was originally planned as a boat repair and maintenance facility with offices. It appeared to be a logical proposal which would revive it to its previous function as the Navy Yard's historic Boatworks building, and introduce a recreational function to an office and research laboratory district. Disappointingly, ten years later, the site of the Boatworks continues to be abandoned along with the neighboring buildings along the north edge of the Navy Yard. Building 114 at the Charlestown Navy Yard can be described as an architecturally challenged site. For the last 14 years it has managed to resist development despite the successful development of neighboring property. The multiple obstacles facing this site include: contamination, adverse industrial and vehicular presence, design restrictions, neighborhood community resistance, uncertainty of neighboring development and isolation from main circulation and business operations in the Yard ...
Stephen D. Shay.
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Shefrin, Elana. "Re-Mediating the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: The Use of Films to Facilitate Dialogue." unrestricted, 2007. http://etd.gsu.edu/theses/available/etd-04202007-154957/.
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Thesis (Ph. D.)--Georgia State University, 2007.Title from file title page. M. Lane Bruner, committee chair; David Cheshier, Ted Friedman, Gayle Nelson, Leonard Teel, committee members. Electronic text (360 p.) : digital, PDF file. Description based on contents viewed Oct. 24, 2007. Includes bibliographical references (p. 300-335).
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Tang, Lai-fun Jenny, and 鄧麗芬. "Building control on adaptive re-use : a case study on the old dairy farm depot in HK Central." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10722/208069.
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Adaptive reuse of historical buildings was promoted by the government during the 2007 policy address regarding the conservation of Hong Kong’s Heritage. In the few years after this policy was launched, there were many changes to the statutory control related to the use of buildings, which has indirectly affected the occupants of these historical buildings.
While it was widely criticized that there was no statutory protection to historic buildings other than those graded as Declared Monuments, these buildings related statutory controls also some effects on the conservation of historical building both positive and negative.
This dissertation focus on Fringe Club as a case study, to review the effect of statutory controls to the adaptive reuse of a government owned historical building, in particular, the control through licensing.
The objective is to provide holistic considerations for future improvement in applying statutory control on adaptive reuse of historic buildings.published_or_final_version
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Master of Science in Conservation
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Moolman, Samantha. "Adaptive [re]use : an investigation into the adaption of an existing building for various programmed scenarios at 116 Paul Kruger Street in the Pretoria City Centre." Diss., University of Pretoria, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/23451.
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Adaptiveve [re]use is a process that makes use of the principles of [re]duce, [re]use and [re]cycle, often giving products an extended lifespan not initially associated with the original function. Environmentally adaptive [re]use makes sense as the embodied energy of the host building is [re]tained opposed to the amount of energy [re]quired to construct an entirely new building. The purpose of the urban group framework was to increase density within the city and provide a wider range of commercial, social and cultural activities that take place in a 24 hour cycle. Another aim was to [re]store existing buildings within the city, [re]juvenating the area and its surrounds. The design strategy of this thesis was to investigate how new interventions could be in contrast to the existing building. This was achieved by allowing new structures to be read differently from the host building. The contrasting use of materials and construction technologies [re]sulted in an architectural language of “lightness”, allowing new components to be sensitively inserted into the existing building. Additionally the design strategy included the exploration of layering and place making. Layering involved the preservation of the original building’s form and identity, while new structures are layered over the existing in order to create new spaces. Place making was achieved by adding new hanging structures to the northern and southern façade in turn articulating new functional spaces. All new adaptations and interventions are constructed in such a manner so as not to hamper the flexibility and future adaptability of the building.Dissertation (MArch(Prof))--University of Pretoria, 2011.
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Martin, Conrad. "Identity - Orientation - Interface. The adaptive re-use of the NZASM Building in Pretoria, South Africa. Working towards an architecture which aids the orientation of the user and serves to further define the identity of the city." Diss., University of Pretoria, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/29926.
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This thesis seeks to explore the potential of existing built fabric to change in order to meet the needs of its users. Central to this is the realisation that cities are highly dynamic environments. Momentarily appropriate, static solutions are not acceptable.This means not only adapting an existing building to fit a particular need at a particular time, but to ensure that it lends itself to future change. The building chosen for this study is the NZASM building, currently owned by Transnet, on the corner of Paul Kruger and Minnaar Streets. It was completed in 1963 on the property of the old NZASM headquarters and now serves mainly to house offices for Transnet. The building was between sixty and seventy percent occupied at the time of writing this thesis. The client is a fictional coalition of NGOs. The desired program is what will be referred to as an NGO Hub. The NGO Hub is a shared office and public interface facility. The intent is that these NGOs share resources and act within their specialties to support one another on collaborative projects. They must also be free to pursue their own projects and retain individual identity. At the same time, members of the public have a central location to visit where they can find information and the NGO best capable of serving their needs. This will lead to a far more efficient operational model for these organisations. The thesis also assumes that a scheme by Mary-Anne Da Costa, Surfaces and Services - A Public Space for Communication, Information + Discussion (2007), for Pretorius Square is feasible and that the two projects will occur simultaneously. The programmatic aim is to create a true civic square in Pretoria that will also serve as an example to other cities. This thesis will also work towards generating and reinforcing identity within the city. The reason for doing so is that we orientate ourselves by our environment. The clearer our idea of what a building/district/city is, the clearer our perception of what our relationship to it is and the better oriented we feel.Dissertation (MArch(Prof))--University of Pretoria, 2010.
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Perkkiö, M. (Miia). "Utilitas restauroinnissa:historiallisen rakennuksen käyttötarkoituksen muutos ja funktionaalinen integriteetti." Doctoral thesis, University of Oulu, 2007. http://urn.fi/urn:isbn:9789514286759.
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Abstract The functional usage of historical buildings is essential for their preservation. However, it appears to be very difficult to find satisfactory solutions especially when deciding new uses for them. This research focuses on the problem of the re-use of historical buildings from the point of view of the tasks of architecture and restoration. The aim of this research is, firstly, to examine the history of the re-use of historical buildings and, secondly, to identify the premises for their functional integrity and authenticity, both of which are considered crucial in restorations. Since antiquity the Latin concept utilitas has been referred to as the primary task of architecture: to be useful and functional. In this research the theme of utilitas has been observed through architectural and restoration theories and examples of re-use from different periods. Even if the re-use of old buildings has been common throughout history, it is only since the modern restoration approach of the 19th century that the functionality of historical buildings has been considered important in their preservation. Among restoration debates during the 20th century the functionality and the re-use of historical buildings have been considered only occasionally. However, among theoretical discussions on architecture functionality has been one of the most central themes of the century. Can a historical building be authentic even if its original function has changed? The main issue in the re-use of historical buildings is not to find technical solutions or methodologies, but to understand the more profound intentions for the building. Historical buildings cannot be distinguished from the reality and the requirements of human beings of today. In the restorations there must be an equilibrium between the historical legacy and the requirements of the present. Analyzing historical buildings from the point of view of functional integrity offers not only a new method but also new possibilities to discover planning solutions in the re-use of the historical buildings — respecting both the past and the presentTiivistelmä Historiallisen rakennuksen säilymisen ehto on sen järkevä hyödyntäminen alkuperäisen käyttötarkoituksen loputtuakin. Silti käytön kannalta välttämättömiin muutoksiin suhtaudutaan usein kielteisesti. Tämä tutkimus käsittelee historiallisten rakennusten käyttötarkoituksen muutoksia arkkitehtuurin ja restauroinnin tehtävien näkökulmasta. Siinä pohditaan käyttötarkoituksen muutosten oikeutusta ja restauroinneissa keskeisenä pidettyä autenttisuuden ongelmaa. Samalla pyritään hahmottamaan, mitä tarkoittaa autenttisuuteen liittyvä funktionaalinen integriteetti käyttötarkoituksen muuttuessa. Utilitas-käsitteellä on aina antiikista lähtien viitattu arkkitehtuurin yhteydessä rakennusten funktionaalisuuteen ja käyttökelpoisuuteen. Aihetta on tässä tutkimuksessa käsitelty eri aikojen arkkitehtuuriteorioiden ja historiallisiin rakennuksiin kohdistuneiden käyttötarkoituksen muutosten avulla. Vaikka historiallisia rakennuksia on aina muutettu uusiin tarkoituksiin vasta 1800-luvulla alettiin korostaa käyttötarkoituksen merkitystä historiallisten rakennusten säilymiselle. Historiallisten rakennusten käyttötarkoituksen muutoksiin liittyviin ongelmiin on 1900-luvun restaurointikeskustelussa viitattu kuitenkin vain harvoin. Sen sijaan arkkitehtuurista puhuttaessa rakennuksen funktionaalisuus on ollut yksi keskeisistä aiheista. Suurin ongelma historiallisten rakennusten käyttötarkoituksen muutoksissa on rakennuksen syvempien merkitysten ymmärtäminen, ei teknisten menetelmien ja ratkaisujen puuttuminen. Historiallisia rakennuksia ei voida täysin erottaa todellisuudesta ja ihmisen tarpeista tässä ja nyt. Kysymys on tasapainosta historian ja nykyhetken välillä. Funktionaalisen integriteetin tarkastelu tarjoaa paitsi menetelmän restaurointien arvioimiseen, myös mahdollisuuden löytää uusia ratkaisuja historiallisten rakennusten hyödyntämiseksi samalla sekä historiaa että nykyajan tarpeita kunnioittaen
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Marshall, Jonathan W. "Adaptive [re]use." PDF viewer required Home page for entire collecton, 2007. http://archives.udmercy.edu:8080/dspace/handle/10429/9.
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Spilsbury, Tanya. "The sustainable re-use of listed buildings in the context of urban regeneration." Thesis, University of Nottingham, 2001. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.391723.
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Kirchner, Mark William. "A critique of warehouse loft conversions through the adaptive re-use of Western Electric Company complex." Thesis, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1995. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/21759.
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Kousal, Tomáš. "Zdravotně technické a plynovodní instalace v polyfunkčním domě." Master's thesis, Vysoké učení technické v Brně. Fakulta stavební, 2018. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-371995.
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The master thesis deals with sanitation installations and gas installations in the new multifunctional building situated in Kroměříž. The theoretical part is focused on analysis of the topic. It describes in detail possibilities of rainwater management and it compares its design by both valid standarts and valid regulations. Technical part solves sanitation installations and gas installations of assigned building with the chosen option.
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Yu, Wing-mei, and 余詠薇. "Adaptive re-use of urban industrial heritage buildings for cultural and creative industries in Hong Kong." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2010. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B47092944.
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Since 1997, Hong Kong as an international financial center has experienced several financial storms. Whenever it was in the storm, the Government found reliance on finance and real estate unreliable and sought the need to diversify its economic mode. However, as soon as the storm was over, the Government forgot the need and continues to focus on financial development.
In 2009, in view of the international financial crisis, the Chief Executive (CE) identified 6 priority industries as the new growth drives to propel Hong Kong towards a knowledge-based economy. In parallel, the Policy Address 2009 endorsed the Government would take “appropriate policies to remove obstacles to their development” (para.21) and “examine whether the existing use of resources can support the new economic structure, and to prevent the factors of production from being tied up by outdated policies and economic structure.” (para.22) Subsequently, CE suggested that diversified development should be a strategic move to achieve sustainable economic growth.
To utilize the land resources for the 6 industries? development, the Government launches 4 measures to release the potential of 1000 industrial buildings. Its intention is good. Yet, the result will be much better if there are cohesive policy and measures to synchronize the needs and the strengths of the industries. Among the 6 priority industries to utilize the industrial land, this dissertation targets primarily on cultural and creative industries (CCI) which may collaborate with other industries, such as education and tourism to develop cultural tourism and an education center with a view to forming a CCI park in a post-industrial area.
This dissertation divides itself into three. The first part evaluates CCI, urban industrial heritage buildings and their combination; the second examines 4 local case studies, Cattle Depot, JCCAC, Fotan and LoftStage as well as 6 Shanghai ones. The third and final part devises a preliminary but innovative model of how to develop a post-industrial area into a sustainable CCI park with various potentials and resources concerted in Hong Kong.published_or_final_version
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Master of Science in Conservation
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Bell, Christopher. "The local economic impacts of the conversion and re-use of traditional rural working buildings." Thesis, University of Gloucestershire, 2013. http://eprints.glos.ac.uk/2450/.
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As well as their intrinsic value, derived from factors such as their historical significance and meaning, redundant traditional rural working buildings have the potential for instrumental value through being economic assets that can accommodate alternative uses. The conversion works and subsequent re-use can impact upon the locality in terms of income generation and employment creation, thereby supporting local economic development. However, the extent of this local economic impact rests on the expenditure patterns of the building owner and user. Drawing on a mix of exogenous and endogenous growth theories, the study investigated the local economic impacts of converting and re-using redundant traditional rural working buildings. The focus was on the local economic impacts that were measurable spatially at the sub-regional level. The fieldwork was conducted with the collaborating partner, the National Trust, and primary data was collected from 30 traditional rural building conversion projects across England. The local economic impact of both the conversion works process and the subsequent re-use of the building were analysed. A modelling framework, drawing on the principles of Keynesian multiplier analysis and Local Multiplier 3 (LM3) modelling, was used to generate a range of estimated income and employment multipliers according to distinguishing characteristics of the buildings. In total, 12 building conversion works and 14 building re-use models were produced. The building characteristics with the largest conversion works income multipliers included: animal housing buildings, listed buildings, and buildings converted for manufacturing purposes. For building re-use, the characteristics with the largest income multipliers included: animal housing buildings, Accommodation and Food Services SIC class and let buildings. A guidance document was produced based on the findings to aid the National Trust with the consideration of local economic impact in future traditional rural working building conversion projects.
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Doggett, Nicholas. "Patterns of re-use : the transformation of former monastic buildings in post-dissolution Hertfordshire, 1540-1600." Thesis, University of Southampton, 1997. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.242754.
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Holyoake, Karen Esther. "The culture of conservation : an ethnographic interpretation of the re-use of historic urban industrial buildings in England." Thesis, De Montfort University, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/2086/4135.
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Du, Plessis Dewald. "APPOLO - Towards integrated urban education in Pretoria : a multi-functional vertical primary school." Diss., University of Pretoria, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/29976.
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The Apollo Project investigates the recent establishment of numerous private educational institutions in the inner city of Pretoria. It identifies the need for adequate urban educational facilities and explores the use of existing buildings as schools. An existing educational cluster is identified at the eastern edge of the inner city, defined by Church, Du Toit and Pretorius Streets, and Nelson Mandela Drive. This city block and the ones surrounding it contain numerous primary, secondary and tertiary educational institutions in a predominant industrial/automotive precinct. An urban design framework is proposed for the precinct. It is envisioned that the precinct may be developed as a mixed-use urban educational campus. Within the existing city block and the urban framework proposal, the Apollo Centre, located on the corner of Church-and Du Toit Street, is selected for an adaptive re-use intervention. The proposed use is an urban primary school. The Apollo project investigates current pedagogical trends, which informed a concept that is largely defined by the idea of contextual learning within a vertical structure. Transparency and integration of education with the urban environment is at the core of the proposal. The traditional notion of horizontal education is explored in a vertical manner. The existing structure is analyzed and a position taken regarding the adaptive re-use process that informs the design. Precedent Studies include existing schools within the inner city of Pretoria as well as local and international schools. The process of converting the Apollo Centre into a primary educational facility, that shares its resources on a cross-programming basis, is explored in a series of proposals. The numerous explorations are considered in their various aspects, as well as their relationship to the whole, which then leads to a final design proposal. Key areas of the proposed Apollo Primary School will finally be resolved technically. A conclusion summarizes the author’s thoughts on the result of the project.Mini Dissertation (MArch(Prof))--University of Pretoria, 2010.
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Buhagiar, Vincent M. "The refurbishment of historic buildings for re-use : an energy efficient and heritage sensitive approach : generic guidelines with applications for Malta." Thesis, Cardiff University, 2001. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.403146.
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Hadačová, Jana. "Zdravotně technické a plynovodní instalace v bytovém domě se zdravotnickým zařízením." Master's thesis, Vysoké učení technické v Brně. Fakulta stavební, 2015. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-227759.
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This diploma thesis deals with health-technical and gas piping in the asylum building. The topic Rain Water Handling is the theoretical part where the usage of water is discussed according to the legal regulations and its functionality. The computational and project part deals with sewerage, water and gas distribution system in this two floors non-cellar asylum building. This bachelor thesis is written according to Czech and European regulations
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Russell, Michael. "An investigation into the adaptive re-use of commercial buildings in satisfying the demand for residential in the central business district of Cape Town, South Africa, an emerging market." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/29687.
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The built environment contributes 40% to total global greenhouse gas emissions and 87% of the buildings we will have in 2050 are already built (Wilkinson & Remoy, 2015). If predicted climate changes are correct we need to adapt existing stock sustainably. Reuse is an inherently sustainable option, which reduces the amount of waste going to landfill. Inevitably, settlements and areas undergo change, whereby land uses become obsolete and buildings vacant. At this stage, the options are either to demolish or to convert to another use. In central business districts (CBDs) outside of South Africa, there are many examples of office to residential conversion. It is expected that Cape Town CBD will take the learnings from this international market and the adaptive reuse of Cape Town’s existing buildings will be explored in greater depth. Globally there is a movement of people towards centralised living locations due to the increased congestion of transport networks to cities and the need for people to be close to the services that cities offer. This movement will only become exaggerated in time as the urbanisation of Africa continues at an increasing rate. The ability to sustainably reuse existing commercial structures thus becomes a pertinent topic in providing an efficient solution to satisfy the housing demand. Some 9000m2 of office space is currently earmarked for residential conversion in Cape Town as demand for central residential property grows and a low interest rate economic environment creates good financial conditions for developers. Coupled with this, is a stock of ageing offices and a population projected to increase by 15% by 2031 requiring approximately 30,000 new housing options across the Cape metropolitan area. With the low projected economic growth rate of South Africa, the Cape Town office market is expected to remain relatively stagnant in 2017, 2018 and 2019 - so the macro economic conditions for residential conversion are better than ever. Based on the above mentioned, this research aimed at answering the questions: (a) which drivers encourage residential conversions in Cape Town, and, (b) what are the barriers for successful reuse of existing commercial buildings. This research investigated the nature and extent of commercial conversions experienced in other global cities (London, Sydney and New York) so as to establish an understanding of how Cape Town can best adapt, as well as the drivers and barriers to successful conversion of existing structures in a CBD. Through an extensive literature study, the research identifies the key lessons from international residential conversion projects. Subsequently, interviews were held with local property experts in the Cape Town market. This research explored the potential of delivering sustainability to the Cape Town CBD through the reuse of commercial buildings. The mix of these various forms of research allowed key themes to emerge and for these themes to be exploded so as to establish a view on whether conversion projects are here to stay. The research indicates that conversion projects within the CBD area of cities are only going to become more frequent as the financial feasibility of these conversion projects improves. This, together with an ever growing wealth of knowledge amongst developers and investors about conversion projects encourages the provision of significantly more residential units in the central city. This increase in the central city population is expected to have many positive benefits for the city on a social, cultural and economic level. It is for these benefits that Public organisations are now slowly putting their weight behind supporting the adaptation of vacant and problem commercial buildings. This proactive focus on diminishing the number of obsolete buildings in prime locations has becoming a key trait of a successful CBD. This research has therefore highlighted the real role that CBDs should play and how the physical environment that forms the CBD plays such an integral role in the formulating the culture of a city. Cities should be exciting central places where people can interact safely, that supports the sharing of ideas, and nurtures the cultural fabric that gives a city its soul.
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BANG, CHEN CHIEN, and 陳建邦. "The Assessment of Heritage Building Re-Use in University Campus." Thesis, 2013. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/99908434226294595423.
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The topic of historic building re-use is gradually emphasized by the government, industry and the public in recent years, and there are many successful re-use cases. Many historic buildings which located in the university campus are only used for teaching and research. Therefore, this study did literature review to grasp the real state of heritage buildings re-using in the university campus. In addition, Fuzzy Delphi method and ANP method are used to filter the criteria for assessing usage of heritage building in the university campus. The results show that the priority and weight value from assessing historic buildings re-use in the campus are: the safe and convenient (0.406) > cultural and historical(0.337) > campus planning(0.250); Sub-criteria weight values and priority are: the style type (0.241) > earthquake-resistant capacity(0.178) > story of heritage (0.132) > fire-fighting facilities(0.123)> ecological landscape (0.113)> growth management (0.070) > termite prevention (0.066) > facilities for the disabled (0.039 +) > urban interaction(0.039-). The weight values and priority of re-using styles are: performance and meeting (0.225)> exhibition (0.212)> teaching and research (0.173)> Dining (0.147)> healthcare (0.126) > the dormitory (0.118). The results of assessment pointed out that a gap between assessment results and current usage. The results of study could let the educational authorities, heritage building authorities and the manager of university consider proposing a long-term planning for historic building re-using of campus in the future.
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"The Southern Hotel: The Adaptive Re-Use and Renovation of a Historic Building in Downtown Covington, Louisiana." Tulane University, 2015.
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KAO, PEI-HSUAN, and 高佩璿. "A Study of Activation and Re-use of Campus Building and Outdoors Space in Elementary School in Remote Mountain Area." Thesis, 2016. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/09926838151381233119.
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Taiwan's low birth rate in some areas by young rural emigration and other factors, small-scale schools in remote areas will face “school mergence” or “school consolidation”, the school in remote rural communities is mostly local residents shared memories, while the local also has a very important position. Therefore, in order not to make this school into history, the school has in place to develop the characteristics of diverse educational programs for special education system or into the local development, these changes make partial village school has a new appearance, but also active in the local community. After school restructuring, increasing enrollment, teaching content and also improve the pursuit of a more solid, thus giving rise to a new problem space usage on campus, was originally due to reduced school attendance and unused space on campus, in the face of the number of courses and teaching content increased in the future, how to adjust or re-plan the use of classroom space, if possible additions or renovations, how to activate the campus, school or use the originally planned the space outside blessed abundant natural resources, to create new teaching experience and teaching field, will be discussed in this study direction. This study will investigate the case school campus space, and by measuring the draw live on campus use the current situation, the use of space and the surrounding community with recycling, as well as interviews with the school, campus space planning after understanding the transformation use. Hoping this study met the following research objectives: 1. To explore the campus space planning and reuse after partial small rural school teaching transformation. 2. To explore how to use partial small rural school and community resources to create a natural environment teaching field and community resource sharing. Keywords：Remote elementary school, Teaching space, Renewal of space, Re-use
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Wickham, V. Mason. "Architecture and photographic framing: Re-framing the building fragment in its context, and the body in a program of use (Roland Barthes, Brassa\"\i, Daniel Buren, Cindy Sherman)." Thesis, 1993. http://hdl.handle.net/1911/13798.
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This thesis explores the phenomenon of contingency inherent in photographic framing for its application to the design of a public building in an urban context. Like the conception of any duality, as stated by Roland Barthes in his essay Camera Lucida; a photograph exists only in terms of our perception of its frame. This project demonstrates these principles as they are examined in the images of Brassai's Paris, the work of Daniel Buren, and the Untitled Film Stills of Cindy Sherman through the design of a post office in Houston, Texas. The city, the site, the building and the program extend beyond the bounded limits of pure enclosure; and the architecture becomes an inhabitable frame in which the referent adheres to the reference, the fragment to the context, the object to the subject.
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Geruso, April D. "Exploring adaptive re-use in abandoned industrial spaces : a possible future for affordable housing." Thesis, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/2152/22206.
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In light of the increasing need for affordable housing in cities, and because many city centers, especially older US city centers, are home to abandoned industrial buildings, this paper explores the potential for creating affordable housing through the adaptive re-use of such structures. Through a study of the current literature of both the current needs of affordable housing and the availability of the transition of adaptive re-use, this paper answers the questions of where this type of conversion has already taken place and explores what funding is available to make such a conversion financial possible. The paper then looks to three case studies in the United States to attempt to begin to answer under what local conditions adaptive re-use for affordable housing can succeed. Ultimately, this paper finds that under compliant circumstances, there is indeed a place for the adaptive re-use of abandoned structures to be developed into affordable housing.text
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Le, Roux J. C. (Johannes Calvyn). "Transforming public space : re-generating Rissik station." Diss., 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/29765.
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The proposed project aims to transform the selected site and buildings at Rissik Station to new uses, along with the restoration and reuse of historical buildings. This amounts to a recycling and improved use of existing resources.Dissertation (MArch(Prof))--University of Pretoria, 2009.
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Howe, Peter R. "Adaptive re-use of university buildings : a case study of four academic buildings on the Pietermaritzburg campus of the University of Natal." Thesis, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/10413/8331.
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This study investigates the capacity of buildings to be adapted when required by changing circumstances or situations. Furthermore it has special reference to buildings constructed for academic teaching and research purposes. At the outset the author reviews the reasons for buildings outlasting their original functions and identifying the various possible causes for the change . The ability to sustain modifications and the varying extent of the modification is established with examples being cited of both commercial and academic typologies. The thesis then explores some examples of early adaptions of buildings such as basilicas and the influence on the architecture of the early and later Christian churches. In later years cathedrals and monasteries became the precursor of the early universities that were born out of the evolution of secular teaching and education and the need for repositories for books. The architecture and form of these buildings was dictated largely by the development of the towns into cities and the concurrent need to expand these centres of learning . The history of the University of Natal is discussed from the years preceding its formal inception and subsequent interventions relating to the development of the Pietermaritzburg campus . A model upon which a measure may be made of four buildings of differing era's and occupancy are discussed identifying their original plan form and the changes that have ensued over three decades. These modifications are critically evaluated and tabulated graphically thereby indicating the comparative changes as a ratio of the area of the change against the area of the entire building. The notable Old Main Building was found to be a rigid building , built in load bearing brickwork and large high ceilinged spaces that sub-divide with ease while ensuring the retention of its integrity. Conversely the Main Science Building , a reinforced concrete framed structure with brick in-fill, is of an amorphous plan shape that lends itself to modification at the expense of its external character. The Rabie Sanders Building , a formal neo-classical building of framed reinforced concrete construction with face brickwork in-fill and a rigid facade does not, by virtue of its plan form and elevation , have the capacity for external alteration but has the potential for extensive internal. Finally the New Arts Building , a linear five storey precast reinforced concrete structure with free standing continuous modular window provides infinite variability of the interior whilst the exterior remains unaffected and there is no possibility of extending. The changes, varying in complexity and extent, clearly indicate that the buildings are indeed malleable and with creative planning, the changes can have an enhancing impact on the internal spaces. This information should considered as a working guide to provide the institution with pointers for the future design of campus buildings.Thesis (M.Arch.)-University of Natal, 2003.
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Mace, Shonda Ranee. "Typical problems with reusing mineral springs buildings and how they are overcome." Thesis, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/2152/22539.
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Mineral springs were a popular aspect of American culture prior to World War II.
In conjunction with the rest of the United States, Texas offered visitors
numerous locations for people to “take the waters.” Unfortunately, for various
reasons, the springs fell out of favor and the buildings associated with them were
largely abandoned.
I briefly discuss the history of the springs through the ages and
then move onto a discussion of the different styles of architecture associated with
the springs in the United States and how these styles differed in Texas.
Due to the loss of architecture associated with the mineral springs in Texas, this
paper uses Heath, Oc, and Tiesdell’s five forms of obsolescence to analyze the
reasons for failures in adaptive reuse, discusses the successes, and presents some
extant buildings where futures are undetermined.
In order to answer these questions, I gathered a collection of case studies,
focusing on locations in Texas, but including several from the United States and
Europe. I analyzed these case studies and gathered information from the result of
the studies to deduce why the forms of obsolescence could not be overcome, and
how some sites differed and successfully surmounted these difficulties.text
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HSIEH, HAO-YU, and 謝鎬宇. "Satisfaction Study Quality experience value and service re-use of historic buildings tourists - in Hsinchu Xin Zhiping principals, Dr. Li Kecheng House Case." Thesis, 2016. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/bnzy2e.
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For local historic buildings and culture has a very important influence , of course, there are ways to save a lot of construction , but why save for , whom to save and how to save , has continued to be raised for discussion . How to balance historic preservation and economic benefits can be achieved , but this caused the researchers to explore the motivation and study this subject. This study was to explore the historic buildings reused hope relevant space management strategy how to achieve sustainable development, the value of experience and feel satisfaction after the visit of tourists to Xin Zhiping president classic firm currently operated by Hsinchu City Government outsourcing is the old , Dr. Li Kecheng House as a survey of this study , empirical research, but also can be used as reference data outsourcing managers . In this study, literature review , case studies , surveys and SEM structural equation as a research method . Expected results of this research unit expects to provide the public , business groups related to outsourcing management policy mode of reference , not only for the space field -friendly use , and history and culture, recreation , urban development integration model proposed systematic planning , achieve sustainable business management spirit.
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Lee, Ching-Chuen, and 李清全. "The study of planning process in the re-use of historic buildings in the case of architecture built during the Japanese occupied period in Taiwan." Thesis, 1993. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/67455161815489178998.
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