A Quantitative Approach for Identifying Adaptive Reuse Option for Industrial Buildings

2015 ◽  
pp. 495-505
Author(s):  
Yongtao Tan ◽  
Liyin Shen ◽  
Craig Langston
Keyword(s):  
Adaptive Reuse ◽  
Quantitative Approach ◽  
Industrial Buildings

scholarly journals A FUZZY APPROACH FOR ADAPTIVE REUSE SELECTION OF INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS IN HONG KONG

2014 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 66-76 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yongtao Tan ◽  
Li-yin Shen ◽  
Craig Langston
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Adaptive Reuse ◽  
Mainland China ◽  
Industrial Restructuring ◽  
Manufacturing Plants ◽  
Large Cities ◽  
Industrial Buildings ◽  
Residential Living ◽  
Selection Of ◽  
Fuzzy Adaptive

With rapid economic development and restructuring, there are an increasing number of aged or obsolete buildings in large cities, such as Hong Kong. Adaptive reuse of these buildings provides an alternative for property stakeholders towards more sustainable practices instead of redevelopment or destruction. Adaptive reuse can also make great contributions to sustainable development by reducing construction waste and saving natural resources. As a result of industrial restructuring, manufacturing plants were migrated from Hong Kong to Mainland China during the 1980s and 1990s. Many industrial buildings then became vacant or under-utilised. Adaptive reuse of these industrial buildings is considered a viable way forward for all parties, including government, property stakeholders and the community. However, the problem is how to deal with multiple criteria to assess how these buildings can be reused for residential living, retail, training centres, or other purposes. Adaptive reuse of industrial buildings is discussed in this paper, and a fuzzy adaptive reuse selection model is developed for decision-making. A hypothetical example is used to demonstrate the application of the method and show its effectiveness.

scholarly journals Analysis of the experience of renovating industrial enterprises into hotels in China

2021 ◽  
Vol 237 ◽  
pp. 04007
Author(s):  
Zehong Gong ◽  
Larysa Bridnia
Keyword(s):  
Adaptive Reuse ◽  
Modern Society ◽  
Related Literature ◽  
Industrial Enterprises ◽  
Average Lifespan ◽  
Luxury Hotels ◽  
Industrial Buildings ◽  
Boutique Hotels ◽  
Post Industrial ◽  
Mega Cities

The adaptive reuse of abandoned industrial buildings is a very hot topic in the post-industrial modern society. The re-equipment of these buildings and territories can be carried out in different directions for different functions: exhibition complexes, public centers, museums, trade enterprises. This study focuses on the renovation of such industrial buildings into hotels in China. The experience of reconstruction and related literature has been studied. The study found that since most of the post-industrial buildings in China are small in size, they are suitable for repurposing as boutique hotels. Large industrial buildings and complexes in mega cities in China can be converted into luxury hotels. Renovation of old industrial buildings into hotels makes it possible to double the average lifespan of buildings approximately up to 60-65 years.

scholarly journals Adaptive reuse in neglected industrial buildings (Industrial buildings in the Iraqi Ministry of Oil)

2021 ◽  
Vol 1773 (1) ◽  
pp. 012040
Author(s):  
Haidar Adnan ◽  
Abdullah Saadoon ◽  
Enas Salim
Keyword(s):  
Adaptive Reuse ◽  
Industrial Buildings

scholarly journals When the  Tank’s Empty: Design Strategies  for the Adaptive Reuse  of Urban Tank Farms

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Rob Bruns
Keyword(s):  
Adaptive Reuse ◽  
Public Access ◽  
Design Strategies ◽  
Industrial Heritage ◽  
Commercial Activities ◽  
Tank Farm ◽  
Industrial Landscape ◽  
Industrial Buildings ◽  
Fuel Storage ◽  
Site Rehabilitation

<p>Urban tank farms, technically known as bulk fuel storage facilities, have been a feature of the urban industrial landscape for close to 100 years. Often established in prime waterfront locations near city centres, their future in these locations is uncertain. The toxic and volatile nature of their operations pose a threat to the environment and public safety, while many of the sites they occupy are being vacated as the oil industry consolidates and their activities are moved elsewhere. City waterfronts and industrial areas are also undergoing regeneration as urban centres increase in residential density and change in use from industrial and commercial activities to those based more on leisure and lifestyle. Tank farms and similar industrial ‘non-buildings’ have only relatively recently been recognised as having significant industrial heritage and cultural value, often only attained after a period of abandonment. Adaptive reuse of industrial buildings has long been applied to factories and warehouses but industrial non-buildings present greater challenges for a reuse project. Built with a singular purpose unintended for human inhabitation, the uncompromising nature of this type of structure and the difficulties in reusing them means few have been retained for reuse. The poisonous legacy of contamination further reduces the opportunities for retention of this heritage and reuse of the structures. Such sites and structures often face conflicting notions of site rehabilitation, industrial heritage retention, urban redevelopment and adaptive reuse. The design exercise of this thesis attempts to reconcile these notions by combining strategies of existing models and precedents with the necessities and aims of a continually evolving urban environment. Alongside these strategies, a step further than the typical landscape park and industrial sculpture of earlier examples is taken, proposing a new multi-use solution for an existing tank farm on Sydney Harbour. An architectural intervention for several of the largest tanks is presented, together with other elements of urban infill, environmental regeneration and public access and recreation.</p>

scholarly journals The feasibility of adaptive reuse of vacant industrial buildings in Southwestern Ontario

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kayly Robbins
Keyword(s):  
Key Words ◽  
Lake Erie ◽  
Urban Landscape ◽  
Adaptive Reuse ◽  
Study Analysis ◽  
Brownfield Redevelopment ◽  
Existing Building ◽  
Case Study Analysis ◽  
Industrial Buildings

This research investigated the feasibility of adaptive reuse of vacant industrial buildings in Southwestern, Ontario. Adaptive reuse is a conversion strategy that has recently been utilized in cities faced with a decline in industry. The cities experiencing a labour shift away from manufacturing now have dilapidated vacant or underutilized industrial buildings cross their urban landscape. Adaptive reuse is the process of reusing an existing building, with or without changes to the structure, for a new purpose. Southwestern, Ontario is a region that has struggled to rebound from the economic shift, and the 2008/2009 recession. The region is located southwest of Toronto, bordering Lake Erie and Lake St. Clair. This study, through case study analysis, explored the characteristics that are important in hindering or facilitating the feasibility of adaptive reuse of existing vacant industrial buildings. The case studies demonstrate that location, market characteristics, legislation, council support, and financial implications are the most important factors in assessing the feasibility of adaptive reuse. This research, and the recommendations provided, may aid municipalities and counties in encouraging and working with developers to revitalise their vacant industrial buildings. Key words: adaptive reuse, brownfield redevelopment, Southwestern Ontario

scholarly journals The Craft of Conversion: Enhancing New Zealand's Industrial Heritage through Adaptive Reuse

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
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Claire Alana Krejcisz
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Design Process ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Adaptive Reuse ◽  
Physical Factors ◽  
Missed Opportunities ◽  
Existing Building ◽  
Industrial Heritage ◽  
Case Study Analysis ◽  
Industrial Buildings

<p>The aim of this research is to explore an adaptive reuse approach as a way to enhance industrial buildings in New Zealand. As in other parts of the world, New Zealand has accumulated industrial buildings which are now in disrepair. Many of these buildings appear to be undervalued by their local communities and are often demolished with little consideration given to other options. There are missed opportunities here to create composite architectures which make use of these somewhat curious buildings. This thesis initially investigates the significance that these buildings may hold for society and suggests reasons why they ought to be reused. The research then questions how an adaptive reuse approach could be used to enhance industrial structures. By combining the research into the importance of older buildings, particularly industrial buildings, with international case study analysis, a set of design approaches are developed. These approaches offer concepts and techniques for the conversion of industrial buildings which pertain to physical factors such as proportion and form. The design process is informed by these approaches, where they are expanded and tested for their relevance in a New Zealand context. The site for this design exploration is the Lower Hutt Railway Workshops which were selected to reveal the challenges involved in a large-scale project and because they embody the typical issues of industrial disregard. The intended function is a film complex which has specific requirements necessary to probe change in the buildings. However, this design example does not suggest that one-approach-fits-all. Rather, these approaches are developed to provoke thought in designers embarking on industrial conversions. Due to a widespread lack of appreciation of industrial buildings, there is typically more creative freedom in the way they are adapted, compared with non-industrial buildings. This suggests that more innovative conversion methods can be used. The approaches developed in this thesis advocate for an amalgamated adaptation which has a well considered relationship to the existing building and site. Overall this research reveals that there are a number of significant factors to consider when converting industrial architectures. When these factors are included in the design process, the experience of aged materials and the heritage-value encompassed in these buildings can be further enhanced.</p>

scholarly journals Critical Success Factors (CSFs) for the Adaptive Reuse of Industrial Buildings in Hong Kong

2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (7) ◽  
pp. 1546 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yongtao Tan ◽  
Chenyang Shuai ◽  
Tian Wang
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Critical Success Factors ◽  
Success Factors ◽  
Adaptive Reuse ◽  
Economic Restructuring ◽  
Clear Understanding ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Critical Success ◽  
Industrial Buildings ◽  
The Government

With the economic restructuring during the 1980s and 1990s in Hong Kong, most manufacturing plants were relocated to China and many industrial buildings were left neglected or vacant. At the same time, owing to limited land supply, a shortage of affordable housing has been a problem in Hong Kong for many years. Adaptive reuse of industrial buildings may be a way of solving this problem. However, adaptive reuse is not an easy decision because there are many factors affecting adaptive reuse. Therefore, this paper examines the current situation of adaptive reuse of industrial buildings in Hong Kong and identifies a list of factors affecting the adaptive reuse of industrial buildings. Six factors are considered Critical Success Factors (CSFs). Based on a Principal Component Analysis, 33 factors are grouped into eight principal components, namely, sustainability, economics and finance, the market, changeability, location and neighborhood, culture and public interests, legal and regulatory matters, and the physical condition of the building. The identified CSFs and principal factors provide a useful reference for various stakeholders to have a clear understanding of the adaptive reuse of industrial buildings in Hong Kong, especially for the government to review current policies of adaptive reuse.

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