Designing with maritime heritage: adaptive re-use of small-scale shipyards in northwest Europe

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to describe the different design approaches architects take towards the adaptive reuse of small-scale shipyards. Thereby giving a proposition for future projects by giving insight in how others preceded and showcasing different possibilities. Design/methodology/approach The research is based on a literary review in combination with a case study, following one main question: What architectural approaches do architects employ in redesigning nineteenth- and twentieth century dockyards in Northern Europe and how do these approaches consider the history of building and context? First, this paper researches the history of adaptive reuse. Additionally, the historical and cultural context of shipyards is researched. Finally, a case study is done linking theory with practice. Selected cases are: Kromhout shipyard in Amsterdam, Verftet Ny-Hellesund in Ny-Hellesund and the Maritime Museum in Helsingør. Findings Four approaches to adaptive re-use were distinguished in the cases: differentiation, continuation, cultivation and optimisation. Each has its own implications for the design and the chosen approach is ultimately related to the important heritage values of each individual shipyard. Heritage professionals proved to have a great say, in the early stages of the adaptation process, in which the adaptive reuse approach was chosen. Research limitations/implications This comparative research enables an in-depth analysis and comparison and thorough qualitative understanding. It however limits the insight in the representativeness of these cases. Originality/value This paper compares the adaptive reuse of small-scale shipyards in an international perspective. It offers insight into the patterns, principles and context of the architectural reuse of this underexposed industrial heritage.

Architectural Histories Entwined: The Rudra-Mahalaya/Congregational Mosque of Siddhpur, Gujarat

The Rudra-mahalaya of Siddhpur, north Gujarat (India), was founded in the midtwelfth century ce to be the principal temple complex of the city. It was dedicated to an aspect of Siva, the dynastic deity of the Chaulukyas (ca. 950-1303/04), whose seventh ruler, Jayasimha Siddharaja (r. 1094-1144), commissioned the complex in ca. 1140. In about 1414, the complex was dismantled and reconfigured as the congregational mosque of the city by Ahmad Shah I (r. ca. 1410-44), the second sultan of the Muslim dynasty of the Muzaffarids. Due to its dual ritual function, the Rudra-mahalaya/congregational mosque has been divided into two separate scholarly discourses, namely those of the Islamic and temple architectures of South Asia. This work proposes certain methodological shifts surrounding the well documented phenomenon of architectural reuse in pre-Mughal India. The Rudra-mahalaya serves as an example of how the separate discourses of Islamic and temple architectures have privileged historical and historiographical ruptures, to the neglect of prominent continuities. Historiographically, the separation of these areas of study does not allow for the examination of the formal continuities between temples and Islamic buildings. Historically, the study of Indic and Islamic architectures as divergent cultural processes in South Asia does not bring out the modified but still palpable continuities in the social fabrics within which the buildings were embedded. By examining a complex such as the Rudramahalaya from both perspectives simultaneously, I hope to restore the historical importance of these continuities.