Survey on Cultural Heritage Adaptive Reuse practice

Project description
Project Id 3314
Project Name Castle Ryn, Poland
Description Building is a renovated XIV century castle, which was rebuilt during the XIX century. There was a prison for women there for a period of time. After II World War it served as a town hall, but it was very expensive in use and there was no money for much needed renovation, so the town sold it to a private owner in 2001. The owner renovated the building and turned it into a hotel and a conference centre, that is operating since 2006. The renovation was organized in a very short time, less than a year, which is spectacular for such an enormous project.
Description of the economic, social and environmental impacts of the project Good public and private cooperation, involvement of the initiative with many local events, trying to work together (although it took some time to build the trust between the city and the owner of the building). A lot of new jobs in an area that didn’t have that many (despite being a tourist localisation). Pretty successful business model that is constantly evolving. Investing in new environmental friendly technologies as a way of saving money for the business. Some traditional skills and crafts have been used and promoted (local food, historic clothes created by seamstresses on the site), the city of cittaslow movement and the castle is a very active participant in that programme, which also allowed for the city to rebuild and renovate the harbour and some buildings in the area.
Web links website not provided
Country Poland
City size Village (less than 5.000)
Characteristics of the cultural heritage building/site/landscapes
Construction period 1-Ancient_Middle-Age
Adaptive reuse period 2000-2005
State of conservation Bad conservation
Vacancy before Permanently used
Vacancy after Permanently used
Cultural significance National heritage|
Typologies Residential|Religious|Military|
Governance, management and financing
Ownership before Public
Ownership after Private
Management structure The owner is also the manager|
Managing body Private for profit|Private non-profit|
Funding full answer Owner’s investment|Other: bank loan|
Barriers and bottlenecks Economic – financial|Regulatory (e.g. heritage regulations / authorities)|
total investment 3.000.000 – 10.000.000 €
Uses / functions
Residential no
Cohousing no
Hotel accommodation yes
BnbHostel accommodation no
Commercial units no
Wellness centres yes
Restaurant yes
Cafe yes
Public library no
Gardens yes
Education yes
Museum exhibition yes
Research no
Cultural events yes
Theatre yes
Conferences yes
Social uses no
Community Hubs no
Incubator no
Cultural and Creative Industries hub no
Innovative startups hub no
Circular economy enterprises hub no
Coworking spaces no
Workshop spaces yes
Living Lab no
Fab Lab no
Creative Hub no
Artist residencies no
Materials bank no
Repair Cafe no
Bike sharing place no
Sports facilities no
Other uses no