Survey on Cultural Heritage Adaptive Reuse practice
| Project Id | 3316 |
| Project Name | Simonsland, Sweden |
| Description | Simonsland is a municipal historical building that was built in 1918. It was located in an urban city that used to be a manufacturing area and now developed into a modern city with its signature from textile heritage. The symbolic value of the building is the textile industry, and this has also influenced the symbolic of the city. Earlier its only function was being an industry which now in current use have turned into a fashion center with restaurants, conference, university, Cafe, museum and so on… Simonsland is private owned both before and after reuse. The building is funded by a private organization for-profit and as well as after the reuse. The center manages to find new uses and a new role in the society linked to the original functions, from a textile industry to a modern fashion center with multifunctional uses. The adaptive reuse was financial by PPP, Private Public Partnership. |
| Description of the economic, social and environmental impacts of the project | Restauration of buildings is always (almost) a cooperation between private and public actors but it is unusual that a private owner takes such a importent roule in manage the transformation process. |
| Web links | http://simonsland.se/ |
| Country | Sweden |
| City size | Intermediate cities (between 50.000-1 million people) |
| Construction period | 6-Contemporary architecture |
| Adaptive reuse period | 2000-2005 |
| State of conservation | Good conservation |
| Vacancy before | Permanently used |
| Vacancy after | Permanently used |
| Cultural significance | Regional heritage|Municipal heritage| |
| Typologies | Productive (industrial)| |
| Ownership before | Private |
| Ownership after | Private |
| Management structure | The owner is also the manager| |
| Managing body | Public-Private Partnership| |
| Funding full answer | Public funding (Regional)|Public funding (Municipal)|Public Foundation|Private Foundation| |
| Barriers and bottlenecks | Regulatory (e.g. heritage regulations / authorities)| |
| total investment | > 10.000.000 € |
| Residential | no |
| Cohousing | no |
| Hotel accommodation | no |
| BnbHostel accommodation | yes |
| Commercial units | yes |
| Wellness centres | no |
| Restaurant | yes |
| Cafe | yes |
| Public library | no |
| Gardens | no |
| Education | yes |
| Museum exhibition | yes |
| Research | yes |
| Cultural events | yes |
| Theatre | no |
| Conferences | yes |
| Social uses | no |
| Community Hubs | yes |
| Incubator | no |
| Cultural and Creative Industries hub | no |
| Innovative startups hub | no |
| Circular economy enterprises hub | yes |
| Coworking spaces | yes |
| Workshop spaces | yes |
| Living Lab | no |
| Fab Lab | no |
| Creative Hub | yes |
| Artist residencies | no |
| Materials bank | no |
| Repair Cafe | no |
| Bike sharing place | no |
| Sports facilities | no |
| Other uses | yes |
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