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Hotwalls Studios, UK |
In 2014, Portsmouth City Council were successful in securing government funding, via the Coastal Communities Fund, to refurbish the buildings at Point Battery and to re-use them as working artist/maker studios (Hotwalls Studios project). The restoration of these unique and important heritage buildings was finished at 2016. Parts of the complex date back to the 15th century and it is recognised nationally as a scheduled monument and Grade I listed building. The surrounding area of Old Portsmouth is where the city first began way back in the 12th century. There are many theories as to why the area is known as the Hotwalls but its association with artists dates back to the 1960s/70s when artists began selling paintings at Point Battery. This has provided inspiration for the project. Nowadays, the Hotwalls Studios creative quarter is a landmark development in the city of Portsmouth. The complex aims to provide an environment in which artists/makers can start and grow their business. |
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| 3723 |
Made in Cloister, Italy |
The building that hosts the project "Made in Cloister" had a very intricate history. It is part of the wider religious complex of Santa Caterina a Formiello, which was built in the sixteenth century. In the nineteenth century, it was turned into a wool factory undergoing some transformations (example of industrial agriculture of the Bourbon period). From 1861, the year of the Unification of Italy, some conditions changed, and soon after, the factory was shut down. Little by little, the building was abandoned. In 2012 some local entrepreneurs promoted and funded the restoration and launched the project "Made in Cloister". Were restored the old sixteenth portico and the central wooden truss of the Bourbon age (example of industrial architecture of the eighteenth century). The latter was realized through a crowdfunding campaign in 2013. |
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| 3724 |
L'Asilo, Italy |
The former Asilo Filangieri was built within the extension works of the old convent of San Gregorio Armeno. In modern times, it hosted an asylum for the education of young Neapolitan orphans, that kept this function until 1980 southern Italy earthquake when the building was abandoned. In 2005 a long-lasting restoration was completed, which also permitted to bring back to light important archaeological finds of the viceroy period and more older ones from Greek-Roman age. The building hosted for a short time the foundation “Forum of Cultures2014”. Indeed, in 2012, the place was occupied by a group of art and entertainment workers that has started a co-management experience of the building open to all. The municipality recognized this “civic and collective urban use”, that was taken as a model to be reproduced in other contexts, both in Naples and in other cities. |
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| 3726 |
Co-housing Santa Chiara, Italy |
The church, the choir and the ex-convent of Santa Chiara constitute the residual portion of the great religious complex built starting from 1740. The primitive church was the subject of a reconstruction project by Bernardo Vittone. In the 20th century the church was purchased by the order of the Little Servants of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, which are still in its possession. In 2015, the property, no longer able to live there and wishing to continue using it for social purposes, entrusted it to the Abele Group on a free loan for use, maintaining the activity of surgery and assistance for the poor. The Abele Group started a cohousing project for young volunteers who welcome other young people in situations of economic and/or social fragility. Thanks to the contribution of the Compagnia di San Paolo a redevelopment process was started, which began with the restoration of the church, continued with the recovery of the former conventual part and with the restoration of the choir. |
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| 3727 |
Fabbrica delle E/Binaria, Italy |
The "Fabbrica delle E" was a former industrial shed that until the mid-1970s housed the Cimat company (Costruzioni Italiane Macchine Attrezzi Torino), part of the Fiat group. 250/5000 Since 2002 it has become the official headquarters of the Abele Group association, it is home to a library open to the public and often hosts events and meetings organized by organizations and associations. The halls of the Center have been called "workshops" or "shops". The venue expanded in 2016 with the opening of the Binaria Center which houses a bookstore, a play area for children, a shop and a pizzeria. The internal structures, the large spaces, the restored and colored bridge cranes, the names of its conference rooms, all called "workshops" or "shops" recall the origin of the structure. |
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| 3730 |
Certosa 1515, Italy |
The charterhouse of Avigliana rises on the mountain that leads to the Sacra di San Michele, in the Susa Valley. It was founded as a Franciscan monastery in 1515. Over time, the Certosa di Avigliana had several destinations. In the 90s of the last century, the community of Carthusian nuns who lived there decided to leave it. The Abele Group took action for the purchase and restoration, which ended in September 2011. The Certosa di Avigliana is currently owned by the Social & Human Purpose Fund of REAM sgr of Turin and managed by the social cooperative Binaria 1515 scs. The surface of the property covers about 2300 square meters. Today it is a place of hospitality, education and location for events. |
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Oasi di Cavoretto, Italy |
Built in the eighteenth century in the Turin hills, the house was bought by Count Luigi Pulciano who transformed it into a summer residence. In the 60s of the following century it was used to accommodate children in summer camps, with particular regard to the most disadvantaged social groups. Later the house was donated to the "Istituto Secolare delle Missionarie della Regalità di Cristo". In 1997 the Institute entrusted the management of the building to the Abele Group through a social cooperative of the association called "Il Giardino delle Rose" SCS, which aims to facilitate the reintegration of people in difficulty. The asset is surrounded by about 14,000 square meters of land and is composed of two buildings able to accommodate a total of 45 people. It has a restaurant and bar, a 100-seat conference room and three smaller rooms for business meetings. Inside the complex there is also a church and a chapel. |
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| 4007 |
Jacobuskerk Utrecht, Netherlands |
The Old Catholic St. Jakobus Church has been transformed into a spacious home. There have been no services in the church since 1991, and in the period up to 2007 the church was used as a showroom for antique furniture, a meeting room and small concerts. In the long term it is conceivable that the church can be converted for public purposes such as a library, bookstore, museum or even another church. As little as possible of the existing church has been "touched" or adjusted. The existing wooden floor, the stained glass windows and old doors have been preserved and restored locally. For these functions, a large mezzanine floor was made in the 90s, which broke the spatiality of the church. The intermediate floor from the 90s has been transformed in the design into a functional and spatial sculpture in the monument. The modern living volume has been 'kept separate' from the old building in detail and can be considered as a temporary 'resident' of the historic church. |
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| 4008 |
Boonker Rijeka, Croatia |
The Bunker was built by the German army and has survived two bombings in the II. world war intact. It was built in the port of Rijeka, to store the ammunition; but most of its 75 years it was used for other than military purposes. During the Croatian war of Yugoslavian Seccesion in the 90s, it was even used as a theatre and exhibition space. Locally, a very little history is known about it; people know its locale but not much else. The owner is Port of Rijeka authority, which gave the Bunker under concession for 20 years to local entrepreneurs. |
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Faro of Capo d'Orso, Italy |
Located along the Amalfi coast, on a ridge overlooking the sea near Maiori, the lighthouse is accessible through a suggestive terraced path, which opens into the Mediterranean scrub and descends to the sea. The site takes its name from a peak on the rock that has the shape of a bear's head, clearly visible from the Amalfi State Road. The structure of the lighthouse was built at the behest of the Office of Civil Engineering in 1882; in 1903, after some renovations and some modifications to make it suitable for the new use, the building passes to the Italian Navy, becoming a lighthouse for sighting and signaling. The complex, recently renovated, is made up of three isolated buildings: two warehouses and the main building, the latter built on two floors above ground, originally intended to house the lighting. The facades, plastered, have string courses; the last level towards the sea has staggered stringcourses. |
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