Survey on Cultural Heritage Adaptive Reuse practices

Id Name Description Action
3375 Fort Monostor, Hungary The system of historic forts is situated in and around the “twin” towns of Komárom, Hungary, and Komárno, Slovakia on opposite banks of the Danube River. Even taken individually the forts on both sides are genuine historic and cultural treasures, representing the highest level of military architecture of their time and having survived unaltered since the beginning of the 20th century. These forts, and their predecessors have been built and rebuilt over the centuries, but their current forms show the most skilled building techniques and styles from the second half of the 19th century (1852-1890). Today the fort Monostor is going to be restored step by step as a multifunctional cultural site.
3376 Sumenlinna, Finland Suomenlinna is a former naval military fortress system, which was in service until 1972 and later turned to a civilian administration. The defence and naval units were subsequently converted for residential use. The site is also an important local retreat and recreational (green area) for citizens of Helsinki as well as a tourist attraction already since 1918. Since 1991 it is also UNESCO world heritage site. The management body cooperates with a wide range of actors and stakeholders, national and local, for its successful and sustainable development. It has 800 residents and 400-500 workplaces (winter/summer), depending on the season. Yearly Suomenlinna attracts above 1 000 000 visitors.
3377 Švicarija - Hotel Tivoli, Slovenia After the Ljubljana earthquake in 1895, architect Ciril Metod Koch designed the Tivoli Hotel in "Alpine and national style", which was built in 1909 on a space of previous Alpine style hut (first half of 19th century) named "Švicarija". No other building in Ljubljana was ever built in this style, therefore Hotel Tivoli "Švicarija" remains an architectural lone. Need for additional space of the Institute International Centre of Graphic Arts, which resides in the neighbouring Manor Tivoli, provoke the renovation and revitalisation of the degraded monument. The renovation provided new artist studios, residencies and exhibition spaces for prospective artists in the field of visual arts.
3378 Stara trznica, Slovakia The use of the historic market in the city centre of Bratislava started as a bottom-up civil initiative when a small group of professionals from different fields shared the discontent considering neglect of the historic building. When under municipality operation, the market had little revenue, as it pertained to its original mono function. The market has been closed for nearly five years when the initiative started negotiating with the local government. They aimed to develop Stara tržnica into a living urban centre with mixed-use, food markets, cultural events and venues, services with added value for the citizens as well as visitors of the city while being financially independent of the City of Bratislava budget. Since then, the market has a varied program adjusted with the city vibe and acts as a catalyst for the improvement of surrounding urban areas.
3379 Hotel Katajanokka, Finland Originally opened as the Helsinki County Prison and investigative penitentiary, the main building of Hotel Katajanokka dates back to 1888, with the oldest part opened in 1837. The prison housed its original tenants up until as late as 2002. Following extensive renovations and conversion work, the prison was reborn into a modern, high class hotel in May 2007. Protected by the Finnish National Board of Antiquities, the main hallway, exterior shell and surrounding red brick walls remain to remind todays’ visitor of numerous colourful and often tragic stories of a bygone era. To commemorate the building’s 10th anniversary as a hotel, a light renovation and extensive interior facelift was finished in 2017. Today Hotel Katajanokka is a modern lifestyle hotel dedicated to friendly, personal and attentive service in unique historic surroundings.
3380 STERNTHAL Mansion, Slovenia The concept of the architectural design tried to restore the authentic aspect as much as possible to present the monument. The main idea of the design is the use of original materials and architectural elements. The design of the inner ambient tries to preserve as many of the existing and newly discovered original elements of the manor as possible. The newly added elements are designed in minimalist form, neutral colours and natural oak wood.
3381 Castle Ljubljana, Slovenia Municipality of Ljubljana acquired the castle in 1905 from the state (at the time: Austro-Hungarian Empire), bud did not manage to invest until the middle of the 1960s when extensive preparations for revitalisation started. Architectural intervention by Architectural studio Ambient was selected on the public competition. The extensive renovation is ongoing for almost 40 years and the realisation is approximately 80% of the original plan so far. The process took three stages - research, revitalisation and adaptation. During the process of national and municipal institutes, taking care of the protection and preservation of cultural heritage values were also included. The City Museum of Ljubljana supervised the archaeological research, and the National Institute for the protection of the cultural heritage of Slovenia supervised the architectural intervention.
3382 Vetrinje Town Mansion, Slovenia The architectural intervention tries to expose and accentuate the historical layers discovered during the renovation in an attractive manner. Old alterations and all the excess were stripped off to accentuate the mansion substance and enhance it with modern intervention. The mansion was reconstructed for hosting the headquarters of the European Capital of Culture 2012.
3383 Geofort, Netherlands Fort bij de Nieuwe Steeg was part of the original project of the New Dutch Waterline, a defense system made by the Dutch to protect the country from South-Eastern invasions by means of water flooding. The Defense line was never used due to the introduction of the aviation and the obsolete fortifications were abandoned. This fort, owned by Staatsbosbeheer and run by The GeoFort Foundation, aims at disseminating the values, knowledge and secrets of Geography. GeoFort is an educational attraction on an exciting fort in the New Dutch Waterline in the field of cartography and navigation. On GeoFort the visitor will meet old and new geotechniques in the GeoExperience, the ‘intelligent’ maze and Bat Trail Garden. Also on GeoFort is a restaurant, the 3D Cafe and several meeting rooms.
3404 Pousada Santa Maria do Bouro, Portugal The project of renovation of the Ruins of Santa Maria do Bouro Convent is a not a reconstruction of a former Convent, but rather an interpretation of the ruins in a new building. Respecting the identity of the space while introducing new materials, forms and functions in a subtle way.