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Cascina Roccafranca, Italy |
Cascina Roccafranca is a cultural and social centre operating in a former farm and its courtyard on the southern outskirt of Turin. The building is owned by the City of Turin and the renovation partly was financed by the municipal budget. The new use started in 2007 in 2500 m2 of covered space and 2000 m2 courtyard. The centre is part of the Case del Quartiere network and the Cascina Roccafranca Foundation, that holds together public actor (Municipality of Turin) and private actors (46 associations and civic groups) in a shared responsibility relationship, manage it. Cascina Roccafranca provides a variety of services: a welcome area; advice services on legal, housing and administrative issues; a baby parking; spaces for associations and citizens; an Ecomuseo that is an urban museum about the neighbourhood history; a restaurant and a cafeteria, managed by a social cooperative. The managing body, local associations and informal groups promote all the cultural and leisure activities. |
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| 3406 |
Mercato Sonato, Italy |
The Senzaspine Orchestra is an association of more than 200 musicians under 35 years old, united in the aim of bringing the general public closer to classical music and “high culture” in general. The association, established in 2013, has found its home in the Mercato Sonato (former local market of the S. Donato district) that, thanks to the commitment of its members, is changing its face, transforming into a place of wide-ranging art and culture. Many activities of the Orchestra, such as rehearsals and concert previews, are held in a central space equipped with backstage areas and platforms. Moreover in the venue are held symphonic concerts, dance classes and live music events of all genres, from pop, classical, folk to rock and electronic, as well as conferences and meetings. |
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| 3602 |
Kalkladan - The lime barn, Sweden |
The remote peninsula Bungenäs on the Swedish Island Gotland was closed for public for 50 years. The lime barn and its two significant brick kilns were built as a part of the former limestone quarry in 1910 and were operational until the early 1960s when the Bungenäs area was taken over for the Swedish military facilities. In 2007 the first cafe was renovated in the area, slowly causing its revitalisation. The concept of the lime barn restoration respects the authenticity of the industrial building and its use and deterioration as through the time. The implementation of the exibition art gallery, restaurant and bar are made with little impact on the existing building as possible. The new elements added are noticeable and easily replaceable and carefully adapted to the existing structure. The barn preserves its spatial entirety providing a multi purpose venue. Added elements are made of pine wood. |
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| 3603 |
Lesczynski Manor: Elderly Healthcare & Residencies, Poland |
The abandoned Leszczynski Antoniny Manor complex consisted of a mansion of the late 19th century and several agricultural buildings (stables, cowshed, granary) and a colony of farmhouses. The project converted the agricultural buildings into elderly healthcare and residential building complex. |
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| 3604 |
Convent Carmen, Spain |
The former convent of San Jose in Valencia was readapted to house a cultural and gastronomical venue and in the future a hotel as well. The architectural intervention seeks a balance between history, design and nature. The intervention in the desacralized church is minimal and respecting the cultural heritage of the church with superimposed metal elements that outline its original shape. The new sculptural structure integrates all the audiovisual technical elements and expressive changeable colour lighting system highlighting the original structure and developing the past-future connection. Next, to the church, the garden houses the gastronomical market, with the intervention of three shipping containers outlining the patio with pergola shadowing the various sitting arrangements. To form the coherent and expressive place, the garden intervention, as well as the church, integrates the audiovisual and changeable colour lighting system creating the oasis in the city of Valencia. |
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| 3605 |
Battersea Arts Centre - performing arts centre, UK |
Battersea Arts Centre restoration began as a long term, improvisatory collaboration with artists, theatre producers and the local community. The transformation of entire former town hall building now offers use for creative and community activity, increased number of performance spaces and incorporated artists’ residences, a new rooftop office and staff garden, a creative business hub, a community allotment and an outdoor theatre. |
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| 3606 |
LocHal Library, Netherlands |
The large industrial hall offers a redefined library typology. Though the traditional book consumer facilities are kept, the new library focus point is a covered public space, which offers a deeper, richer way to acquire and create new knowledge. The hall houses amenities (reading areas, exhibition areas, coffee kiosks) shared by the library, arts organisations, co-working facilities and several labs, or workshops were visitors can learn new skills. Space folds up into broad steps which can be used by individuals or as event seating for over one thousand spectators. |
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| 3607 |
De Lakfabriek, Netherlands |
The Lackfabriek is the former industrial building readapted for residential use. The industrial character of the brick and concrete architecture, with the rigid rhythmical articulation of the facade and slender metal window frames, is preserved. The readaptaion added a modern and minimalistic glass structure to the roof of the building. The clear structure is set back to provide roof terraces and to distinguish itself from the existing architecture. |
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| 3608 |
Franz Kafka Society Center, Austria |
The small one-story building in the former Jewish quarter of Prague houses the Franz Kafka Society. After restoration, the basement of the building, previously used as a laundry and storage, is a multi-functional space for exhibitions, lectures, and concerts accompanied by Franz Kafka’s private library. The first floor partitioned with the bookshelves, designed white on the office's side and black on the bookstore/entry hall side. A 360-degree rotating door between the corridor and the director’s offices, black on one side and white on the other, reverses white to black. The flat roof of the courtyard building is used for concerts and exhibitions during summer, and it is accessible through the Franz Kafka bookstore. NOTE: In the required field "Country" the dropdown menu does not contain Czechia nor the Czech Republic, therefore chosen Austria. |
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House of Vans, UK |
The former underground tunnels, near London Waterloo station, were readapted into a cultural and creative hub, housing skateboarding, art, film and music. Using the layout of the tunnels, the site was outlined into four main functions each in its own tunnel; an art gallery with artist’s labs to create and display art exhibitions; a film tunnel, with a cinema and screening room; a music venue with a capacity of 850 visitors; and a skate park. |
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