Transforming Historic Industrial Buildings in US Cities: 6 Buildings Adapted For The Contemporary WorkspaceSave this picture!Arts District Warehouse / Sheft Farrace. Image Mike KelleyMany major cities in the United States are grappling with large industrial buildings that have fallen into disuse. These buildings hold historical and architectural significance and are often protected from demolition. Consequently, architects face the challenge and responsibility of adapting these buildings to contemporary functionalities. Opting against demolition reflects a sustainable construction approach and highlights the importance of honoring the built heritage.These large-scale buildings usually have robust structures and long-lasting materials, which can fully benefit new uses. The large spans between columns translate into very open interiors, making them excellent options for cultural spaces, workspaces, and open-plan office layouts.The following projects are prime examples of the revitalization of these buildings in the past years in the United States. These spaces become focal points for cultural activities, entrepreneurial endeavors, and social interactions, enriching the fabric of the city and enhancing its livability. Related Article Building Upon the Built: Adaptive Reuse of Industrial Architecture in Brazil In the Los Angeles Arts District, an aging and neglected 1920s warehouse has been reconverted by Sheft Farrace into a new multipurpose space. The challenge was to maintain and respect the building's architectural integrity and historical significance while injecting it with a new life, a very versatile space that could function as a workplace, event space, or sometimes a creativity studio.Save this picture!Save this picture!Johnston Marklee transformed a 1940s automobile showroom into a light-filled contemporary art gallery. The exterior and facade seamlessly integrate the building into the city's cultural landscape, while the interiors feature expansive exhibition spaces beneath arched roofs.Save this picture!Save this picture!Newlab is an interior design project by Civilian Projects situated in Albert Kahn's landmark The Book Depository Building, constructed in 1936. The project focused on establishing a harmonious dialogue between Kahn's modernist architecture and the space's new function as an innovation hub and workspace.Save this picture!Save this picture!Save this picture!The project by Herzog & de Meuron transforms a 115-year-old power plant into a workshop space for art production. It maintains the building's industrial character and its connection to the site's context by preserving and restoring distinct elements of the power station. The interiors, featuring an exposed structure, allow for flexible workshop spaces.Save this picture!Save this picture!Save this picture!A former burnt-down church in Brooklyn has been transformed into an artist's studio, gallery, and home. The project achieves a perfect balance between preserving the heritage character of the building and site and creating a new, adapted space for modern needs.Save this picture!Save this picture!Save this picture!This masonry factory building from 1920 has been transformed into a multi-purpose workspace capable of adapting to various scenarios. Tightly integrated with adjacent buildings, this new workspace accommodates artist and photography studios. Original elements of the building, including its structure, brick walls, and wooden doors, were restored and enhanced in the new space design.Save this picture!Save this picture!Save this picture!This article is part of an ArchDaily curated series that focuses on built projects from our database grouped under specific themes related to cities, typologies, materials, or programs. Every month, we will highlight a collection of structures that find a common thread between previously uncommon contexts, unpacking the depths of influence on our built environments. As always, at ArchDaily, we highly appreciate the input of our readers. If you think we should mention specific ideas, please submit your suggestions.Editor's note: this article was originally published on April 26, 2024.Image gallerySee allShow lessAbout this authorPaula PintosAuthorCite: Paula Pintos. "Transforming Historic Industrial Buildings in US Cities: 6 Buildings Adapted For The Contemporary Workspace" 14 Mar 2025. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/1015956/transforming-historic-industrial-buildings-in-us-cities-6-buildings-adapted-for-the-contemporary-workspace&gt ISSN 0719-8884Save?6You've started following your first account!Did you know?You'll now receive updates based on what you follow! Personalize your stream and start following your favorite authors, offices and users.Go to my stream

Cliffhanger Riverside Villa / Pirinen Salo OySave this picture! Marc Goodwin / ArchmospheresArchitects: Pirinen Salo OyAreaArea of this architecture projectArea:3340 ftYearCompletion year of this architecture project Year: 2024 PhotographsPhotographs:Marc Goodwin / ArchmospheresManufacturersBrands with products used in this architecture project Manufacturers: iGuzzini, B DESIGN, Kartanon Mittakaluste, Tiileri Oy Lead Architects: Teemu Pirinen and Lauri Salo Constructor: Sakela Rakennus Oy, Erkka Tervo, Esa Pulska, Janne Silfver, Esa Linna and Torsti Liuska - Sakela Rakennus Oy Construction Engineer: Rakennuskonsultointi T. Kekki Oy, Toni Kekki - Rakennuskonsultointi T. Kekki Oy Building Consultant: Tundra Consulting Oy, Harri Halonen - Tundra Consulting Oy HVAC Engineer: Iisalmen Putkiasennus Oy, Sami Sis - Iisalmen Putkiasennus Oy Electrical Engineer: Shkpalvelu Seppo Tuovinen Oy, Tino Ravelin - Shkpalvelu Seppo Tuovinen Oy Lights: iGuzzini FinlandMore SpecsLess SpecsSave this picture!Text description provided by the architects. The villa makes the landscape and surrounding nature a part of everyday life. The density of themes and motifs in the nature formed main space are tuned to match the landscape and nature on the other side of the glass walls. This combined with a color scheme that creates visual connections with the landscape, makes the landscape an immersive experience - Living as a part of the landscape in nature. The villa is built on the bank of an L-bend in the river overlooking a rapid. The living spaces and the bedrooms mirror the form of the L-bend. This concept allows for 1,5 km parallel view towards northeast (sunrise) and 1km parallel view towards northwest (sunset) along the river from both the living spaces and the bedrooms. The Hammastunturi wilderness area starts right on the other side of the river.Save this picture!Save this picture!Save this picture!When arriving at the villa, one first moves past the garage blocking the view to the main building. The garage has the same architectural language as the villa, but the form states it stands lower in the building hierarchy. At the riverside corner of the garage, the expressive form of the villa comes suddenly in full view. From there one proceeds around the tail of the villa to the main entrance. At the main entrance, the composition of the building masses creates an illusion in which the front and the tail of the villa are the same size. Because of the intensity of the expressive form, the building can carry obvious facade material choices. The comfortably mundane facade materials introduce a sense of homeliness and familiarity. To create a contrast, the facades facing the river are clad with glass, untreated aluminium and white metal frames. Our palette of frozen arctic nature that creates an aethereal and frosty image.Save this picture!Save this picture!Save this picture!Save this picture!When the view, nature and the expressive form of the villa have created an expectation of matching grandeur for the interior the first space when entering the villa is a dull, low and windowless hallway. This is a deliberate gesture as the next door opens to a surprise! Through that door one enters the corner of the main Hall of the villa and a magnificent cascading view opening towards the river. On either side the stairs climb upward and the sun shines down through the great skylight. The walls move further away as one ascends towards the kitchen, dining area and the living areas of the hall, pushed on by the intensity of the blue surfaces. The density of motifs and the intensity of the form make the landscape and the surrounding nature part of the interior.Save this picture!Save this picture!The grove-like canopy of the multi coloured ceiling creates a peaceful and calming space between the intensive blue two stories high part of the hall and the landscape. The colors of the ceiling bridge, visual connections with the tones of the surrounding nature. The kitchen island bearing the green color of the ceiling, the cascading stairs and the massive fireplace divide the hall into comprehensible sections. When the night comes, one walks back up the cascading stairs towards the entrance and turns back to face the landscape and the skylight covered Hall in a symmetrical composition. The stairs on both sides of the Hall climb up to the mezzanine where the blue and dreamlike space takes one into its embrace and carries one into the bedrooms.Save this picture!Save this picture!Save this picture!Every bedroom has a view to the river. The surfaces are pure white and the ceilings are given a form to evoke the experience of sleeping under a canvas lean-to overlooking the rapid. The Master Bedroom has a parallel view of the river towards both north-east and north-west. In the en-suite bathroom of the Master Bedroom, one can enjoy a shower standing right next to the glass wall looking at the landscape. In the summertime, one can see the trout swimming up the rapid in the crystal clear water of the river.Save this picture!Project gallerySee allShow lessAbout this officePirinen Salo OyOfficeMaterialsGlassSteelMaterials and TagsPublished on March 14, 2025Cite: "Cliffhanger Riverside Villa / Pirinen Salo Oy" 14 Mar 2025. ArchDaily. 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NewsSpaceThe Blue Ghost lander just witnessed a lunar eclipse from the moonThis wasnt the first time a spacecraft watched an eclipse from the moon From the surface of the moon, the Firefly lander captured this look at a lunar eclipse or from its perspective, a solar eclipse on March 14 at 1:30 am EDT. A ring of light encircling Earth is visible in the reflection in the solar panel (bottom).Firefly AerospaceBy Lisa Grossman1 hour agoThe privately-owned Blue Ghost moon lander, built by Texas-based company Firefly Aerospace, has captured a rare view of a lunar eclipse from the moons surface.The lander, which touched down March 2 in a volcanic plain on the moons nearside, has spent its time deploying instruments and collecting data. On the night of March 13, as Earths shadow covered the moon in a total lunar eclipse, Blue Ghost turned its cameras back toward Earth.

Nature, Published online: 14 March 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-00500-wSingle-use plastics are everywhere but two researchers are redefining the norm and championing sustainability.

Nature, Published online: 13 March 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-00815-8Leopard-spotted rocks are an intriguing signal of microbial life on Mars. Plus, should the infamous Stanford Prison Experiment be retracted?

You Can Spend Money on EA's Skate Right in Alpha TestWhat can be better than spending your hard-earned money on a game? If your answer is 'nothing,' you'll enjoy Electronic Arts' update to Skate.The game is now in a closed alpha, but it would never stop EA from adding a shop to the game. According to a message sent to players, seen by @InsiderGamingIG, there are now microtransactions in the world of skating.You can use the in-game currency, called San Van Bucks, to buy cosmetics to make your adventures more personalized. According to the developer Full Circle, this was done to make sure players have a "positive experience when purchasing items from the skate store.""To ensure we achieve these goals at Early Access we have enabled the option to purchase and use virtual currency (San Van Bucks) in our ongoing Closed Alpha playtest," the message says. "Your feedback will be greatly appreciated in providing a great experience at Early Access launch."As usual with playtests, account progress might be reset during the alpha and will be fully restarted before launch. The money you spend will be returned when the game gets released.The word 'microtransactions' always leaves a sour taste in players' mouths, but EA's Skate, set to launch this year, will be free, so an in-game shop is an expected occurrence.

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