Tag: Adaptive re-use | Architecture Now

The room: Nocenco Café

Projects | A quest to create something new and iconic in a town populated by colonial-style buildings resulted in this unique space.

Resource: Rise Again project launch

News | Social enterprise Rekindle launches a new major project Resource: Rise Again, focusing on reusing currently wasted resources.

A measured approach

Review | Julian O’Sullivan, manager of Opus Architecture, discusses issues surrounding the adaptive reuse of whole buildings.

Public-planned park for Wynyard Quarter

News | Public consultation called for new park in central Auckland.

Building for the future

Review | Architect Frank Tonetti believes shipping containers should be the building blocks of choice.

Shed 10

Projects | Jasmax applies a light touch to the refurbishment of one of the last remaining industrial buildings on Auckland’s waterfront.

Flood resilient architecture: Part 3 - The Australian response

Previews | In the 3rd part of the series, Adrienne Miller, talks to adaptive-architecture specialist James Davidson and insurance advisor Nick Wiesener on the issue of insurance and government assistance.

Flood resilient architecture: Part 2 - The Australian response

Previews | In the 2nd part of the series, Adrienne Miller, talks to adaptive-architecture specialist James Davidson and insurance advisor Nick Wiesener on how best to rebuild/retrofit after flooding.

Flood resilient architecture: Part 1 - The Australian response

Previews | In the 1st part of the series, Adrienne Miller, talks to adaptive-architecture specialist James Davidson and insurance advisor Nick Wiesener on their approach to flooding.

Whakatane Library & Exhibition Centre

Projects | Irving Smith Jack Architects’ adaptive reuse of a former Briscoes retail box has given the abandoned building new life.

DIC building gets a makeover

Projects | One of Wellington’s landmark buildings is undergoing major seismic strengthening.