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Presentation Flow
Rehabilitate
Re-use Re-manufacture

Recycle

Rehabilitation
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Rehabilitation: [1] High Line Elevated Park

A 1.5 mile long urban park built on an elevated rail system in New York. Designed by: James Corner Field Operations.

The rail system: 1930

High Line Elevated Park

The rail stopped working on 1980
1999: was planned to be demolished.

Instead it was planned for renovation by the Friends of the High Line
1980-2000: naturally grew plants and grass

High Line Elevated Park

Renovation:
Kept plants and grass Paving system on some parts for pedestrian walking. Additional stairs for access. Chairs and light fixtures

 More pictures for High Line elevated park

 More pictures for High Line elevated park

Rehabilitation: [2] EMSD Headquarters

Electrical & Mechanical Services Department Headquarters in Hong Kong

Rehabilitation: EMSD Headquarters

Location: Building type: Originally: Completion Year: GFA: Architect: Kowloon, China Offices/industrial Air Cargo Terminal. 2004 81,800 m2 Architectural Services Department

Old terminal Photos

Rehabilitation: EMSD Headquarters

P L AN NING

Demolishing not-suitable plans and walls

Adding a new floor

Metal roof with PV panels. Library, Exhibition gallery, and a new entrance hall are added.
SECTION FOR THE OLD TERMINAL

 Section for the renovation process

Section for the new EMSD building

ARC HI TEC TURAL DE S I GN

Converting the exterior elevations into environmental facades

Double layered curtain walls Metal Sun shades Perforated panels

Roof: skylights, sun-pipes, and roof gardens.

ARC HI TEC TURAL DE S I GN

Converting the exterior elevations into environmental facades

Double layered curtain walls Metal Sun shades Perforated panels

Roof: skylights, sun-pipes, and roof gardens.

ARC H I TEC TURAL DE SI GN

Converting the exterior elevations into environmental facades

Double layered curtain walls Metal Sun shades

Perforated panels

Roof: skylights, sun-pipes, and roof gardens.

ARC H I TEC TURAL DE SI GN

Converting the exterior elevations into environmental facades

Double layered curtain walls Metal Sun shades

Perforated panels

Roof: skylights, sun-pipes, and roof gardens.

Rehabilitation: EMSD Headquarters

ADDI TI ONAL E N VI RO NMENTAL DE S I GN

PV Panels Grey water recycling for toilet flushing Waste management for recyclable papers, kitchen waste, and waste oil. Roof gardens for additional thermal insulation

[3] Renzo Piano: CA Academy of Sciences

Electrical & Mechanical Services Department Headquarters in Hong Kong

Renzo Piano: CA Academy of Sciences

Renzo Piano: CA Academy of Sciences

AB O UT TH E B UI L D I NG California Academy of Sciences Original building: 1916

It was closed since 1989, because of an earthquake

Rebuilt 2008, keeping many of the walls and structure system.

Area: 400,000 m2
Currently: academy, research, museum, and exhibition center

Renzo Piano: CA Academy of Sciences

P ART S OF THE OLD B UI L DI NG S

the African Hall was kept almost as it is since it was beloved by people.

Renzo Piano: CA Academy of Sciences

N E W F E ATUR E S

The building is topped by a huge green roof.

Skylights
Passive ventilation The use of recycled materials and energyconservative systems.

 Living Roof

[4] Gentry Public Library

Originally: 100 year old brick shell hardware store.

Gentry Public Library

Architects: Marlon Blackwell Architect
Location: Gentry, USA Project Year: 2007

Type: Library
The existing brick structure was kept as it was greatly desired by the community, not for its architectural value.

Gentry Public Library

Aside from the interior, the designer also changed all the windows and the main entrance.
A new load-bearing steel plate and glass curtain was added to help people see the book-shelves from outside.

Floor Plans

Interior Views

[5] Tropical Islands Resort

Tropical Islands Resort

HI ST ORY

Existing building:
Built in 2000

Airship building yard

Cargo Lifters to manufacture airships.

New:
2004, was opened as Tropical Islands.

Tropical Islands Resort

N E W B UI LDI NG

Buildings dimensions LWH: 360m x 210m x 107m

More than 75,000 m2 without any supporting structure in the middle

Tropical Islands Resort

N E W B UI LDI NG

Some of the steel skin was replaced with transparent film to let daylight in.

 It contains the biggest indoor rainforest in the world, a beach, and tropical plants.

Slide towers up to 27 meters in height are provided inside.

 Buildings inside the dome: lodges and guest rooms.

 The purified water fro the pool is used to water plants.

[6] Taller De Arquitectura

Taller De Arquitectura
Existing building:
Over a century old cement factory. Contains very large engine rooms. It was abandoned for years.

Current building:
Mixed residential and office headquarters. Project completed in 2 years Architect: Richard Bofill Currently: Richard Bofill Architecture firm H.Q.

Taller De Arquitectura
Old features kept:
8 silos of the original 30 Structure is kept

New features:
Extensive new landscaping

Taller De Arquitectura
Activities of current building:
Offices Modelling laboratory Archives Library Catherdral Exhibitions

Lectures hall
Concerts

 Photos for wall garden

 Photos for workshop

 Cathedral Living room

Reuse
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[1] Ruse: Doors

Designed by: Choi Jeong
Country: South Korea Materials: reused 1000 doors.

Reused doors

[2] Ruse: Windows

Reuse old building windows to create other buildings or furniture

Example: green house

[3] Ruse: Tiles

Reusing tiles from old buildings Tiles are used for floors and walls. Example company: Fireclay Tile

[4] Reuse: brick

Project: Cubo House
Designed by: Phooey Architects The previous house was demolished and replaced with this one. Reuse:
Brick
Salvaged windows

[5] Reuse: flooring

Project: Re-use Hawaii
Reuses salvaged gym floor Its a warehouse which keeps many items to be reused: flooring, pipes, trusses, glass, etc.

Re-manufacture
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[1] Remanufacture: fixtures

Morgan Li:
Resize, reshape, re-fabricate, and re-coat fixtures.

[2] Remanufacture: beams

Morgan Li:
Repair and refurbish beams, uprights, and wire decking. They refurbished units are less than 60% the cost of new ones.

[3] Remanufacture: shelving

Morgan Li:
Repair and refurbish shelving, uprights, racks, and wire grid.

[4] Remanufacture: Toilets

Raritan Eng.:
Remanufactured/ refurbished toilets

Prices: less than 60% of the original price

The company remanufacture toilets and seats

[5] Remanufacture: fire alarm

Recycle
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[1] Recycle: shipping containers

Recycle metal sheets from shipping containers
Used to make walls, ceiling, handrail

Project: Skinners Playground

Designed by: Phooey Architects

[1] Recycle: shipping containers

The shipping containers were abandoned
Designer left signs and paint on the original sheet and did not pain over them.

[2] Recycle: shipping pallets

Project: Manifesto House Designed by: Infinski Made from:
Shipping containers Storefront windows

Recycle: shipping pallets

It includes 40 shipping containers and 20 wooden containers. It allows natural ventilation

[3] Recycle: records

Recycling records and CDs as roof shingles.

[4] Recycle: Wood

Anzfer Farms:
Recycle wood from salvaged redwood handrail.

They cut the handrail into wedges and connected it to form a circular table.

[5] Recycle: Egg cartons

Recycled eggo building: The Original Dream 100 recycled egg cartons Designed by Goldenhen

Hong Kong Government, Electrical & Mechanical Services Department New Headquarters. Retrieved 29, September 2013 from http://www.emsd.gov.hk/emsd/eng_source/wnew/new_hqs.htm ArchSD Annual Award (2004), New headquarters for the Electrical and Mechanical Services Department in Kai Tak. Retrieved 29, September 2013 from http://www.archsd.gov.hk/ExhGallery_ViewPage.asp?lang=1&ViewProject=EMSD Chenchen H. (2011) The New Headquarters for the Electrical Mechanical HKIS. Retrieved 29, September 2013 from http://www.docstoc.com/docs/91014456/The-New-Headquarters-for-the-Electrical-_-Mechanical---HKIS Mmeyers (2013) Agri-tecture: Urban infrastructure overrun by nature and brought into public spotlight. Retrieved 29, September 2013 from http://perspectives.charlesluck.com/cultural-observations/agri-tecture-urban-infrastructure-overrun-by-nature-and-brought-into-the-public-spotlight/ ArchDaily Architecture News (2009), The New York High Line officially open. Retrieved 29, September 2013 from http://www.archdaily.com/24362/thenew-york-high-line-officially-open/ Buhler M. (2013) Adapt, Transform, Reuse. Retrieved 29, September, 2013 from http://www.spur.org/publications/library/article/adapt-transform-reuse Gentry Public Library / Marlon Blackwell Architect" 14 Feb 2011. ArchDaily. Accessed 29 Sep 2013. http://www.archdaily.com/110980 Michler A. (2011) Gigantic Airship Hanger Transformed into Tropical Island Resort. Retrieved 29 Sep 2013 from http://inhabitat.com/gigantic-airshiphangar-transformed-into-tropical-island-resort/ Adaptive Reuse (2013), taller de arquitectura, retrieved 02 Oct, 2013 from http://adaptivereuse.info/portfolio/taller-de-arquitectura/ Phantastricphinds (2011) 25 ways to repurpose and reuse old vintage wood doors. Retrieved 02 Oct, 2013 from http://phantasticphinds.blogspot.ae/2011/11/25-ways-to-repurpose-reuse-vintage.html

Dagmi J. (2013) Fireclay Tile: an inventive company flush with Green Ideas. Retrieved 02 Oct, 2013 from http://www.bobvila.com/articles/fireclay-tile-aninventive-company-flush-with-green-ideas/
Phooey (2013) Cubo House. Retrieved 02 Oct. 2013 from http://www.phooey.com.au/projects/90/cubo-house Meinhold B. (2009) Modern Mainifesto House Made from Wood Pallets and Shipping Containers. Retrieved 02 Oct 13 from http://inhabitat.com/prefabfriday-the-manifesto-house-in-chile/ Pham D. (2010) Salvaged Wood Table Shines with a slice of Color. Retrieved 02 Oct. 2013 from http://inhabitat.com/a-salvaged-wood-table-that-shineswith-a-slice-of-color/ Nina Wu (2012) Shopping at Re-use Hawaii. Retrieved 02 Oct. 2013 from http://thegreenleaf.staradvertiserblogs.com/category/green-home/

References
Websites

Meinhold B. (2011) Giant Egg Home Made Out of Hundreds of Recycled Egg Cartons. Retrieved 02 Oct, 2013 from http://inhabitat.com/giant-eggohome-made-out-of-hundreds-of-recycled-egg-cartons/
Remanufactured/ Refurbished, retrieved 02 Oct. 2013 from http://www.raritaneng.com/store/page10.html