Adaptive Reuse

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  The Majestic: Transforming a Sydney Theater Into Apartments

  An apartment conversion in Australia breathes new life into a former theater and roller rink.

   
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  EHDA Grand Award: South Hills Retirement Residence

  After sitting vacant for 35 years, the old South Hills High School has been transformed into energy-efficient seniors housing.

   
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  1st Avenue Commercial Office, Tucson, Ariz.

  An old fried chicken restaurant becomes a new light-filled architecture studio and workshop.

   
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  AP Lofts, Des Moines, Iowa

  This sensitive restoration revitalizes a defunct warehouse.

   
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  Citation: Rack House D

  Toronto / Saucier + Perrotte Architectes

   
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  Inside the Office of BELL Architects

  Washington, D.C., firm known for preservation and adaptive reuse transforms an 1880s-era row house into its new office space.

   
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  the chameleon

  The context of its setting—an 18th-century barn renovated as a residence—makes this modern master bath look more modern still.

   
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  parker flats at gage school, washington, d.c.

  Bonstra | Haresign Architects converted an abandoned public school building into 92 loft-style condos with two levels of underground parking.

   

• encore, encore: pool cues

  Silvio Gueilburt specializes in hospital design in Argentina, but when he was given the opportunity to transform a defunct factory into a home for a professional couple, the commission was too good to pass up.

   
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  designbuild collaborative

  When three architectural firms needed new offices for their respective practices, they joined forces to find an old building in an urban setting.