REPURPOSING URBAN OBJECTS FOR NEW USE
By only repairing urban infrastructure, we are missing an opportunity to repurpose it for new use, making cities more resilient and livable using by using the assets already in place.
First Class Meal aims to repurpose closed US Post Office buildings by using the buildings, services, and systems to address urban food insecurity.
SCADPads are designed to maximize the potential of surplus parking garage spaces and provide affordable micro housing options in downtown areas.
By replacing advertising lights with anti-SAD light therapy bulbs in 30 city bus stops, Umeå Energi transformed functional urban infrastructure into mental health boosting units.
LucidPipe applies the same principles of hydroelectric dams to urban water systems, generating power from the movement of water through the city’s pipes.
Grünerløkka Studenthus is a repurposed industrial grain silo that became a 226-unit student housing complex in Oslo, Norway.
44 international urban repurposing projects showing how existing urban infrastructure, surfaces and systems can be reused and adapted for new use.
The Cascade is a mini urban park designed to be installed on top of an existing stairway, offering shoppers and businesspeople a moment of rest and relaxation.
The UTEC Water Billboard is a repurposed billboard in Lima, Peru, that generates clean drinking water from the air, using a humidity collection system.
An algae growing system was installed on a Geneva highway bridge, turning part of the city’s grey infrastructure into an air-cleaning platform for future urban food and fuel.