The requalification of industrial buildings: a circular economy perspective

Abstract

Since the 1970s, in Europe the industrial decommissioning phenomenon has led to the generation of an obsolescent and widespread building stock, located in highly strategic areas. This paper, aiming to make abandoned industrial buildings re-enter the market, focused on the development of prefabricated housing modules, according to the nested-building renovation approach. The project started from the constraint’s typological analysis (architectural, functional and structural) of 900 reinforced concrete industrial buildings in view of the intervention replicability. Finally, to validate the design and technological choices, the analysed system was applied to a real case study in Verona: the Greggi Warehouse (1960) in the “ex-Manifattura Tabacchi” factory area.

Architectural Renovation of Industrial Buildings on the Example of Large Cities of Kazakhstan

“…• with full or partial re-functioning of objects and territories; • with the complete personnel withdrawal and the residents' resettlement; • with selective and complete dismantling and removal of devices and equipment (Maniero & Fattori, 2021).…”

“…Since the architectural component makes it necessary to take into account not only the pragmatic components of industrial buildings and structures, but also directly historical, aesthetic, psychological parameters that should fit into the architectural ensemble of the existing conglomerate (Karim et al, 2020). In the already established urban system, which combines city-forming enterprises and human habitats (dormitory areas), which were directly built around industrial complexes, there are three main ways to carry out the reconstruction of a dilapidated industrial fund (Maniero & Fattori, 2021):…”