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Adaptive Re-use:Interventions in an Existing Material Culture

Good, Katherine L.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1282575826

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2010, MARCH, University of Cincinnati, Design, Architecture, Art and Planning: Architecture.
With the increase of attention on historic structures in the United States over the recent decades, a critical architectural approach is needed to address the manner in which historic buildings are reclaimed for a new use within their community. This approach must be preceded by a thorough investigation of the existing structure as well as precedents that address the joints between historic and contemporary materials. This thesis begins this exploration with precedents such as David Adjaye and Herzog de Mueron and a site selection of a circa 1910 abandoned school building at 940 Poplar Street in the West End area of Cincinnati. Following the thesis exploration, a series of designs that address the historic nature of materials and their need to relate to a new function placed within the building emerge. Through design, details explain the relationship between the building’s existing material culture and contemporary interventions. This relationship, however, shifts dependent upon the space in which it is designed. This thesis seeks to offer one group of solutions that illustrate the range of interventions available to an adaptive re-use project, from strict preservation to an existing space that has an entirely new perception.
Rebecca Williamson, PhD (Committee Chair)
Patricia Kucker, MARCH (Committee Chair)
74 p.
Architecture
Adaptive Reuse; Historic Preservation; School; Community Center; West End; Cincinnati

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  • Good, K. L. (2010). Adaptive Re-use:Interventions in an Existing Material Culture [Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1282575826

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Good, Katherine. Adaptive Re-use:Interventions in an Existing Material Culture. 2010. University of Cincinnati, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1282575826.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Good, Katherine. "Adaptive Re-use:Interventions in an Existing Material Culture." Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati, 2010. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1282575826

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