The transformation of historic architectural designs into modern styles is imminent this year. This includes restoring buildings that have been abandoned and renovating them into functional facilities. Let's explore these seven remarkable architectural renovations worldwide that are expected to happen this year.
1. John Randle Centre for Yoruba Culture and History (Lagos, Nigeria)
(Photo : Ademola Olaniran)
A public pool that had been abandoned for a long time but was very much loved has been restored as the focal point of this community and cultural complex. The structures were designed by the local architecture firm SI.SA, which covered the façade with fractal powder-coated screens that were based on Yoruba architecture. Aside from having the opportunity to eat on the sloping green roof, guests can swim in the original pool.
2. National Archives of Publications and Culture (Hangzhou, China)
(Photo : Tsing Lim )
This new archive is a series of buildings developed to honor Chinese culture by preserving ancient and current ephemera. It combines a library, a museum, and a time capsule. Incorporating light and shadow into an intricate choreography, the Zhejiang Province branch of Amateur Architecture Studio, which was founded by Pritzker Prize laureate Wang Shu and his spouse, Lu Wenyu, envisioned it as an interconnection of modern and conventional building forms.
3. Nisarga Art Hub (Ernakulam, India)
(Photo : Syam Sreesylam )
A family of musicians established an ingenious establishment that promoted artistic interchange and expression. To create a movable amphitheater, Vinu Daniel of the architecture company Wallmakers adapted the traditional pitched Kerala roof. Moreover, the pool below was used as a stage when it was covered by wooden flooring.
4. Perelman Performing Arts Center (New York City)
(Photo : Iwan Baan)
With three essential theaters that can be joined and altered into over 60 different combinations, this cubic lighthouse has radically reinvented the traditions of the stage. It was created by the architecture firm REX AD100. While the outside features 4,896 slabs of translucent marble that emit a glow from within, the interior features extra public spaces designed by Rockwell Group, an AD100 Hall of Fame member, ensuring visitors continue to return for more.
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5. The Pyramid of Tirana (Tirana, Albania)
(Photo : Ossip van Duivenbode)
In the past, this concrete monument was a museum dedicated to the dictator Enver Hoxha. However, it has now been redesigned as a cultural hub and accelerator of innovation. By substituting exterior stairs for sloping facades, MVRDV architects adorned the interior and exterior of the structure with vibrant boxlike volumes, enabling admirers to ascend.
6. Simose Art Museum (Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan)
(Photo : Hiroyuki Hirai. )
The eight multicolored glass boxes appear to float on top of a man-made pond located on a parcel of property outside of the city of Hiroshima, which overlooks the Seto Inland Sea. Architect Shigeru Ban designed captivating glass volumes that are movable exhibition spaces. He put the gallery on platform vessels as showcases for the varied collection of artworks that belonged to a single family.
7. The Tiffany & Co. Landmark (New York City)
(Photo : Tiffany & Co)
Since it originally opened its doors in 1940, the Fifth Avenue boutique underwent its first complete overhaul, which took place in the previous year. Peter Marino, a member of the AD100 Hall of Fame, has commissioned several artists to create interiors that evoke the spirit of the brand. A rooftop extension designed by OMA, whose New York partner Shohei Shigematsu conceived of a three-story diamond in the sky, results in everything that has been achieved.
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