Adaptive reuse of a derelict early-20th-century factory: a full structural reconstruction of the brick shell, conversion into 22 modern apartments, and a complete landscape design for the surrounding territory.
The site had a single building from the 1910s, originally a small textile factory, that had stood empty for two decades. The brick perimeter walls were intact and protected by the city's historic register. The interior — wooden floor structures, partition walls, roof — had to be replaced. The developer wanted as many apartments as the volume would reasonably hold.
We stripped the building down to its brick shell and rebuilt the inside from scratch — new reinforced concrete floor slabs, new internal steel skeleton, new pitched roof in the original profile. The brick façade was carefully cleaned and re-pointed, and three of the original cast-iron window frames were restored as feature elements in the entrance hall.
The territory around the building had been a fenced-off concrete yard. We turned it into a shared courtyard with permeable paving, raised plant beds, bike storage and 14 parking spots.
22 apartments ranging from 38 m² studios to 112 m² family units. The development was awarded the city's "Best Reuse of Industrial Heritage" recognition in 2024. All apartments sold within five months of completion.
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