Arising From the Ruin

Turning an abandoned industrial mega-structure into a village in Belgrade, Serbia.

Master thesis (2022)

Authors

S. Granger-van den Brand Architecture and the Built Environment

Contributors

J.A. Mejia Hernandez Situated Architecture - Architecture and the Built Environment (mentor)
Aleksandar Staničić Situated Architecture - Architecture and the Built Environment (mentor)
P.H.M. Jennen Design of Constrution - Architecture and the Built Environment (mentor)
V.H. Gruis Real Estate Management - Architecture and the Built Environment (graduation committee member)
Faculty
Architecture and the Built Environment, Architecture and the Built Environment
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Published Date

19-06-2022

Language

English

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Faculty

Architecture and the Built Environment

Abstract

How to deal with the abundance of abandoned mega-structures in a city and where do these structures fit in modern society?

Rather than repelling or demolishing, this project deals with the structure of the abandoned factory of Belgrade by redefining its relationship to the human scale. The use of the age-old approach of roman and medieval village structures serves as the main strategy to allow for change and resilience. With the tools of excavation and fragmentation, the former Cotton Factory is transformed into a village community along with parameters to allow the 'anonymous' users to develop a variety of functions.