This thesis project studies an existing industrial building, the Lunkenheimer Foundry, and proposes a new design to open up the building for human scale interaction. The new interventions are designed to float within the heavy existing structure to create architectural juxtaposition between the old fabric and the new design.
The Lunkenheimer is part of a larger industrial site, which has been mostly abandoned for the past 20 years. The neighborhood has made moves towards redeveloping the site into a walkable urban mix, which this project uses as a driver.
The project relies on research of adaptive reuse strategies and the details that create connection between the old and new. The layout and major design relies mostly upon the insertion style of architecture. The details pull from the installation strategy. This style is easily removable, which allows for adaptability and mobility within creative space.
