To kick off Dezeen’s evaluation of 2022, we spherical up 10 of probably the most eye-catching architectural reuse tasks of the 12 months, from an artwork museum in Tehran to a Marcel Breuer-designed lodge.

Structure has traditionally tended to have fun the brand new, however issues in regards to the local weather influence of building are driving an growing curiosity in tasks that search to work with current buildings.

Together with formidable conversions, cautious renovations and delicate restorations, listed here are 10 that stood out in 2022:

Argo Manufacturing unit, Iran, by Ahmadreza Schricker Structure North

First opened as a brewery within the Nineteen Twenties, the Argo Manufacturing unit in central Tehran turned the primary new personal artwork museum in Iran’s capital since 1979 following an overhaul by US studio Ahmadreza Schricker Structure North.

The challenge, which noticed the previous manufacturing unit topped with a sequence of distinctive concrete roofs, was named structure challenge of the 12 months 2022 on the Dezeen Awards.

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Lodge Marcel, USA, by Becker + Becker

This Nineteen Seventies brutalist constructing in New Haven, designed by Marcel Breuer, was transformed right into a lodge by Becker + Becker after sitting unused for greater than 20 years.

The interiors have been up to date by Brooklyn studio Dutch East Design, whereas the facade was retained and repaired by the architects which means the constructing now achieves Passivhaus requirements regardless of conserving the distinctive exterior look of Breuer’s unique design.

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Jubilee Pool, England, by Scott Whitby Studio

Cornwall’s artwork deco Jubilee Pool was given a brand new lease of life with the addition of geothermal heating and group services by Scott Whitby Studio.

The restoration of the seawater lido was named rebirth challenge of the 12 months 2022 on the Dezeen Awards, with the judges feeling it represented “a holistic concept of rebirth and sustainability”.

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Greyfriars Charteris Centre, Scotland, by Konishi Gaffney

Greyfriars Charteris Centre is a group centre in Edinburgh (above and prime) created in a former church by Scottish structure agency Konishi Gaffney.

The renovation concerned intensive use of timber for the interiors, in addition to a brand new entryway quantity slotted between the church and a neighbouring workplace constructing.

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Castlefield Viaduct, England, by Twelve Architects

London studio Twelve Architects reworked Manchester’s Castlefield Viaduct, as soon as a key freight hyperlink however disused since 1969, right into a linear park that includes weathered-steal planters.

The challenge is a brief pilot challenge led by the Nationwide Belief, however the conservation charity is now fundraising to make it a everlasting fixture.

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Nieby Crofters Cottage, Germany, by Jan Henrik Jansen and Marshall Blecher

A former pigsty was changed with a glazed extension containing a sunken lounge as a part of Jan Henrik Jansen and Marshall Blecher’s cautious reconstruction of this 120-year-old thatched cottage in northern Germany.

The challenge concerned rebuilding a lot of the dilapidated construction, restoring the unique facade whereas utterly replanning the inner format.

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Stanbridge Mill Library, England, by Crawshaw Architects

London studio Crawshaw Architects turned a former cow shed in Dorset right into a library and workplace organised round a barrel-vaulted picket nave.

The slim brick outbuilding had beforehand stood uncared for for greater than 4 a long time however the architects made solely small structural adjustments, changing two roof trusses with portal frames to open up the inside.

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Schoenenkwartier Museum, Netherlands, by Civic Architects

Amsterdam-based Civic Architects sliced round openings into an current brick wall to offer glimpses of the exhibition areas inside this shoe museum in Waalwijk.

The challenge noticed listed Nineteen Thirties municipal buildings refurbished and changed into an area housing 12,000 objects in addition to a restaurant and design laboratories.

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Jinyun Quarries, China, by DnA_Design and Structure

A sequence of deserted stone quarries in Zhejiang Province have been changed into cultural areas together with a library and a efficiency venue by Beijing-based DnA_Design and Structure.

The studio centered on highlighting the present character of the quarries with delicate insertions and synthetic lighting as a response to the lavishly designed vacationer spots that dominate rural China.

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Excessive Sunderland, Scotland, by Loader Monteith

The Excessive Sunderland home within the Scottish Borders, designed by architect Peter Womersley in 1957, however suffered intensive injury in a hearth after being offered in 2017.

Loader Monteith undertook a light-touch renovation of the mid-century residence, specializing in reinstate as lots of the unique options as doable whereas introducing measures to satisfy present sustainability requirements.

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