Recycled as restaurants : case studies in adaptive reuse Virginia Croft

By:

Croft, Virginia

Publication details: [S.l.] : Watson-Guptill, 1991.Description: 224pISBN:

0823045137

Subject(s):

Buildings-United states-Remodeling for other use-Case studies

DDC classification:

725.710973 CRR

Summary: Features 15 case studies of different spaces that have been recycled as restaurants, ranging from the Peabody House in Boston to a bus station in Little Rock, a rustproofing garage in Chicago and a car dealership in Santa Cruz. Adaptive re-use is particularly suited to restaurants, which look for individuality and unusual environments to attract customers. Each case discusses how the space was originally used, what was done to convert it, and how it looks now. Each of the participating architects is interviewed for details about the problems of reconstruction, their individual approach to the design and their thoughts about the process. Showcased in the back of the book are additional examples from around the country, a bibliography geared to the professional, and a directory of organizations involved in restoration and re-use. This book is aimed specifically at architects, interior designers and anyone with an interest in architecture.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Reference	Central Library Allama Iqbal Open University Islamabad Reference	725.710973 CRR (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Not for loan		86924

Features 15 case studies of different spaces that have been recycled as restaurants, ranging from the Peabody House in Boston to a bus station in Little Rock, a rustproofing garage in Chicago and a car dealership in Santa Cruz. Adaptive re-use is particularly suited to restaurants, which look for individuality and unusual environments to attract customers. Each case discusses how the space was originally used, what was done to convert it, and how it looks now. Each of the participating architects is interviewed for details about the problems of reconstruction, their individual approach to the design and their thoughts about the process. Showcased in the back of the book are additional examples from around the country, a bibliography geared to the professional, and a directory of organizations involved in restoration and re-use. This book is aimed specifically at architects, interior designers and anyone with an interest in architecture.