The formerly forgotten backland site now features pavilions surrounding a central communal green area, providing a fantastic outdoor space for the community to use and enjoy.
There are multiple benefits to promoting a national-scale retrofit of existing buildings.The advantages of adaptive reuse architecture include:.
the reduction of embodied carbon from the reuse of existing buildings.reducing the embodied carbon emissions associated with new builds.reduced operational carbon emissions.
reduced energy bills for occupants, and.the economic benefits of keeping the construction industry active.. Retrofitting also has notable health and wellbeing benefits derived from better thermal and acoustic comfort and air quality (including the reduction of dampness and risk of fungi / mould).
Cutting energy bills is beneficial in addressing fuel poverty, especially in the context of a global energy crisis, where electricity is more expensive than gas.
Lastly, improving the efficiency.Thinking back, I actually think one incredibly important benefit was learning that sometimes you need to step back from your work in order to take it forwards, not only physically by pinning up your work on the wall and watching it from a distance, but also through bouncing ideas off other people and understanding great design comes out of discussions and talking to others, whether they are your tutors, strangers, friends or family.
It is easy, especially as a student only recently starting your journey in architecture, to get stuck by working hard on your own and only relying on yourself in improving your design work.This is when the crits force you to step out of your own 'bubble' and explain your thought processes and ideas to others.
As a result, you will understand its weaknesses and strengths and gain the insight of your critics from an outside view; things that might be obvious but as you have been too close to your own work, you have failed to see yourself.After having experienced a number of crits, you will become increasingly independent in seeing your work through other people's points of views.