Reimagining Industrial Spaces

by Serhii Romanov

tutors

Andre Fontes

Jan Liesegang

course

Diploma project

location

Dnipro, Ukraine; Coordinates: 48.47327360406198, 35.0359213027773

Tags

Destroyed economy Destructive economy Industrial parks Layering Non-extractive architecture Reinterpretation Reuse

years

2024

Introduction

Cultural and economic renewal through non-extractiveness

The project addresses global ecological, resource, and political crises, promoting economic and social growth, environmental renewal, and cultural preservation. It explores how architecture can help prevent societal degradation and the creation of subsidized territories.

The project adopts a non-extractive approach, refurbishing industrial parks by reusing former production sites. This preserves production potential and integrates them into expanding city systems. It emphasizes the importance of adding cultural components to modern industrial parks, which often lack cultural identity due to globalization. Repurposing abandoned factories can preserve industrial heritage, especially in post-Soviet spaces like Ukraine.

Located in Dnipro, Ukraine, the project site includes two adjacent abandoned enterprises near the city center, surrounded by socio-cultural objects and a mansion of writer Helena Petrovna Blavatsky. The site’s proximity to cultural landmarks influences the functions within the industrial park.

The project prioritizes spaces and functions over buildings, using openness and closure to create a comfortable environment for leisure and work. Diagrams and a scale model help visualize the site’s spatial changes and how production, sociocultural, and transit functions can coexist.