HAMMARBY SJOSTAD STOCKHOLM SE

BEDZED WALLINGTON UK

THE DISTILLERYTORONTO ON
MASS MoCA NORTH ADAMS MA
HOLIDAY NEIGHBORHOOD BOULDER CO
CHAIN WORKS ITHACA NY
STEEL YARD PROVIDENCE RI

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MILLERS COURT BALITMORE MD

CASE STUDIES
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MASS MoCA
North Adams MA

750,000 sq feet of
interior building space
on 13 acres

Museum, Concert, Event

Space, Cafe

Admission price:
$12 student
$18 adult

Hours of operation:
Museum - 11 to 5
Events - Anytime

Built: 1860
Redevlpement: 1999

National Register of Historic Places

Once a textile factory in a small Berkshire town, now one

of the largest contemporary art museums in the nation.
MASS MoCA is a juxtaposition of blending historical architecture and space to house the most modern of art.
Built as a single use site, a museum, the MASS MoCA is
not located near public transportation or close to a major city, yet it is still very successful in its mission with
attracting patrons.

MASS MoCA

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What People are Saying

The layout is somewhat confusing with ramps
between buildings and floors accessible only
from certain stairs. Be sure to look at the
map and see everything they have on display.
Also, there are a couple of large installations
in separated buildings, such as the old boiler
house, which is a trip in of itself.

Bilal S.
Mississauga CA

Site Research and Analysis - Case Studies

Absolutely amazing. Located in an old factory, the space is huge and filled with fantastic exhibits. You feel like an adventurer walking the dark metal footbridges between the
buildings

Rabia2011
Dubai UAE

The building is also really cool, so make sure

to look at the architecture and original foundation, pipes, and bricks. Also you MUST go
see the bathrooms downstairs, totally different than what you are used to.

Jessica H.
Hyde Park MA

architects
project sheet
(pdf)

Photos of the
conversion,
before & after

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Distillery District

40 Buildings form a
pedestrian only district

Retail, food and street

performances

80 shops and boutiques

Toronto ON

Built: 1832
Redevlepment:
2001-2003

Bike Paths

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The Gooderham and Worts Distillery was the largest distillery in the world in the 1860s and stayed in business
until 1990. At which point when the factory closed ,the
site became a prominent movie filming destination due
to its very well preserved Victorian era industrial architecture. Over 800 film and television productions were
filmed here. When it was redeveloped the late 1990s
and early 2000s, it became one of Torontos busiest
attractions. The site features streets with pedestrian
only access and a focus on mixed use dense development.

The Distillery
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What People are Saying

Two Words Rusted Gold. I really enjoy
this place, they have packed up some great
goodies in the small area. The Architecture is
amazing and it takes you into the Victorian era
with beautiful Brick work all around. They have
designed the place quite well. There are quite
a few attractive points in the District for some
nice photos such as few rusted trucks, barrels,
giant metallic spider to name a few.

Bilal S.
Mississauga CA

Site Research and Analysis - Case Studies

I never understood the draw to this place. Toronto lacks historical sites so the city makes
a huge brouhaha of its few places that make
the cut. But the truth is that apart from the
preserved faded signage and the red bricks,
the Distillery District is a very expensive open
air Mall. ...Go if youre bored or curious but
leave all expectations at home.

Rabia2011
Dubai UAE

Wow, I really like it here. The developers took

a bunch of derelict and old industrial buildings
and transformed them into an amazing entertainment and shopping destination. Wow.
If you are traveling to Toronto, add this stop
to your list of must dos! We were very impressed by the architecture of the buildings
and amazed at how well they have been restored.

Jessica H.
Hyde Park MA

Distillery heritage
review (PDF)

Distillery Hisotry
and more info
(website)

Steel Yard

Site Size of 3.5 acres

Classroom, Studio and

Event space

Built: 1902
Redevelopment: 2003

Bus PlacesBike Paths

National Register of Historic
Train

Providence RI

In a blighted area in industrial providence the Steel Yard

exemplifies the concept of actively engaged resuse instead of only adaptive reuse. This former steel facility
is still used in the steel production process by having
small studios and community workshop/classes on metal
working. In a sense the metal working never stopped on
this site.

The Steel Yard

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What People are Saying

I take an extra measure of pride in Providence
because the city is able to boast a feature
as culturally relevant, vibrant, inclusive,
educational, past-respecting yet forwardthinking, and contributory as The Steel Yard.

Ben S.
Providence RI

Site Research and Analysis - Case Studies

The classes at the Steel Yard are great. Ive

taken a Wheel Throwing class (something i
found out i wasnt great at, but still had fun
doing) and a Glass Fusing class. Its just such
a fun atmosphere to be in, especially in the
Summer, there is so much going on there. Plus
they have great events. The Steel Yard really
adds a lot of life to Providence! Thanks guys!

Danielle B
Providence RI

One caveat for chilly weather: its an old steel

yard (for real) and the main building has no
heat. Wear a sweater! And a hat! And gloves!
And long underwear! I could feel my hands going numb through my mittens during my most
recent 3 hour class, and the ride home on my
bike was teeth-chatteringly cold. Time to break
out the winter gear.

Hilary K.
Providence RI

Rudy Bruner Award

document and
project overview
(PDF)

ASLA award
Document
(website)

BedZED
Wallington UK

82 apartments and
15,120 sq ft of work
space

Built on greenfield site:

2000 to 2002

8,360 sq ft of solar
panels on the site

$19 million to build.

Apartments cost 20%
higher than average.

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Biomass

Beddington Zero Energy Development was designed to

be the UKs largest carbon neutral housing development.
To make the project economically viable, the local government sold the land at below market value to ensure it
was built. Since its completion, the development has not
met its goal of being carbon neutral but has significantly reduced its residents carbon footprint and fostered
a great sense of community amongst them. BedZED
households use 2,579 kWh of electricity per year which
is 45% lower than the
Average.

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bedZED

What People are Saying

BedZed was the ultimate sustainability trailblazer. Nearly a decade on, the Bill Dunster,
BioRegional and The Peabody Trust development may be thriving but it remains an anomaly, rather than an exemplar.

Jan-Carlos Kucharek
bdonlonline.co.uk

Site Research and Analysis - Case Studies

Indeed, four years after opening, BedZeds

mission to show how people can live without exceeding their fair share of the worlds
resources has yet to be fulfilled. The biomass-fueled system providing zero-carbon
heat and electricity to 100 homes finally
packed up early last year, forcing BedZed to
draw its electricity entirely from the National
Grid...

Terry Slavin
The Gaurdian

On a positive note the individual homes perform well and are liked by residents who also
speak highly of the sense of community. I
love it here, says Helen Woolston, who lives in
a two-bedroom flat. I love the flat and all the
glass, which makes it very light.

Thomas Lane
Building.co.uk

BedZED case study

Document
(PDF)

BedZED youtube
playlist
(youtube)

Millers Court

75,000 sq feet of
building

Apartment Building,
Courtyard Space, Cafe

Built: 1874
Redevelopment: 2009

Project Cost
$21 million

National Register of Historic Places

Baltimore MD

Erected between 1890 and 1910, Millers Court was

once home to the inventor of the seamless tin box, the
H.F. Miller and Son Tin Box and Can Manufacturing Plant.
Considered state of the art, the facility was known for
its innovative use of modern machinery. Redeveloped
under the latest green design and building methods, the
historic building has found new purposeproviding elegant, affordable living and commercial space and a
vibrant, supportive environment where our educators and
nonprofits can collaborate and thrive.

Millers Court

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I love Millers Court! The building is a little

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Holiday Neighborhood

27 acre
333-Unit Community

Affordable Housing,
Shops, Parks

Development:
1998-2008

Project Cost
$80 million

Boulder CO

The Holiday Neighborhood project in Boulder, Colorado

has turned an unused site into a low-rise, mixed-use,
residential community. The neighborhood is predominantly affordable housing and was built with sustainability
in mind. The site plan makes the Holiday Neighborhood
more walkable and interconnected. The neighborhood includes transportation paths, greenway, a park system
that integrates pocket parks, a large neighborhood living room greenspace, and community gardens.

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Hammarby Sjstad

395 acres
6,600 homes (to date)

Neighborhood, District,
Shops, Offices, Parks

Development:
1999-2017

Stockholm SE

Project Cost
kr5.7 billion
$675 billion

A district in Stockholm, adjacent to the downtown, that

is a brownfield site being developed as a sustainable
neighborhood. The redevelopment has its roots in Stockholms bid to host the 2004 Olympics, however after
Sweden did not receive the bid, the city shifted its focus
to creating a sustainable community that is twice as
efficient as a typical one.

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What People are Saying

More info
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