| dc.contributor.author | Greff, Ty D. | |
| dc.description.abstract | How long should a building last; twenty years, thirty years? What if a
building is still standing? There is a better answer than demolition and
forgetting. Buildings can be rebuilt, reused and recycled back into their
community. A building becomes a living presence. It breathes, grows,
changes and evolves. It affects things around it. Its functions might
change; its form might be modified. Buildings can become smarter as
their users become more aware. Green and sustainable methods carl be
added to and found within existing structures and forms. Potential is
meant to be found and nurtured.
How about cities then? Should they have a long life span? Or should a
city keep growing outward neglecting its interior, its core? Cities also
change; they affect life and their surroundings. Smart design places
emphasis on constantly evolving the city within before looking for quick
expanding fixes. Cities can also become more responsible by becoming
more sustainable. They can adapt to the needs of their populace.
There is a need for adaptive reuse design. Buildings are huge investments
and are not meant to be replaced within a set period of time. This will be
a research into the theory of design and redesign. This will be the
redesign. An old hotel that has been abandoned and will now be turned
into a housing community. It will take upon something and builds upon
it. Build upon physical constraints and build upon a body of knowledge.
There is a need to harmoniously blend building and city. This is that
synthesis; to take a building that has no current use and to find a
suitable new use. It will be reshaping the site and building both in form
and function. This will be a sensitive response to macro and micro site
conditions. This will be an ethically responsive design necessary for an
intercity solution. It is creating something old. It will be forming and
reforming an old hotel into something that can give back to the city; the
synthesis of people and place to form community within. | en_US |
| dc.publisher | North Dakota State University | en_US |
| dc.rights | NDSU policy 190.6.2 | en_US |
| dc.title | Creating Something Old: Bringing New Housing Back Within City Limits | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-03-03T21:45:12Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-03-03T21:45:12Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2005 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10365/33052 | |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Hotels -- Remodeling for other use -- North Dakota -- Bismarck. | en_US |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Housing -- North Dakota -- Bismarck. | en_US |
| dc.rights.uri | https://www.ndsu.edu/fileadmin/policy/190.pdf | en_US |
| ndsu.degree | Bachelor of Architecture (BSArch) | en_US |
| ndsu.college | Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences | en_US |
| ndsu.department | Architecture | en_US |
| ndsu.program | Architecture | en_US |
| ndsu.advisor | Gleye, Paul | en_US |
