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When an architect is asked to design something with the site’s context in mind, the finished product does not necessarily have to be a new building. For instance, if the site in question had a ruin of a historic structure on it, the architects could figuratively build on its foundations. If the meaningful architectural features that worked in the past (i.e. motifs, old cladding material, and familiar shapes) are still there, there’s really no reason to come up with an entirely new design. All that is needed is to conserve certain elements while bringing the ruin back to life ? which is exactly how WingÃ¥rdhs turned Malmö Saluhall in Sweden into a breathtaking food market.
Prior to this adaptive reuse project, which was completed in 2016, the former freight depot was little more than a shell of its former self. Roofless, surrounded by weeds and shrubs, and overrun with high grass, the building was skeletal. As it withered away, newer buildings were bringing the neighbor...