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In Australia, there have been a number of adaptive reuse projects as the main cities have turned from industrial areas into areas of high value and business areas. In Sydney, sites such as the old Sydney Mint have been renovated and adapted into inner-city headquarters for the Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales. The movement of the city from an industrial, working class area into a gentrified area with high home prices has helped a number of adaptive reuse sites to exist within such an area. The old Hyde Park Barracks building has also been transformed from an old jail into a museum which documents and records the history of Australia's first settlers and convicts. The industrial history of Australia has also been an influencing factor in determining the types of buildings and areas which have gone on to become adaptive reuse sites, especially in the realms of private residences and community based buildings. Some such sites include, Nonda Katsalidis' Malthouse apartments in Richmond, a conversion of a former grain silo and the South Australian site of the Balhannah Mines which was adapted into a private residence and has received awards from the Housing Industry Association and the Design Institute of Australia. The former Adelaide Stock Exchange building was purchased, restored and adapted to become the Science Exchange for the Royal Institution of Australia and the Australian Science Media Centre.
=== Europe ===
In Europe, the main forms of adaptive reuse have been around former palaces and unused residences of the different European royal families into publicly accessible galleries and museums. Many of the spaces have been restored with period finishes and display different collections of art, and design. In Paris, France, the most famous example of adaptive reuse is the Musée du Louvre, a former palace built in the late 12th century under Philip II and opened to the public as a museum in 1793. Also, in London, England, the Queen's House, a former royal residence built around 1614, has become part of the National Maritime Museum and houses the museum's fine art collection. London is also home to many office-to-homes conversions following a March 2024 relaxation of planning rules to facilitate such conversions. As of January 2025, 121,000 flats were created in England under "permitted development rights" (PDR) which allows developers to convert commercial buildings without full planning consent and no affordable housing requirement. Other famous adaptive reuse sites in Europe include the Maastricht branch of the Selexyz chain in the Netherlands. This project received 2007 Lensvelt de Architect interior design award for its innovative reuse and is number one on The Guardian's worldwide top ten bookstores list.
=== Asia ===
==== Taiwan ==== In Taichung, Dawn Cake bought the former ophthalmology hospital and converted it into a restaurant.
== Types of adaptive reuse interventions == Historic preservation Renovation Facadism Integration Infrastructure reuse
== See also ==
Architectural conservation Conservation-restoration of cultural heritage Mill conversion Wabi-sabi World Heritage Sites
== Further reading == How Buildings Learn by Stewart Brand (1994 book, 1997 TV series) Pettinari, J. 1980, 'Adaptive Reuse: A Case Study', Journal of Interior Design and Research, Vol. 6, No. 2, pp. 33–42 Bullen, P., Love, P. 2011, 'Factors influencing the adaptive re-use of buildings', Journal of Engineering, Design and Technology Vol. 9 No. 1, pp. 32–46
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